Air quality
Alternative labels
Air pollution
Report
Unlocking local action on clean air
This research draws on a range of different evidence sources. To understand the powers and duties that local authorities hold to deliver clean air, researchers have undertaken a systematic desk-based review, interviewed a range of local government officers and councillors, and engaged with stakeholders with expert knowledge of local government and air quality.
Report
Digitisation for safe workplaces: final project report
This project aimed to develop an understanding of what controls the risk of airborne pathogen spread in workplaces and the effectiveness of various strategies to mitigate this risk.
Journal article
Mapping development and health effects of cooking with solid fuels in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–18: a geospatial modelling study
More than 3 billion people do not have access to clean energy and primarily use solid fuels to cook. This paper urges efforts to accelerate the adoption of clean cooking fuels to improve air quality and avert child mortality associated with household air pollution.
Report
Benefits of the environment to health
Ecosystem services are the benefits that society obtains from ecosystems, such as food, clean water and air. This review investigates the health benefits provided by 3 ecosystem services - air filtration, local climate regulation and recreation. The review found ecosystem services provide many benefits to human health including respiratory, cardiovascular and mental health benefits.
Report
The Grattan truck plan: practical policies for cleaner freight
The authors of this report argue that old trucks should be banned from Sydney and Melbourne, as part of a comprehensive plan to reduce Australians’ exposure to deadly air pollution, and that government should rescind pointless regulations which limit the range of less-polluting trucks available to buy here.