What you can do to help reduce air pollution

Air pollution help and information

Clean Air Colchester

Our partners, Clean Air Colchester, raise awareness, encourage people to work together, and take action on air pollution.

AirTEXT forecasts

Sign up to airText – a free service that sends local air quality updates by SMS text message. The airTEXT service provides information about air quality, including a pollution map with three-day forecasts about:

• Overall air quality
• Pollen count
• UV levels
• Air temperature

If you suffer from a lung or heart condition, you could benefit from receiving airTEXT alerts by text, email and voicemail.

You can also download the airTEXT app to your smartphone.

If you have a question that has not been answered above or any other enquiry, please get in touch with the team via email at cleanair@colchester.gov.uk

UK AIR pollution forecasts

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs’ UK AIR has lots of information about air pollution, as well as an air pollution forecasting service.

Clean Air Strategy

Public Health England produces advice and information about the health effects of air pollution. The UK Government Clean Air Strategy outlines the health effects and sources of air pollution in addition to effects on the natural environment and economy.

Clean Air Hub

The Clean Air Hub has a range of information relating to both indoor and outdoor air pollution. Read facts about air pollution and health.