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Professor Chris Whitty, England’s Chief Medical Officer, has published an air quality report and said that tackling indoor air quality should also be a priority.
The report notes the progress that has been made on outdoor air quality since the 1980s, and outlines achievable solutions to make further improvements.
It also states that indoor air pollution is becoming an increasing proportion of the problem, calling for a better understanding of how we can prevent and reduce indoor air pollution:
Most of our days are spent indoors whether for work, study or leisure, yet indoor air quality has been studied much less than outdoors. While there are some spaces such as owner-occupied houses that are fully private, many indoor spaces are public, including health facilities, schools, other public buildings, and also shops and workplaces.
As with outdoor spaces, people in public buildings are exposed to air pollution but can do little about it, so society needs to act. A better understanding of how we can prevent and reduce indoor air pollution should now be a priority.
To download the report visit: gov.uk/government/publications/chief-medical-officers-annual-report-2022-air-pollution
