Number of Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs)
All local authorities are required to regularly review and assess air quality in their areas against objectives for a number of air pollutants contained in the Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. If this work indicates that any objective will not be met by the required date, the authority concerned must declare an AQMA and produce an action plan outlining how it intends to tackle the issues identified.
Year | Number of AQMAs |
2000 | 1 |
2001 | 3 |
2002 | 3 |
2003 | 3 |
2004 | 3 |
2005 | 9 |
2006 | 12 |
| 2007 | 14 |
Source: Local authorities
Further Information
Last updated: June 2008