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ARCHIVE: Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards
The Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards (EPAQS) has been merged into the Department of Health’s Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP). Defra, the Devolved Administration and the Department of Health believe the joining of the two expert groups is the most efficient and sustainable way for the UK government to maintain access to independent advice on air quality standards.
A small number of EPAQS members transferred to become full members of COMEAP, and also form the core of a separate panel, available to provide independent scientific advice on air quality standards.
Publications
EPAQS have published a number of reports, the most recent of which are:
- Addendum to Guidelines for Halogens and Hydrogen Halides in Ambient Air (PDF 637 KB)
- Guidelines for Metals and Metalloids in Ambient Air for the Protection of Human Health (PDF 2.1 MB)
If you wish to view final reports from 2002 and earlier please visit the National Archives website (link below) where you'll find panel reports on:
- guidelines for halogens and hydrogen halides
- 1,3-Butadiene (second report)
- airborne particles
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- lead, nitrogen dioxide
- particles
- sulphur dioxide
- carbon monoxide
- ozone
- and benzene.
View earlier reports on the National Archives website.
Further information
- The Air Quality Strategy
- Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) - Department of Health
Page last modified: 26 August 2010
Page first published:
30 March 2007