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Air pollution

Air pollution is the fourth greatest threat to public health after cancer, heart disease and obesity.

What is air pollution?

Air pollution is the top environmental risk to human health. It makes people more susceptible to respiratory infections and other illnesses and it can have a significant impact on those living with allergies.1

There is a proven link between the quality of the air we breathe and the health of people living with an allergic disease.1

Top tips on avoidance:1

  • Where pollution is a trigger, avoid regular physical activity alongside high volume traffic roads or near other sources of combustion such as burning of wood or other materials.
     
  • When pollen is a trigger, avoid activities and being outside on high pollen days, particularly during windy days and thunderstorms.
     
  • In choosing walking, biking or exercise routes, consider your potential exposure to traffic pollutants and, if you can, choose routes that take you away from polluted areas.
     
  • Check daily the pollen and air pollution forecasts where you live.

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References

  1. Allergy UK,Outdoor Air Quality Facesheet, available at: https://www.allergyuk.org/resources/outdoor-air-quality-factsheet.last accessed 4/4/2022
     
  2. Ministry of Health , Telfast approved leaflet, approval date 29/11/2018.
     
  3. Clinical Practice Guideline: Allergic Rhinitis 2015, Available at: https://journals.sagepub.co... ; last accessed:20/4/2022.

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