Useful links

Dirty air and your lungs - Fact Sheet for children. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Greek, Polish, Russian.

Fact sheet: Outdoor air pollution and the lungs in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Greek, Polish and Russian. See HEAL publications webpage.

More information & news about air quality on the HEAL website

AIRNET: a Thematic Network on Air Pollution and Health

Air Pollution and Health: A European Information System (APHEIS)

GMES: Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (also information on UV radiation)

AirClim: Air Pollution and Climate Secretariat

European Environmental Bureau: Air Pollution

The Health Effects Institute

About this project

"Know your air for health" is a joint project by the Health & Environment Alliance (HEAL) and the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations (EFA).

Our main objective is to help communicate EU air quality information and alerts to allergy, asthma and COPD patients in Europe.

Health effects

Frequently Asked Questions about air pollution and its health effects.

Your right to cleaner air

An overview of the most important EU laws that protect public health from air pollution.

Useful links

A selection of website links providing more information on air quality in Europe.