Air quality

Our aim is to maintain the air, land and water in the borough to the highest possible quality. This is done by monitoring the environment, controlling the release of pollution, giving advice and by taking action against those who pollute.

In December 2000, an Air Quality Management Area was set up to cover the borough by the Health and Environment section of Tower Hamlets Council. This means that the air over all of Tower Hamlets is constantly monitored to identify the levels of harmful pollution.

This has shown that a large amount of the pollution in Tower Hamlets comes from vehicle emissions. Other important sources of air pollution are from central heating systems and construction sites.

We have monitoring stations at locations around the borough where levels of fine dust particles and other pollutants are continually recorded. The results are fed to Ceefax, and also published weekly in the Tower Hamlets free paper, East End Life.

Tower Hamlets operate 3 monitoring stations in the borough. These are located at Bethnal Green, Mile End and Poplar. They measure pollutants in real time which means that the pollution levels are constantly being measured and the results recorded.

To view data from these monitoring stations, visit http://www.londonair.org.uk/.

Contact environmental health

Your first point of contact for the Environmental Health and Protection Department is through our call centre, where we have trained and experienced operators ready to listen to your concerns and to give you the information you need.

We are available to take your calls from 9am to 5pm Monday to Fridays on:

Tel: 020 7364 5008
Fax: 020 7364 6831
Email: environmentalhealth@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Environmental Health
Environmental Protection
Mulberry Place (AH)
PO Box 55739
5 Clove Crescent
London E14 2BG