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Many have yet to discover the benefits of air purification, and it is easy to assume it’s something we don’t need in our lives.

Air pollution has worsened significantly in recent years and has contributed to countless deaths due to poor health.

Recent research has shown that the increasing levels of air pollution over the last decade have led to a growing rate of autoimmune diseases

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With air quality a major concern to public health thanks to increasing air pollution, it is crucial now more than ever to consider the air quality surrounding you, indoors and out.

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If there is one good thing that has come from the COVID-19 pandemic it is an increased focus on air quality within the workplace.

There may be a collective sigh of relief when there are no longer any hard and fast rules on mask wearing, social distancing, testing, isolating, and mingling with colleagues. But the sad fact is that COVID will still be present in our lives – and will still be present in our workplace.

We have long been aware of the link between air pollution and ill health. Poor quality air is inarguably a factor in the increase in respiratory diseases of those living in built-up, highly polluted areas.

Schools are generally considered a safe place for our children, but unfortunately, there could be bigger health risks at school than we realise. We’re not talking about the odd graze or coughs and colds, but the long-term effects of exposure to air pollution.

Last month, for the first time since 2005, The World Health Organisation (WHO) tightened its air quality guidelines in a bid to save millions of lives. We have known the impact of air pollution on health for some time but WHO’s new guidelines show clear evidence of the effect pollution has on human health, and at lower concentrations than previously thought.

It seems to be the same story every year – children return to school and spread every seasonal virus between themselves, causing havoc for teachers and families! But this year we have the added threat of COVID-19.

On Clean Air Day 2021, new data was released which found that over 25% of UK schools are located in areas where air pollution limits are above World Health Organisation (WHO) air pollution limits for the pollutant PM2.5 (10ug/m3).

As people return to their usual activities, often in indoor, crowded spaces provides the perfect environment for COVID-19 to spread, so keeping the air clean and free from contaminants has never been more important.

Clean air isn’t necessarily a priority when managing health and safety within schools, but it should be.

Given we spend most of our lives at work, the air quality within workplaces is essential for public health. Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK work within factories and industrial environments where the air quality is often worse than outside.

We are all very aware that the work lives of people worldwide have been turned upside down. It is widely accepted that the workplace will never return to how it was pre-COVID.

As the Government’s lockdown restrictions begin to ease, thoughts are turning to exactly how people will feel as they return to some semblance of normality.