Most people are aware that the air we breathe is not always as clean and pure as we would like it to be. This is an unfortunate consequence of the way we live, but if air pollution is monitored and controlled it will not adversely affect the health of the large majority of people. The main pollutants in urban air arise from road transport and industry.

Details of current air quality for Trafford and in other Greater Manchester Boroughs can be viewed on the Great Air Manchester website.

Trafford has declared the borough a smoke control area. The Pollution and Licensing Section investigate complaints of bonfires and the use of non-smokeless fuels.

If you would like to report a problem with bonfire or smoking chimney, please complete our complaint form, or use the contact details at the bottom of the page.

The following reports are available for download:

• Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment (2006)
• Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment Appendix A - Calibration Certificates
• Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment Appendix B - AQMA 2005 NO2 Annual Average
• Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment Appendix C - Progress in implementing AQ action plan
• Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment Appendix D - Results of DMRB Screening Assessments
• Detailed Assessment 2007
• Further Assessment 2009
• Oxides of Nitrogen Diffusion Tube Data (1997-2009)
• Trafford (Moss Park) Air Quality Monitoring Station Data 2006
• Trafford (Moss Park) Air Quality Monitoring Station Data 2007
• Trafford (Moss Park) Air Quality Monitoring Station Data 2008
• Trafford (Moss Park) Air Quality Monitoring Station Data 2009
• Trafford A56 (Stretford) Air Quality Monitoring Station Data 2006
• Trafford A56 (Stretford) Air Quality Monitoring Station Data 2007
• Trafford A56 (Stretford) Air Quality Monitoring Station Data 2008
• Trafford A56 (Stretford) Air Quality Monitoring Station Data 2009
• Air Quality Monitoring Sites Data Sheets

To find out more you can:

• Call the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 0800 556677 or visit www.defra.gov.uk
• Log on to the Great Air Manchester's website