Deprived communities experience disproportionate levels of environmental threat. R&D Technical Summary E2-064/1/TS

Deprived communities suffer the worst air quality, and are more likely to live on tidal floodplains and near to polluting industrial sites, according to new research by the Environment Agency. The analysis used the Government’s Index of Multiple Deprivation and data on air quality, flooding and facilities regulated by the Agency under Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) systems, to examine the relationship between environmental quality and social deprivation.