Solvents: Air Pollution

(asked on 10th March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce emissions from the domestic use of solvents in household products including cleaning products, aerosols and cosmetics.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 18th March 2022

As stated in the Clean Air strategy, we will explore a number of options to reduce NMVOC emissions from household products, including cleaning products. As a first step, we are building the evidence base to ensure any future interventions in this space are appropriately targeted and effective. That is why Defra’s Air Quality Expert Group, with support from members of the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution, are producing a report on indoor air quality, focusing on fine particulate matter and volatile organic compounds as the air pollutants which are prevalent in indoor environments. This report will be published later this year.

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