Ricardo-AEA to develop a prototype Europe-wide platform for Air Quality and Smog Indices
Project awarded to Ricardo-AEA by the European Commission in order to develop a common method for presenting information on the levels of key pollutants...
Carpet cleaning conundrum
In rooms where smoking has taken place regularly, tobacco's imprint lingers on indoor surfaces, even long after regular smoking has stopped, according to new...
Food waste report is ‘wake-up call’ for next Government, says ADBA
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has joined the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee in calling food waste levels in...
Flue gas system improves treatment of gas from incinerators, says supplier
Lührfilter has recently commissioned a flue gas treatment system for Mastermelt Refining Services, based in Derbyshire. The system currently treats the flue gases from...
Preparing for COP26
A discussion on the big priorities for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and the main challenges
Director awarded honorary professorship by Scottish university
Adrian Johnson, technical director at MWH, has been awarded an honorary professorship by a Scottish university. At the same time the Institution of Civil...
Summer reed cutting is essential, says waterways expert
The Rothen Group, an independent civil engineering and maintenance business servicing UK waterways, has issued a warning to raise awareness of the dangers of overgrown weeds choking the waterways this summer .
DEFRA Air Quality Strategy: Health, environment and transport groups urge Government to re-think
Dozens of health, environment and transport businesses and charities are calling for the government to change course on its Air Quality Strategy. This comes...
Carbon pricing currently too low for a just transition to net-zero, says climate advisory...
A new paper from an independent group of climate experts emphasises "the critical importance of a comprehensive financial and regulatory ecosystem incentivising emissions reduction...
On the nose: odour management begins with monitoring
By Duncan Carter, Sales Engineer at Enviro Technology Services
When a gas leak at a chemical plant in Rouen, France caused mercaptan to waft...
UN: Pandemic causes dip in building emissions, but long-term outlook bleak
The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic caused CO2 emissions from buildings and construction to fall significantly in 2020, but a lack of real...
Community-led science
Residents of Belmont County in eastern Ohio had long suffered from headaches, fatigue, nausea and burning sensations in their throats and noses. They suspected these symptoms were the result of air pollution from fracking facilities that dominate the area and the subsequent investigation offers a powerful example of what can be achieved by citizen scientists.
Using miniature drones to localise gas leaks
When there is a gas leak in a large building or at an industrial site, human firefighters currently need to go in with gas...
Using on-site bioenergy to meet water and CO2 shortages
Richard Gueterbock, MD of Clearfleau Group, offers advice and opinion on bio-waste .
Carbon tax advocates talk pricing and implementation
Veolis CEO and chairman Antoine Frérot has called for a carbon tax at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP 21) on...
Legal action on the horizon over UK wastewater failures
THE UK faces legal action from the European Commission over failures in its collection and treatment of wastewater.
Around 17 localities were highlighted by a...
New carbon standard risks killing nature projects before they start, warns industry
The Project Developer Forum (PD Forum)1 has issued a strong warning to the UN body overseeing carbon market rules under the Paris Agreement, saying...
Sponsored content: Monitoring nuisance odours
Odour nuisance is one of the most difficult issues facing many sites today. When a complaint is made, it’s essential that a reliable and representative air sample is taken as quickly as possible.
Airports’ decarbonisation plans remain intact despite Covid-19 impacts, says report
A study by researchers at the University of Surrey and Heathrow Airport appears to show that the disruption to airport operators caused by Covid-19...
New service aims to bridge gap between traditional air quality assessment practice and ecological...
EPR, a planning-focused ecological survey and design consultancy, has launched a standalone Air Quality Assessment service that it says bridges the gap between traditional...
