US air pollution monitoring network has gaps in coverage
The lack of air-quality monitoring capabilities across the US affects the health of millions of people and disproportionately impacts minority and low socioeconomic-status communities,...
Surrey academic wins air quality’s ‘Nobel Prize’
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has recognised Professor Prashant Kumar with the prestigious Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award – an honour widely considered to...
Device adds spatial dimension to air quality monitoring
AI and air quality expert Airly launched ‘Airly Orbital’ on 9 October – a compact, low-power device with built-in GPS and cellular communications...
Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone is improving air quality, claims research
New research exploring the effects of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in Glasgow appears to find that while traffic flow has remained largely...
AQE 2024 will be “the largest air quality & emissions event in over 20...
AQE 2024, the Air Quality and Emissions show will take place on 9 and 10 October at the NEC in Birmingham, with the most...
Growing problem: New York study suggests trees aren’t always the answer
Planting trees may worsen, not improve, New York City air, says a new study, since interactions with man-made pollutants can create ozone.
New York City...
Ultrafine particles affect mitochondrial functions in olfactory mucosa
Ultrafine particles, UFPs, the smallest particles that contribute to air pollution (and still a challenge to measure), hinder the function of mitochondria in human...
Seminar explains use of AI to work faster and smarter in air quality
The Seminar programme at this year’s Air Quality & Emissions show (AQE 2024) will feature a presentation on the use of AI in air...
Poorly ventilated household activity may exceed health guidelines for air quality
Using gas hobs and ovens without adequate ventilation causes high levels of NO2 and PM around the home, according to a new study.
A paper...
Good vibrations (for continuous pollutant measurement anyway)
A laser-based technology developed at TU Graz can provide continual real-time analysis of air pollutants and their interaction with other gases and sunlight...
Finer particles emerge from the shadows
Black carbon (BC) - comprising airborne soot-like carbon particles - is gaining prominence on the radar of those concerned with air quality. Envirotec spoke...
Combating the dual threat of PM2.5 and O3 in Asia
A new study attempts to disentangle the global interplay of particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3) pollutants, and makes an urgent call for integrated...
Just 2% of ULEZ scrappage vans replaced by EVs
New data seem to show that only two percent of polluting vans scrapped under the ULEZ scrappage scheme have so far been switched to...
Atmospheric sulphur dioxide levels hit historic high in Scotland following Icelandic volcanic eruption
Edinburgh, no stranger to an occasional haze, experienced an unprecedented atmospheric event on 31 May, unlike any seen over the past 30 years. While...
‘Painting with light’ project makes air pollution visible
Researchers and artists have joined forces to ‘paint with light’ – making invisible air pollution visible and demonstrating the health risks posed to people...
Swedish start-up launches air purification material for the art industry
A cellulose-based material protects artwork and sensitive objects from degradation by air pollutants, explains research-based startup firm Adsorbi AB (originating from Chalmers University of...
Counting the microns
Now considered the world's leading environmental risk factor, the striking fact about PM2.5 is how little of the world's populace manages to escape seemingly...
London diesel sales falling faster than rest of the UK
Sales fell nearly 40% over the past four years with other regions only managing a decline of 20%, reported campaign group Transport & Environment,...
Embracing the suck
Lewisham Council is to install the first Roadvent, the novel suction technology developed by UK firm Pollution Solution, making use of £132,532 in funding...
Call for clarity on DEFRA plan to withhold air quality funding
The Environmental Industries Commission’s Air Quality Taskforce has called for greater clarity on the future of the Air Quality Grant scheme following the news...
