Riyadh monitoring contract
RICARDO-AEA has been awarded a three-year contract to provide city-wide air quality monitoring and data analysis for Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh – the...
UK technology could make sprays cleaner and greener
A breakthrough in spray-valve technology by a British company could see millions of tonnes of highly flammable liquid gases and other volatile chemicals taken...
Air monitoring service launches in Brighton
The University of Brighton has launched online air quality data so residents can see which times and days were more polluted than others.
The service...
Streaming air quality data over the web
A live demonstration took place at the recent Freescale Technology Forum - hosted by embedded systems specialist Freescale - of the use of machine-to-machine...
Pollution primer: AQE returns to Telford
AQE returns to the Telford International Centre on 12 and 13 October. Visitors are promised the customary comprehensive package of training and development presentations on the latest methods and monitoring technologies relevant to the measurement of air quality and emissions to air.
Less air pollution leads to higher crop yields, says study
Usually, increasing agricultural productivity depends on adding something, such as fertilizer or water. A new Stanford University-led study seems to reveal that removing one...
Gridded filters assist with asbestos count
US laboratory equipment supplier Environmental Express is offering gridded MCE filter membranes to address various sample collection and analysis needs, especially airborne asbestos fibre...
Maxed out on disaster yet? Group warns of volcanic risk
Well you'll be discouraged to learn that the world is “woefully unprepared” for a massive volcanic eruption and the likely repercussions for global supply chains, climate and food. That's according to experts from the University of Cambridge's Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER).
£10.7 million for local authorities
Local authorities across England have been granted almost £11 million in the latest round of funding for projects intended to help improve air quality.
‘Lab-on-a-drone’ tested at wastewater treatment plant
A “lab-on-a-drone” system has been used to monitor hydrogen sulphide gas from the air above a wastewater treatment plant in Brazil, in a project...
Reaching WHO targets for air quality could boost UK economy by £1.6bn annually, says...
3 million working days a year lost to air pollution under current targets, says report
The new study – ‘Breathing Life into the UK Economy’...
A tale of two indices
A developer of air quality monitoring technology has voiced concern that air quality data can be displayed in a number of different formats, which...
Sponsored Content: Ten years of innovation and leadership
AQ Mesh has been commercially available since 2012 and the firm says it the most proven and relied-upon small sensor system on the market.
Gas sensor for smartphones picks up major award
Cambridge CMOS sensors picked up the Product of the Year award in late November at the National Microelectronics Institute (NMI) awards.
The gong recognises...
Monitoring solvent emissions
VOCs are released from industrial activities that utilise organic chemicals such as solvents, as well as from engines and incinerators that burn organic materials and fuels. Both types of application present similar monitoring requirements.
£1 million grant for project to develop dynamic road charging based on vehicle emissions
Connected-vehicle developer Tantalum and Imperial College London have begun work to develop a real-time NOx emissions estimation capability, which would give local authorities the...
Plant hedges to combat near-road pollution exposure, suggests study
Plant hedges to combat near-road pollution exposure, suggests study
Warsaw votes for Clean Transport Zone
One of the most polluted cities in the EU, Warsaw has voted to adopt the city's first ever Clean Transport Zone in July 2024,...
Pigeons: The latest recruits in the fight against air pollution?
IT almost sounds like the random suggestion of an improvisational comedian, but no, it seems real enough. A high profile campaign running for three...
Study links fine particles to death rates
Exposure to toxic air pollutants is linked to increased cardiovascular and respiratory death rates, according to a new, international study
