£1.6m to help tackle bus pollution in York
City of York Council is set to invest £1.6million in a new Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in York, which is aimed at improving exhaust...
Prevention: A profitable mindset when it comes to gas leaks
Gas leaks are a risk in many industries, and when they occur, they can be incredibly hazardous and costly. Preventing them and responding quickly...
AQE 2015 to focus on ways to improve air quality and emissions monitoring
AQE 2015, the international Air Quality and Emissions show, will take place in Telford, UK, on 22nd and 23rd April. Created to provide an...
More freight to rail for cleaner air, says study
switching more freight to rail on four of England’s most heavily congested freight routes has the potential to reduce air pollution and improve road safety
Wandsworth Council distorts information on air pollution in the borough
Battersea and Wandsworth Trades Union Council (BWTUC) has said it is very concerned about the way its local council is portraying the ongoing battle...
Sponsored content: Instrumentation firm has a memorable year, and not just because of coronavirus...
Despite the bleak, unprecedented Covid-19 cloud that descended upon us all in 2020, Enviro Technology Services (ET) has had a memorable and positive year...
Workshop focuses on dust protection
Ashtead Technology, TSI and the Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL) recently collaborated to deliver a workshop focusing on the environmental and safety hazards presented...
What’s on at AQE 2018?
The organisers of the AQE show (21-22 November, Telford) offer a preview of what's on
According to the World Health Organisation 4.2 million people die...
New publication asks: Is the UK government’s clean air approach good enough?
Academics and experts at The University of Manchester are calling for large-scale behavioural change in a bid to improve the UK's air quality ("the...
Analyzing waste gases during simulated Mars mission
NASA's Anne Caraccio uses the portable gas analyser outside the experimental 'habitat', a task intended to help evaluate the suitability of waste off-gases for...
Indoor air: A neglected issue?
While people are now aware of the problem of outdoor air quality, there are still many who believe they are safe once indoors - in an office, car or on public transport. This is not always the case.
An independent approach to air?
Scotland's clean air strategy “is generally performing quite well by EU and global comparison”, according to an independent review .
Supreme Court rules against UK government on EU air pollution breach
Defra has been ordered by the UK Supreme Court to draw up new plans on how it will tackle air pollution, for submission to...
Continuous PM reading with compact unit
The Fidas® Frog is a compact fine dust monitor with a detachable control panel for indoor and workplace exposure measurements.
Available from instrumentation firm Palas,...
Early COVID-19 lockdowns had less impact on urban air quality than first believed
The first COVID-19 lockdowns led to significant changes in urban air pollution levels around the world, but the changes were smaller than expected –...
UK sued over air pollution breaches
THE European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK over its failure to comply with European air pollution limits.
On 20 February the Commission...
Half of London SMEs haven’t prepared for ULEZ
Research conducted by the same-day distribution firm CitySprint appears to reveal that a third (31%) of London SMEs believe the Ultra Low Emission Zone...
Emissions monitoring event announces conference programme
The organisers of CEM 2016, the international emissions monitoring event, have published details of the conference that will run over three days in Lisbon...
Bus retrofit installations delivering cleaner air
Funded by Scottish Government and delivered by Energy Saving Trust, the Bus Emissions Abatement Retrofit (BEAR) scheme enables Scottish bus operators to retrofit their...
Monitoring demo takes to the air
Following the Supreme Court’s recent judgement, the new Government will have to take urgent action to reduce urban pollution and to instigate monitoring regimes...
