Visualisation firm wins funding from Innovate UK
Air quality expert EarthSense wins grant to develop innovative new air quality services
EarthSense, a visualisation firm with expertise in air quality, announced on 28...
Traffic data prompt air quality concerns as lockdown lifts
• Call for cities to commit to Clean Air Zones to protect the public
• Traffic across major cities in January 2021 at 83% of...
Some local authorities pushing ahead on integrating clean air and Net Zero
A new report argues that Birmingham, Camden, Hertfordshire, Leeds and Nottingham are leading the way in integrating climate and clean air policies but says...
Greater Manchester says non-charging plan delivers cleaner air faster than charging zone
Air quality can be brought within legal limits without the need for – and faster than – a charging Clean Air Zone, says Greater...
Synchronous survey
Routing apps such as Google Maps or Nokia's Here platform could offer a cost-effective way of calculating emission hotspots in real-time, say researchers at the University of Birmingham
Firms operating own boiler urged to register with SEPA for MPCD
Businesses operating their own boiler, engine or generator for heat or power urged to check if they must register with SEPA
Businesses that have been...
Catalyst-based approach suggests new way of removing furans
A new study appears to reveal avenues for better pollution mitigation by enhancing the effectiveness of vanadium-based catalysts through nitrogen-doped biomass carbon for the...
Primetime TV demo for wood-burning stove maker will showcase how particulate emissions could be...
The founder of Nottingham based Firemizer, which produces what's described as a unique fuel saving device, will appear on Dragons’ Den on 27 January.
Brian...
Air pollution and premature death: Life expectancy impacts described in Bristol study
Research considers health impact in England’s eighth biggest city, Bristol
Five people dying prematurely every week - 260 for the year as a...
Study analyzes microplastics’ effect on clouds
A new study sheds light on the quantity and type of microplastics present in clouds. It offers insight into how these airborne particles influence...
Firm wins contract for national PM monitoring network
UK based environmental monitoring specialist Air Monitors has been awarded a contract by the Environment Agency to supply real-time particulate matter (PM) monitors to...
Over 70% of Brits oblivious to indoor air’s deadly impact
Veolia calls for stricter guidelines to avoid 20,000 related deaths every year ("but there is a tech solution," adds the firm)
Public awareness of the...
Describing pollutant distribution in 3d
A team led by environmental physicist Stefan Schreier at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna is attempting to build up a better picture of nitrogen dioxide pollution in the city. The work includes the first attempts to describe how this pollution is distributed in the vertical axis, from street-level upwards, as well as the use of data from satellite measurements.
Prioritise tackling toxic emissions from tyres, urge experts
A new briefing paper from Imperial College London attempts a deep dive on the pollution produced by the particles sloughed off from vehicle tyres....
Study establishes £37 million saving from pollution measures
A recent project appears to demonstrate how measures introduced by Sandwell Borough Council will improve air quality that could potentially save an estimated £37...
Air pollution can alter effectiveness of antibiotics, say researchers
Researchers from the University of Leicester have for the first time discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution...
Air pollution map goes global, with more localised detail, and covering more pollutants
Air quality expert EarthSense has announced a new release of its MappAir® high-resolution map of air pollution, with powerful new features and improved scalability...
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...
Leicester-based air quality specialist secures place in top UK SMEs
Air quality technology firm EarthSense secured 19th place in the UK’s top 100 SME Businesses, beating out thousands of other entrants in a range...
European air quality is improving slowly, says EEA report
Air quality in Europe is slowly improving, thanks to past and current policies and technological developments, according to the EEA's Air quality in Europe...
