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...
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...
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...
Research on global surface ozone levels highlights regions most affected by air pollution
New research led by the Universities of Leicester and Edinburgh and twelve other institutions worldwide has analysed ozone levels across the globe
Sandwell clean air project backed with £50,000 government funding
A pilot project in Sandwell to reduce poor air quality through community measures has been backed by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) with a...
Low cost sensors can pinpoint pollution
Sources of air pollution on construction sites or quarries could be cheaply and easily located, using low-cost sensors and a new methodology, according to...
“Revolutionary” technology to help clean air quality for Londoners
What is described as a ground-breaking technology developed in the UK will be fitted to rubbish trucks in Westminster, in the bid to reduce...
Air treatment solution undergoes tests at Paris underground station
An innovative air treatment solution has been undergoing tests in the Parisian underground station Alexandre Dumas (Line 2).
The system, called "IP’AIR", is being tested...
Covid-19 risk greater in urban centres affected by air pollution
People living in polluted cities are more at risk from Covid-19, according to health experts cited in a 16 March report from the European...
Novel air filter captures wide variety of pollutants
An air filter made out of corn protein instead of petroleum products can concurrently capture small particulates as well as toxic chemicals like formaldehyde...
Continental complexity
Cairo, Egypt (image credit: Leshiy985/Shutterstock.com).
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the problem of Africa's declining air quality. A new report in Nature Geoscience argues...
Website launched to help businesses prepare for Birmingham Clean Air Zone
A website has been launched to help businesses get to grips with the Clean Air Zone (CAZ), which will be launched in Birmingham city...
The quest for cleaner air
Instrumentation expert Thermo Fisher Scientific summarises the problem and its history, with discussion of the latest generation of measurement systems and their potential impact.
The...
VOCs landmark: Firm marks 20 years of mobile carbon filter rentals
2023 was a year of anniversaries for CPL/Puragen Activated Carbons. Back in the summer, they celebrated 10 years of spent carbon reactivation at their...
Time to go into emergency mode?
As the quality of the air we breathe climbs the agenda as a public health concern - a "public health emergency", no less, in...
“Cleaner construction practices are vital to tackle toxic air,” urges former Deputy Mayor of...
Former Deputy Mayor of London for Environment Matthew Pencharz has spoken at the 2018 Executive Hire Show (EHS) (Coventry, 7-8 February) about the need...
