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Air quality professionals invited to enter awards
ENTRIES are open for the first ever National Air Quality Awards, celebrating the UK’s best air quality initiatives, campaigns and innovations.
Organised by AirQualityNews.com, with...
Air and noise quality study will help inform Oxford City’s future environmental policy approach
Researchers at the University of Birmingham and University of Oxford have secured £207,000 funding from the Natural Environment Research Council to investigate the impacts...
Particle profiling
A new study has found high concentrations of small particles in the air in the Copenhagen Metro.
Ongoing uncertainty around UK environmental protection, concludes first assessment of Brexit impact
On the anniversary of the EU referendum, Greener UK, a coalition of 13 environmental organisations, has published the first assessment under its 'Brexit...
Purifiers improve heart health, says study
A six-month study concludes that the use of portable home air purifiers can improve some markers of cardiovascular health in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.
Institution of Mechanical Engineers responds to Clean Air Day
Jenifer Baxter, Head of Engineering at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, has issued a statement in response to 21 June's national Clean Air Day,...
Transport technology firm calls for greater clarity about who is responsible for UK air...
On the UK’s first National Clean Air Day (15 June), transport and mobility technology specialist TRL has issued a call for greater clarity about...
Anthropogenic air pollution impacts health and climate in the Middle East
Desert dust was assumed to be the primary contributor to elevated air pollution across the Middle East. But now a research group seems to...
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.
Strengthen red route pollution monitoring to save lives, says London air report
The London Assembly Environment Committee launched ‘Clean Air for all Londoners’ - a report on air pollution in the capital - on 23 March....
Carpet cleaning conundrum
In rooms where smoking has taken place regularly, tobacco's imprint lingers on indoor surfaces, even long after regular smoking has stopped, according to new...
“Perfect timing” for Air Quality and Emissions event
AQE 2017 will take place in Telford (UK) on 24 and 25 May at a time when the health effects of air pollution are...
Human-caused climate change played limited role in Beijing 2013 ‘airpocalypse’
A new Northwestern University study concludes that human-caused climate change played only a minor role in the air's stagnation
Reappraising assumptions about ozone in European cities
Ozone levels near the surface in urban environments are lower than expected, in the results of an Austrian research group
The 40-meter-high monitoring tower of...
Royal Mail commences emissions-cutting tyres trial with electric vans
Royal Mail has embarked on a six to nine-month trial of new tyres on a number of electric vehicles (EVs). The tyres are specially...
A rough ride ahead for diesel: Energy expert assesses VW scandal fallout
Plummeting consumer confidence in diesel cars will benefit hybrid and electric vehicle sales, according to an expert in energy technology at the University of...
The lens of history: Reflections on the 70th anniversary of the Great Smog
The London smog of 1952 was certainly tragic in its effect, claiming over 12,000 lives. But it also marked the moment when air pollution's harms were finally acknowledged, and efforts began to legislate against it. Early December saw the 70th anniversary, and a time for reflection and stock-taking by environmental health experts, including a fascinating lecture by Dr Ian Mudway of Gresham College.
Adverse effects of indoor air pollution on child health to be investigated in first...
The potentially harmful impact of indoor air pollution on children is to be the subject of a major study for the first time in...
Population ageing and declining economic status may amplify air pollution health impacts
Population aging and economic development setbacks may outpace the health benefits of less air pollution and slowed climate change, according to a group examining...
