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...
Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone is improving air quality, claims research
New research exploring the effects of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in Glasgow appears to find that while traffic flow has remained largely...
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...
Mapping data used for air-pollution postcode checker
Recently-launched water filtration and air purification company Aqua Perfecta is developing a UK postcode checker for customers to measure air pollution and help the...
Cranfield University selects monitors for DEFRAG project
Air quality technology firm EarthSense says its Zephyr® air quality monitors will be deployed by Cranfield University at various sites across Bedford, Luton and...
Just 2% of ULEZ scrappage vans replaced by EVs
New data seem to show that only two percent of polluting vans scrapped under the ULEZ scrappage scheme have so far been switched to...
Things to consider when choosing an air purifier
Air purification expert Blueair writes
Feeling sniffly and getting dry eyes recently? You may be experiencing hay fever symptoms. While many of us associate hay...
Sponsored content: Firm celebrates 25 years of sensor technology development
Alphasense, the UK-based manufacturer of gas detection sensors, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in October 2021
Originally founded by scientist and entrepreneur Paul Gotley OBE...
Chancellor could invest millions in NHS by closing pollution tax loophole
The Chancellor could use the Budget to close a £126 million tax loophole that benefits highly polluting vehicles, according to technology firm Dearman. Such...
£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...
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...
UK Lockdown and air pollution: Nitrogen dioxide halved but sulphur dioxide doubled, says study
A University of Liverpool study of air pollution in the UK during the first 100 days of lockdown seems to show that whilst nitrogen...
Clean Air Zone reduces NO2 levels in Birmingham, confirms study
Birmingham’s clean air zone (CAZ) has reduced the levels of nitrogen dioxide gas (NO2), according to a new study.
Scientists used an innovative technique to...
Traffic-free Paris experiment hailed as a success
An attempt to exclude road traffic from the French capital for a day has been hailed as a success by environmentalists, with levels of...
Sponsored content: Air sampler flow calibration
Regulatory compliance, customer confidence, due diligence, quality or measurement uncertainty are just a few of the factors
Polluting vehicles predominate in car insurance enquiries, says survey
Despite the increasing popularity of greener vehicles, more than one in three (36%) cars in the UK fall into the worst two categories for...
Registration opens for ‘virtual’ WWEM and AQE 2021
Long-established fixtures on the environmental monitoring calendar, both AQE (Air Quality & Emissions) and WWEM (Water Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring) events will take place...
VW scandal spotlights fraudulent emissions testing procedures
As the VW emissions rigging scandal continues to unfold in the US, it seems likely that fraudulent testing procedures have had an even bigger...
Healthy choices helper?
An emerging class of personal air quality monitoring devices fills a need for people who care about pollution exposure in their immediate vicinity. This level of granularity does make a difference, it seems. Envirotec spoke to Rainer Kiirsk, who helped develop the AirSniffler, a seemingly ground-breaking product for its power consumption and sub- 70 price tag, as well as the usefulness of the software that runs alongside it.
Property industry likely to be breaking the law by failing to disclose air pollution...
Explosive new QC legal opinion suggests estate agents, property websites, surveyors and conveyancers are now legally obliged to inform prospective buyers and...
