German court ruling gives city authorities power to ban air-polluting diesel vehicles
A ruling by Germany’s highest administrative court on 27 February, to allow municipalities to impose bans on older model diesel cars, is being watched...
UK loses third court case on air quality
The UK government has lost its third court case in a row for its failure to come up with a plausible plan to tackle poor air quality.
Advanced personal sampling pump added to rental fleet
The latest air quality sampling pumps from monitoring solutions firm Casella have been added to the Ashtead Technology fleet of instruments for measuring occupational...
Golden age of gas dependent on changing DNA of industry, new survey reveals
• 90% of oil and gas professionals surveyed see role for industry in developing and implementing carbon capture and storage (CCS).
• ….but two-thirds...
“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...
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
New world record for mercury emissions monitor
Quantitech, the UK subsidiary of Gasmet Technologies, has announced that the Gasmet Continuous Mercury Monitoring system (CMM) is the first instrument to be certified...
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...
CEM 2018 conference programme unveiled
The Conference programme for CEM 2018 has been announced, with 51 speakers from 11 countries providing an opportunity for delegates to learn about the...
Report from the IMechE calls for a new Clean Air Act
A report released by The Institution of Mechanical Engineers on 23 January calls for the introduction of a new Clean Air Act, and...
Meeting MCPD demands for industrial boilers
With the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) now European law, Kevin Houlden, Industrial and Commercial Specialist at Calor, advises on the steps that operators...
London’s air quality still within legal limits in mid-January for first time in 10...
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, said on 15 January that for the first time since modern records began London was entering the third...
High temperature control for exhaust analysis
For those involved in designing and manufacturing analysis equipment for combustion engines, it is essential that they reproduce accurate results
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
Making the city smarter
City authorities in congested urban areas are turning to sensors, AI and new digital technologies for answers to the problem of air pollution
Portable device removes NO2 and other pollutants from car interiors
Orders are being taken on kickstarter for a new appliance that appears to successfully remove NO2 and other traffic pollutants from the interior of cars.
Using probiotics to tackle odour
Katie Edwards, R&D scientist at Genesis Biosciences, explores the causes of malodour in the workplace and offers her thoughts on biological odour neutralisers
Ricardo commissioned for major study focused on improving air quality in three cities in...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has commissioned Ricardo to carry out a major two-year study into improving air quality in three cities in China.
The...
Particulate monitor incorporates latest advances in thermal and optical technology, says distributor
A specialist in monitoring instrumentation for air quality and greenhouse gases, Enviro Technology Services (ETS) is now offering the Model 4 Semi-Continuous OC-EC (Organic...
Firm produces “first ever” high resolution map of UK air pollution
EarthSense Systems has published MappAir® – said to the first ever high resolution nationwide map of air pollution.
