Updates

As part of a collaboration between The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and Public Health England (PHE), the UK Health Forum and Imperial College London are working on a research project to test the long-term epidemiological impacts of air pollution in England, at both local and national levels. This project aims to model different ...

In January the IAQM committee submitted a response to the Department of Communities and Local Government's Consultation on the implementation of European Directive 2014/52/EU (Environmental Impact Assessment). The IAQM submission focused on the matter of 'competent experts' as defined by Article 5(3). Download the full submission (pdf).

This Guidance was published by IAQM in 2012.  In keeping with general IAQM principles, it is prudent to review such guidance after a period of time to ensure that it is up to date and still represents best practice.  Accordingly, the original Working Group has been reformed, with some additional members, and we intend to ...

The European Commission designated 2013 the ‘Year of Air’. They chose the wrong year in my opinion. It should have been last year. Not because concentrations were particularly high or the problems have been solved, but because of the degree of interest in air pollution shown by policy makers, the media, and of particular importance, ...

The Early Career Interest Group is aimed at IAQM Associate Members and Members in the early stages of their careers. The Group will provide a forum for these members to learn, present and network to form professional connections, in a friendly, supportive and accessible environment. We will be holding our launch event in spring 2017. This ...

The IAQM has written to London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, broadly welcoming his new proposals to improve air quality in London. Read the full letter