March 2022
IAQM Early Career Network: Volcanoes and long-range transboundary air pollution
Join us for the first IAQM Early Career Network (ECN) event of 2022!When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted on Jan 15, 2022, it triggered a shock wave that could be seen from space. A plume of gas and ash reached 30km into the sky. NASA estimated that the eruption was hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima in 1945. Some scientists believe that Tonga’s volcanic eruption may harm the environment for years…For our first…
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IAQM webinar – Integration of remote (satellite) sensors with traditional ground sensors
In this webinar, Bud Pope will outline trends in the emerging greenhouse gas and air quality sensor and data market, along with the challenges and opportunities facing industry and their stakeholders.The webinar will explore examples of multi-sensor deployments, predictive analytics and data from satellite to ground, and will review the strengths and weakness of the different approaches.Our speaker Bud Pope is founder and CEO of BlueSky Resources, a Boulder Colorado based company focused on providing sensor-based greenhouse gas and air quality…
Find out more »May 2022
Webinar – The HVAC system’s role in improving environmental air quality in buildings of all types
The time has come to fully recognize the presence of airborne contaminants in the indoor environment, including but not limited to the virus SARS-CoV-2 which results in the disease COVID-19. Concern now revolves around recent guidance suggesting that we have not seen evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission through HVAC systems, which could mean it is not being removed from the space and returned to HVAC unit mounted air cleaning devices to be treated. It appears it may be remaining in the…
Find out more »July 2022
IAQM & FUVN: Career pathways in air quality
This event is for early career researchers and professionals working in air quality to share their projects, discover opportunities to collaborate, and find out more about career paths in the sector.The half-day event will open with a talk from Professor Cath Noakes who will highlight some of the big-picture indoor/outdoor air quality challenges facing us over the next 20 years. This will be followed by presentations from early career researchers in academia, the public sector, and the private sector, showcasing…
Find out more »IAQM webinar: Odour assessment – Reflections on the effectiveness of IAQM guidance
It has now been eight years since the production of the IAQM guidance on the assessment of odours for planning (pdf). The guidance has been widely used and accepted by planning authorities.Michael Bull, the chair of the working group that produced the guidance, will discuss his experience of its use, talk about the basis of some of the advice given, and consider where experience suggests improvements could be made. Our speakerDr Michael Bull is an air quality consultant with over…
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