June 2021
IAQM ECN: Digital tools to support air quality professionals
The IAQM Early Careers Network (ECN) provides a forum for Early Career Professionals to learn, practice skills and network in a friendly, supportive and accessible environment. Join us for our meet-up on 15th June where we will be discussing the future of Digital Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the emerging use of analytical data software tools across the sector. Can such tools enable better decision making?EIA is sometimes criticised as being time-consuming and focused on process rather than outcomes. As…
Find out more »IAQM Forum: Implications of the world’s first air pollution death certificate
Join us for the next IAQM Forum and hear from experts involved in the landmark inquest which resulted in air pollution being added to a death certificate for the first time. Our forums provide a platform for professionals to join us in discussion around topical challenges and developments from across the air quality sector. Ella Adboo Kissi-Debrah tragically died at the age of 9 in 2013. Following a long campaign for her inquest to be re-opened, led by her mother,…
Find out more »September 2021
IAQM Webinar: The Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) Low Emission Zone
In 2014 the Mayor of London introduced bold new emission standards for Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) used on construction and demolition sites. Many Local Authorities did not have the resources to enforce these standards, nor produce the guidance and training materials which the industry needed, so London Borough of Merton applied for funding to manage NRMM inspections across London.This webinar will describe how the London Borough of Merton have managed this project and explore their key areas of learning. They…
Find out more »October 2021
Routes to Clean Air 2021
12th October 2021 Hotel Mercure Bristol Holland House, Bristol UKThe Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) presents Routes to Clean Air 2021, its annual conference on topics relevant to air quality practitioners and associated professionals. This year’s conference will include speakers on indoor air quality, new ecological and human health assessment levels, and progress with the introduction of Clean Air Zones.This year’s conference will be a one-day conference with a networking dinner the evening before. Both in-person and online attendance options…
Find out more »IAQM Webinar: Mitigating Air Pollution Exposure to the Young Children (MAPE)
Air pollution exposure to young children is a serious concern globally since they are the most vulnerable to the health effects of traffic-related air pollution. In 2017, UNICEF revealed that almost 17 million children, younger than 1 year old, live in severely affected regions of the world where air pollution levels far exceed World Health Organisation prescribed limits of PM2.5 by about six times. Young children, especially those from poor socio-economic backgrounds, are most vulnerable to the impacts of toxic…
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