Updates

New odour guidance for planning

As a result of the voluntary contribution of the members of a working group, the IAQM has produced Guidance on the assessment of odour for planning. Download: Guidance on the assessment of odour for planning. Some guidance on odour assessment is already available from national Government, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Environment Agency (EA). ...

Air Quality Short Courses – Have Your Say!

With all of the recent and imminent changes in the world of air quality management, you would be forgiven for feeling a bit ‘up in the air’ and in need of guidance. As you may be aware, the IAQM is developing a package of CPD to support its members. Part of this package will include a ...

IAQM launches new Construction Dust Guidance

IAQM have released new guidance on the assessment of dust from demolition and construction. Construction sites can give rise to annoyance due to the soiling of surfaces by dust and increase long term, particulate matter (PM10) concentrations. Local planning authorities often require the air quality impacts of new developments to be assessed as part of the decision ...

Chair’s Column – January

Can I start by wishing all members a happy and successful New Year. The year that the European Commission declared to be the ‘Year of Air’ is now behind us, but there is much to look forward to in 2014 in the world of air quality and the IAQM will play its part. In the past ...

Guidance on the assessment of dust out for consultation

Your chance to feed into the Guidance IAQM guidance on the 'Assessment of the Impacts of Construction on Air Quality and the Determination of their Significance' was issued in December 2011. It was always our intention to update the guidance based on Members’ experience of using it. As a result of the voluntary contribution of the ...