Updates
Clearing the air
CIWEM's air quality panel has put together this useful summary of air quality issues and gives an independent assessment on the level of policy importance for each pollutant. The report asserts that whilst some scientific challenges remain in understanding the impacts of air pollution, there is still considerable progress that can be made by ...
Technical interfaces modelling forum Outcomes from the workshop 2013
It has been felt for some time that conventional traffic models - as currently formulated - are not able to provide the accuracy and precise type of data that AQ models require and can undermine the air quality evidence base.
With this in mind, the Transport and Air Quality Modelling Forum was organised for a ...
Presentations from Vehicle Emissions Event
Presentations from the IAQM event, Vehicle emissions - what's new for air quality management?, held on 24th June in York are now available to download.
Reading LEZ feasibility investigation - Graham Harker
The Vehicle Emission Penalty of Traffic Congestion -James Tate
Potential Impact of Road Transport Low Emission Strategies - Kevin Turpin
PITHEM (Platform of Integrated Tranport, Health And ...
IAQM Guidance on Assessment of the Impacts of Construction on Air Quality – Feedback
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. To feed into this process we would like you to participate in a short survey. ...
Air quality and planning law
This technical note seeks to examine the current UK legislative landscape within which the local authority air quality management duties reside.
In the UK Local Authorities have a statutory duty for the management of local air quality (Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 - Part III of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order ...
Letter to the Secretary of State for the Environment
In May the IAQM undersigned a letter to the Secretary of State for the Environment welcome the ruling of the Supreme Court of 1st May, recognising that the United Kingdom is in breach of its obligations to comply with the nitrogen dioxide limit values provided for in Article 13 of Directive 2008/50/EC (“the Air Quality ...