Features & Opinion

Professor Helen ApSimon played a pivotal role in making the west aware that a nuclear accident had occurred a Chernobyl in 1986. She has also worked on acid rain and is currently Professor of Air Pollution Studies at Imperial College London.

The Government has published its Air Quality Information System (AQIS) review, concluding that while the UK has an effective air quality monitoring network, more emphasis should be placed on communicating the dangers of air pollution to the public.