We are please to announce the publication of the 30th issue of Air Quality News magazine, which has been launched to coincide with our National Air Quality Conference in London.
The magazine is available to read here.
Given that our conferences are aimed to be of particular use to local authorities, it is appropriate that we have features from both Westminster and Birmingham City Councils in this issue. The former explain the mapping tool they have launched to help Londoners avoid the worst of the city’s pollution, while Birmingham tell us about their Schools Air Quality Monitoring Programme.
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The central feature in this issue is our Big Interview, in which Emily Whitehouse speaks to Des Collins, the man who fought for justice in the Corby toxic waste scandal. The story of this battle was made into a Netflix series earlier this year, with Rory Kinnear playing the role of Des. Emily talks to Des about the original case and seeing himself portrayed on the small screen.
Jayda David tells us how the campaign group Live + Breathe came to be formed in South London and how they have been fighting for clean air and climate justice since 2022.
As car engines become cleaner, focus is shifting towards non-exhaust emissions from road traffic. Tyre-wear particles are very much in this mix but Nick Moulden doesn’t believe the problem we have identified is the problem we are actually facing.
In our last magazine Simon Guerrier discussed air quality issues in space, in this issue he’s underwater, where taking a breath faces different challenges.
26 years ago, the government passed a total ban on the use of asbestos: ‘one of the most commonly used fire-proofing and insulation solutions of the 20th Century.’ Nevertheless, asbestos remains the leading cause of work-related death in the UK and, as Martin Guttridge-Hewitt tells us, those numbers are expected to rise.
Four years prior to the above legislation, in 1995, the Environment Act passed into law. Tim Williamson, Technical Director at Air Quality Consultants looks at how the act has impacted air quality in the UK and suggests measure to control the growing impact of domestic wood burning.
On the subject of domestic emissions, in much of the Global South cooking practices present a serious threat to health, particularly among women and children.
This year’s Ashden awards recognised clean cookstove manufacturer BURN for the work they are doing to give people access to clean cooking methods. Ashden’s Craig Burnett tells us more.
Earlier this year a Very Light Rail demonstration took place in Coventry, representing a significant milestone in the development of a technology which can slash the cost of laying tracks in the centre of town and cities. I talk to the man primarily responsible fro making this happen.
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