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Study establishes £37 million saving from pollution measures

Envirotec Magazine

EarthSense Zephyr monitors were employed in the study. By harnessing the power of data, we can make informed decisions, understand the causal relationship and make interventions tailored to the specific needs of an area.

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Seeking clarity

Envirotec Magazine

sources include vehicle emissions, coal-burning power plants, industrial emissions, and burning agricultural waste. The report also noted that many of these cities lack ground-level monitoring of PM2.5, At the same time, Beijing has expanded its monitoring system from 35 stations in 2013 to over 1000 in 2019.

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Camden sensor network “aims to revolutionise understanding of air pollution in urban spaces”

Envirotec Magazine

The firm behind it hopes “to fundamentally transform how we monitor and manage air pollution to improve public health and well-being in urban spaces.” The sensors will be deployed over the coming months and will complement the existing air quality monitoring network. Early adopter.

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China’s new frontier for VOC regulations

GreenBiz

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. Industries getting particular focus when it comes to VOC management in China include electronics, packaging and printing, pharmaceuticals, petrochemical, chemical, industrial coating, oil storage and transportation.

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Publicly accessible, hyper-local air quality sensor network launches in Camden

Envirotec Magazine

Findings include: · Tuesday, 1 March, the day of tube strikes in London, led to high increases in rush hour NO2, as more people relied on road transport. Friday, 17 June, the hottest day of the year so far, saw unhealthy levels of Ozone across the Borough.

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Air and noise quality study will help inform Oxford City’s future environmental policy approach

Envirotec Magazine

The new ‘OxAria’ study started on 1st July, extending an existing collaboration which has enabled five low-cost air pollution sensors to be installed at city centre locations, generating real-time information on key air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides (NO, NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3) and particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5,

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Building community knowledge in Colorado

Defend Our Future

Despite Colorado having some of the nation’s strongest clean air protections, Denver ranks as being the seventh-most polluted city for ozone pollution in the country according to the American Lung Association’s last State of the Air Report. But without clean air, our health and safety in outdoor environments is threatened.