Air quality: policies, proposals and concerns
The UK Government as described poor air quality as “the largest environmental risk to public health in the UK” as it launched a briefing note giving an overview of all laws, governance and enforcement arrangements now that the country is no longer a member of the EU. Following Brexit, a number of internationally agreed laws […]
Call to reduce dangerous levels of air pollution around schools
More than a quarter of the UK’s schools, nurseries and colleges are in areas with ‘dangerously high’ levels of air pollution, new research reveals. A total of 8,549 educational establishments – 27% – are located in areas where annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels are higher than World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Asthma UK and […]
COVID-19: The good news story emerging from the sci-fi style crisis
As the world is gripped by the health and economic crisis born of COVID-19 and millions of us start our lockdown life, it is hard to find anything to be pleased about. The shutters have come down on bars and restaurants, family gatherings are as good as banned and high streets are ghost towns with […]
New World Health Organization guidelines on environmental noise
Acoustics considerations are set to be shaped by influential new guidelines on the impact of environmental noise on human health and well-being. New Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region were published by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe this month (October) and will drive policy and guidance for the sector over the […]
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