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Everywhere in the UK is currently LOW

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Moderate air polluion levels expected on the south east coast of England and North east Scotland. Predominantly Low air pollution elsewhere

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Emissions of air pollutants in the UK
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK

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The openair project

The Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds is pleased to announce the launch of the openair project. The 3-year openair...  read more

Date: 20/05/2009

The Welsh Assembly Government issues revised Technical and Policy guidance to local authorities on improving air quality

The Welsh Assembly Government has issued revised guidance to all local authorities in Wales on managing air quality. Under Part IV of the...  read more

Date: 14/05/2009

Update to the VCM web portal

A small error in the model equation has been identified and was corrected on 28th April 2009. This error concerned the temperature and...  read more

Date: 06/05/2009

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