New LAQM website

Defra and the Devolved Administrations have launched their new and improved Local Air Quality Management website today!

This replaces the following websites: http://www.airquality.co.uk/laqm/laqm.php , http://www.uwe.ac.uk/aqm/review/ and http://www.laqmsupport.org.uk/.

The following links will help re-direct you:

LAQM homepage

Guidance – Policy and technical guidance, practice guidance and lots of other useful guidance for LAQM.

Helpdesks – contacts details for email or phone support for LAQM

FAQs – useful information grouped by subject area

Review and Assessment – example reports, checklists and useful information.

Action Planning – example reports, checklists, useful information on measures and best practice

Tools – including background maps, NOx/NO2 calculator, Biomass calculator, Emissions Factor Toolkit, VCM, DMRB, national Bias Adjustment Factor spreadsheet and more.

AQMAs – maps of AQMAs and lists of which councils have declared

Report Submission Website – for Updating and Screening Assessments and Progress Reports

AQB website review

Air quality webnerds everywhere wept for joy (or otherwise) as the much anticipated annual Air Quality Bulletin website review was published today. Sadly the AQMRC website dwindled into 17th place due to its blindingly "brash red colour" while South Yorks Care4Air (http://www.care4air.org/) clinched the top slot despite a gibe from editor, Jack Pease, over their colour scheme. The CAQF website (http://www.caqf.org.uk/) was a new entry to the top twenty with its all new look and updated content, and [suspiciously!] the AQB website managed to make the top ten! We're not envious - just basking in the subtle shades of their website!!