The Annual Air Quality Seminar was held on Thursday 6th October 2016 at Caerphilly Council Chamber at Penallta House. The Morning Sessions theme was mostly related to Policies and Air Quality, with talks on State of Natural Resources Report (SoNaRR) and Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. The latter half of the day was more focused on some of the research that is taking place within air quality including, air quality research using telematics data, the use of satellite measurements and the potential for this to be used of air quality monitoring, a non-bias review of different types of small air sensors and sources of Nickel in Pontardawe. The programme for the event and each of the presentations are available from the links below:
Seminars
WAQF 2016 Seminar: Policy updates and developments in Air Quality Research
- Programme80.25 KB
- By Michael Evans, Natural Resources Wales
- By Martin McVay, Welsh Government
- By James Tate, University of Leeds
- By Pete Edwards, University of York
- By Anna Font, King's College, London
- Catalytic paints to reduce NOX969.92 KBBy David Carslaw, AQEG
- Traffic impact on ecology1.72 MBBy Ricardo and Carmarthenshire – Nick Rand and Olly Matthews
WAQF 2015 Seminar: 20th Anniversary of the Welsh Air Quality Forum
The 2015 Seminar of the Welsh Air Quality Forum was held on Thursday 8th October at The Media Resource Centre, Llandrindod Wells, with the theme of "20th Anniversary of the Welsh Air Quality Forum". More than 60 delegates attended to listen to a range of high-profile expert speakers and to debate the issues. The programme for the event and each of the presentations are available from the links below:
- Programme84.42 KB
- By Martin Williams, Kings College, London
- By Huw Brunt, Public Health Wales
- By Rowena Bailey, Swansea University
- By David Carslaw, Ricardo Energy & Environment
- By Guy Hitchcock, Ricardo Energy & Environment
- By Penny Wilson, Air Quality Consultants
- By Antony Wiatr, Bureau Veritas
- SoNaRR Introduction446.9 KBBy Jeremy Walters, Natural Resources Wales
WAQF 2014 Seminar: Air Quality Issues - What is next?
The 2014 Seminar of the Welsh Air Quality Forum was held on Thursday 25th September at The Media Resource Centre, Llandrindod Wells, with the theme of "Air Quality Issues - What is next". More than 60 delegates attended to listen to a range of high-profile expert speakers and to debate the issues. The programme for the event and each of the presentations are available from the links below:
- Programme50.58 KB
- Air Quality Policy 20141.9 MBBy Roger Herbert, Welsh Government
- By Kristian James, Natural Resources Wales
- By Mike Thomson, Natural Resources Wales
- By Prof Rod Jones, University of Cambridge
- By Dr Mark Broomfield, Ricardo-AEA
- By Dr Gary Fuller, Kings College, London
- By Prof Roy Harrison, Birmingham University
- AQ Impact of Fracking Activities646.96 KBBy Andrew Kibble, Public Health England