Air Quality Monitoring

The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management is pleased to offer a new suite of Air Quality short courses. This new suite consists of five one-day courses covering the following topics:

• Air Quality Management
• Air Quality Monitoring
• Air Quality Dispersion Modelling
• Air Quality and Development Control
• Air Quality Action Planning

Individuals are invited to book on as many or few of the days as they wish. The courses are accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) and the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) and UWE CPD certificates are available on completion.

If you wish to book onto All 5 Days please see 'How to Apply', below, for the Booking Form.

What does it cover?

This course explains how to measure concentrations of the pollutants prescribed in the Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The course will explain the rationale for monitoring air quality, monitoring strategies for Local Air Quality Management, and highlight the limitations of different monitoring techniques.

This course will cover Air Quality Monitoring QAQC for automatic and passive monitoring methods including field, lab and data protocols.

The course also includes automatic monitor calibration, data validation and ratification, diffusion tube bias and precision, and calculation and use of bias adjustment factors in LAQM. The course focuses on particulate matter (PM₁₀) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) as the main pollutants of concern for local authorities in the UK.

Who is it for?

The courses will be of interest to practitioners and policy makers involved in air quality management in:

• Environmental health/protection
• Public health
• Transport        
• Land-use planning.

Content

This course will cover the following areas:

• Rationale for monitoring air quality
• Monitoring strategies for Local Air Quality Management
• Automatic and passive monitoring methods
• Field, lab and data protocols
• Data validation and ratification
• Diffusion tube bias adjustment and precision
• Focus on NO₂ and PM₁₀

Professional accreditation

UWE Certificate of Attendance (CPD 5hrs p/day), which participants can then present to IES

Study facilities

UWE Bristol is superbly equipped with libraries, computer labs and an excellent campus environment.

Find out more about the facilities and resources UWE has to offer.

Supplementary fee information

Please see the tables below for current dates, fees and discounts available. All prices are VAT exempt.

Course dates

Cohort	February 2020
Day	Tuesday 4 February 2020
Time	9:30 - 16:30
Cohort	Summer 2020
Day	TBC
Time	9:30 - 16:30

Course fees

Cohort	February 2020
Full Day Fee	£200
Payment Deadline	28 January 2020
Early Bird Fee	£180
Payment Deadline	10 December 2019
Cohort	Summer 2020
Full Day Fee	£200
Payment Deadline	TBC
Early Bird Fee	£180
Payment Deadline	TBC

Fees include refreshments, lunch and parking permits at UWE Frenchay Campus.

Location

UWE Frenchay Campus: Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY

How to find UWE Bristol

How to apply

To make a full or provisional booking for this course, please complete the relevant online booking form below:

Cohort
February 2020
Tuesday 4 February 2020	Book Now	Enquire Now
All 5 Days (3 to 7 February 2020)*	Book Now
Summer 2020
TBC	Book Now	Enquire Now
All 5 Days TBC*	Book Now

*Fee for All 5 Days is £1000. 10% Early Bird Discount (£900) available if the booking and payment are made before the Early Bird deadline for the first day of each cohort.

For further information

• Email: For any questions in relation to the course, i.e. content, suitability, assessments, etc. please contact the Programme Leader, Dr Jo Barnes (Jo.Barnes@uwe.ac.uk). For all queries regarding administration aspects of registration, i.e. dates, fees, etc. please contact us using the online enquiry form link or phone number below.
• Telephone: +44 (0)117 32 86927