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 CPD certificates are available on completion.

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

Assessment

You will receive a certificate of attendance on completion of this course.

Supplementary fee information

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

Discounts can not be used in conjunction with each other. The greatest discount available will be applied at your booking confirmation.

 

Cohort	Full Fee	Early Bird Discount
February 2019	£200	£180
Payment Deadline		10 December 2018

Fees include course materials, car parking, lunch and refreshments.

Course date

Cohort	Date	Time
February 2019	Tuesday 5 February 2019	09.30 - 16.30

How to apply

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

Cohort
February 2019	Book Now	Enquire Now

For further information

• Email: For all enquiries, please complete the online enquiry form above.
• Telephone: +44 (0)117 32 86304