News & Reports

Bonfire and firework displays across Scotland cause elevated Particulate Matter (PM) overnight from 5th to 6th November. More details are available in the brief report below.

Fife launches a new green recognition scheme aiming to tackle air pollution from transport.

• Read more about ECO Stars improving Fife's air quality

On Friday 20th June, the Air Quality in Scotland website was updated to include new versions of several LAQM tools. These include:

• Read more about Updates to LAQM Tools

Ricardo-AEA is proud to announce the launch of the new and improved Air Quality in Scotland database and website today, alongside a new app for phones and tablets.

• Read more about Launch of Scottish Government's new and improved Air Quality in Scotland website and app

Defra and the Devolved Administrations provide mapped background air pollution concentration data and an Emissions Factors Toolkit (EFT) to local authorities to support air quality assessment.

• Read more about Mapped Background Air Pollution data and maps

The study will investigate how Air Quality varies with height and aims to:

• Read more about New Research Project - Assessing variations in roadside air quality with sampling height

A Call for Evidence has been launched to support a policy review of the Clean Air Act 1993 in Scotland. The Act is being reviewed with the following objectives:

• Read more about Clean Air Act Review - Call for Evidence

Discussion and comments on the Review of LAQM in Scotland workshop held in August.

A consultation paper on a review of Local Air Quality Management in Scotland has been published today.

On Tuesday the 26th March the Scottish Environment Protection Agency is presenting at the Edinburgh International Science Festival on the topic of air pollution in Scotland, its impac

• Read more about Edinburgh International Science Festival: Air Pollution - Out of sight, Out of mind

A Workshop to help in the development of the Scottish Air Quality Monitoring Strategy was held at the Scottish Government, Victoria Quay on the 28th August 2012.

• Read more about Scottish Air Quality Monitoring Strategy Workshop

The Scottish Government has recently stated its position on the relationship between biomass combustion and the potential conflict with local air quality (see

• Read more about Biomass and Air Quality

Due to a technical fault, the background pollutant concentration data for Scottish Local Authority Review and Assessment work available for download between 24/04/12 and 01/05/12 were subject to error

• Read more about Temporary Error with Background Data

On the 11th April 2012, updated mapped concentrations of background NO_X, NO₂ and PM₁₀ on a 1 x 1 km grid square basis were made available on the Scottish Air Qualit

• Read more about Updated Mapped Concentrations of Pollutants in Scotland

Article 32 of the industrial emissions Directive (2010/75/EC) provides for the establishment of a transitional national plan (TNP) for emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and dust for certai

• Read more about Industrial Emissions Directive - Large Combustion Plants

The changes announced on 7th December 2011 by Defra (see previous news

• Read more about New Daily Air Quality Index implemented

The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) was asked by Defra and the Devolved Administrations to review the Air Quality Index to ensure that it is fit for purpose given develo

• Read more about Notification of Changes to the Air Quality Index