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The latest news is shown below from Air Quality in Scotland, with the most recent at the top.

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

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

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

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

The UK's annual air quality compliance report for 2010 has recently been published by Defra and the Devolved Administrations.
It has been recently recognised that an error has been incorporated in the Scotland-specific modelling of background and roadside NO2 maps for 2009, 2010, 2015 and 2020 that were published
The Scottish Government is seeking views on updated draft air quality plans that set out the action taken and being planned at UK, Scottish and local levels to meet the annual and hourly EU NO2
During the latest volcanic eruption there is intense interest on the possible UK air quality and resulting health impacts from the eruption and whether the volcanic ash plume is grounding in the UK.
FDMS analysers require substantial investment in ongoing QC and ratification to maximise high quality data and good data capture rates.
Scottish Government, in partnership with Glow, Scotland's online education community and AEA, is pleased to announce the launch of our "Air Pollution Detectives" website today.

The Scottish Government has recently invited Scottish Local Authorities to apply for air quality funding for 2011/12.

The invitation comprises of three sections relating to:

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