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Experts in air quality & Climate Change

Air Quality Consultants

Established in 1993, it has a strong and proven track record in providing independent air quality services to private and public sector clients, both within the UK and internationally.

The Company has been closely involved in the development of air quality management in both the UK and Europe for the last 26 years. It has also advised Government departments in South Africa and Australia.

Air quality, odour and dust assessments are completed for several hundred projects each year. They cover a wide range of developments, from small residential schemes in Air Quality Management Areas, to major mixed-use schemes, as well as schemes for new roads, industrial installations and airports. BREEAM assessments are being provided for new developments.

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Services for

Planners and Developers

Air Quality Consultants provides a comprehensive service relating to modelling, monitoring and assessment of air quality.

 

Regional and Local Government

Air Quality Consultants provides a wide range of services tailored to the needs of local authorities in the UK. 

 

Central Government and Agencies

AQC provides input to both local and central governments, and to the European Commission with respect to the development of air quality policy and guidance.

 

Many thanks for reaching tight deadline caused by our delayed supply of traffic data. Great team effort and excellent service.

Pell Frischmann

Services

Air Quality Consultants provides a comprehensive service relating to modelling, monitoring and assessment of air quality, covering a range of air pollutants that affect health and ecosystems, as well as dusts and odours that affect amenity. 

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Air Quality

Air quality is the core of Air Quality Consultants’ activities. The company has led the way in monitoring, modelling, assessment and management

 
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Climate Change

Air Quality Consultants has many years’ experience of working with clients to understand their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions

 
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Odours

Desk-based risk assessments, sniff tests and dispersion modelling are used as appropriate to assess a wide range of odour sources

 
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Dust

Air Quality Consultants has assessed the impacts of dust emissions for over 25 years and regularly measures levels around dusty activities

 
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Ecosystems

Air Quality Consultants has been leading the way in assessing the air quality impacts of ammonia and nitrogen deposition on sensitive ecosystems

 
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Health

Human health is assessed by reference to air quality objectives and limit values, with calculations of numbers of people affected when appropriate

 

Noise Consultants

Our sister company Noise Consultants Ltd provides independent expert advice and assessments covering all aspects of environmental noise and vibration. 

 

Latest News

AQC Contributes to Seminal Research on Non-Exhaust Emissions from Road Traffic

Electric vehicles are often seen as a ‘silver bullet’ to the problem of air pollution.  While it is true that a move to electric and other alternatively fuelled vehicles will cause large and welcome improvements in roadside nitrogen dioxide, the evidence for reductions in particulate matter (PM) concentrations is less compelling. 

 

Case Studies

 

Sudbury Health Centre – Air Quality Assessment

Air Quality Consultants formed part of the project team, led by the Colchester-based consultants Lawson Planning Partnership Ltd, which achieved planning approval, in 2011, from Babergh District Council, for the construction of a new £10m health centre.

 
 

Investigating the Need for a New Chimney Stack - Environment Agency Permit Application

Air Quality Consultants was able to demonstrate that the existing configuration of the plant was acceptable, with no new chimney stack required, saving the client more than £100,000 in up-front costs, as well as avoiding potential local opposition.

 
 

Land South of Clovelly Road - Bideford

Air Quality Consultants provided an air quality and odour assessment for a residential development. A particular issue was odours from a nearby dairy farm , which were assessed using an odour risk assessment, odour dispersion modelling and odour ‘sniff tests’.

 
 

Four Biomass Boilers, Stockport - Air Quality Assessment

Air Quality Consultants Ltd., working on behalf of Econergy, assisted in achieving planning approval in 2012 for the installation of four biomass boilers at four separate locations in Stockport.

 

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