The Latest in Air Quality Action
Find out about the latest news in air quality and how EMSOL is working with key partners.
First, Do No Harm: How The NHS Is Cutting Pollution to Boost Community Wellbeing
Pollution from air, noise, and light has become a major public health issue globally. In the UK alone, it is estimated that air pollution contributes to over 40,000 early deaths every year. The NHS bears a huge burden of the impact of poor air quality, from...
Choosing the Right Air Quality Sensors for Accurate Monitoring
With rising attention on environmental impact, organisations today require more than passive pollution data logging. Simply recording numbers in a database for periodic review is no longer enough. Instead, construction firms, healthcare sites, commercial developers,...
London’s Cleanest and Most Toxic Air Zones
As London targets aggressive air quality improvements, continuously updated neighborhood-level monitoring provides invaluable intelligence on localised pollution exposure. So what are the cleanest and most toxic areas of London by air quality. Cleanest Air in London...
How Dangerous Smog Pollutant Forms and Actions Cities Can Take Action
Smog is one of the most prevalent and dangerous forms of air pollution in UK city centres under certain weather conditions. But what causes this toxic haze, why is the health impact so severe, and how can councils take action against it? As an air quality monitoring...
Particulate Matter Explained – Health Impacts & How It Is Measured
Particulate matter (PM) represents one of the most widespread yet least understood air contaminants plaguing public health in urban areas. Ranging from construction dust to diesel exhaust, these inhalable particles elicit severe population-level damage contributing to...
Cutting Through the Noise: Best Practices for Vendor Evaluations
Making the right technology purchasing decisions can be difficult, especially when evaluating solutions for complex challenges like monitoring air and noise quality. With so many vendors touting claims of effectiveness, how do you cut through the noise to select the...
Key to Driving Adoption of Sustainability Solutions in Your Organisation
Getting Your Team Onboard with New Air Quality Solutions Implementing any new solution in your organisation requires getting stakeholders aligned. And air quality monitoring tech is no exception, especially if you haven’t used monitoring tech for air and noise quality...
Breathe Better – How London Can Become a City With Clean, Safe Air for All
London recently expanded upon existing air quality monitoring efforts through the Breathe London network. With over 100 fixed sensors providing general pollution trends, this marks solid progress. However, uniform clean air remains out of reach if neighbourhoods,...
2 Easy Wins To Start Monitoring Air Quality and Pollution Impact
For many site managers or transport managers, comprehensive air quality monitoring might not seem like a priority when it comes to finalising the budget. Budget constraints are often cited as the number one barrier to getting started. However, there are creative...
Most Polluted Cities in Europe – Ranking the Worst Air Quality Offenders
Recent reports reveal alarming air quality across many European metro areas, with fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide exceeding safe limits. We analyse the data naming the leading pollution hotspots harming public health. Krakow, Poland Historic Krakow...
Getting Your Team Onboard with New Air Quality Solutions
Getting Your Team Onboard with New Air Quality Solutions Implementing any new solution in your organisation requires getting stakeholders aligned. And air quality monitoring tech is no exception, especially if you haven’t used the tech before or are opting for a more...
The Overlooked Crisis Within The Climate Crisis
Air Quality Overlooked Amid Climate Crisis at COP28 As global leaders convene for critical climate negotiations at COP28, air quality strangely remains overlooked and deprioritized on the agenda. And yet the data presents an undeniable public health emergency...
Measuring the Immediate Impacts of Air Quality Initiatives
The Clear Business Case for Sustainability Initiatives Is there a compelling ROI for sustainability initiatives for businesses? Some executives think not - a recent survey found that 45% believe there is no clear business case. But wait a second... when approached...
£5.3 Million in Air Quality Funding – How Your Borough Can Secure This Vital Investment
Improving air quality has become an urgent priority for cities around the world. In London, the Mayor’s Office has made substantial investments to support local boroughs in reducing emissions through the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund (MAQF). With the latest round of MAQF...
Is Your Pollution Monitoring Stuck In the Past
Is Your Pollution Monitoring Technology Stuck in the Past? Are you Missing Out on the Latest Emissions Monitoring Innovation? It's no secret that technology evolves at a rapid pace. This is true even for emissions monitoring tech. In the last 2-3 years alone there...
“It’s a weight off my shoulders”
Article from EMSOL CEO, Freddie Talberg. I was reminded of this truth recently when I spoke to Alex, a site manager at Quinn Construction. Quinn had taken on an incredibly complex project - building right next door to a sleep research facility in central London. One...
EMSOL Exceeds Crowdfunding Target
It’s been an exciting time at EMSOL. Not only have we closed our latest public Seedrs crowdfunding campaign, but we have exceeded our crowdfunding target. Exceeding a crowdfunding target is a remarkable achievement for any company, let alone a startup company that is...
EMSOL secures prestigious Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust Tender
Following a competitive tender, EMSOL has won a contract with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Foundation Trust (GSTT). The significance of this win not only showcases GSTT’s ongoing commitment to clean air, but also demonstrates EMSOL’s excellence and expertise when it...
Reducing transport emissions: a crucial step towards a sustainable future
By Freddie Talberg, Founder & CEO, EMSOL The peak oil demand challenge Recent reports on peak oil demand indicate that humans are consuming more oil than ever before. This worrisome trend has significant consequences for the environment, public health, and...
Greenwashing Hasn’t Gone Away
From wildfires and heat waves to storms, torrential rain and landslides, environmental issues are top of mind for most. Individuals, investors, and even regulators are now, more than ever, holding businesses to a higher degree of accountability and demanding...
Smarter, Greener, Better: Revolutionising Logistics
Cross River Partnership (CRP), a visionary non-profit organisation, has secured £1m in air quality grant funding from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to deliver the Smarter Greener Logistics (SGL) project (July 2023 - December 2024). ...
5 Reasons to Invest in EMSOL
Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. Take 2 mins to learn more. 5 Reasons to Invest in EMSOLAir pollution is one of the most significant...
Sustainability sells – retailers can increase customer loyalty by evidencing their environmental success
A major change has occurred in consumer behaviour, the emergence of the ‘conscious consumer’. This has led to demands from consumers for more environmentally sustainable policies and practices from retailers. Consumers are not only more aware of their own...
The Heat Is On: London Climate Action Week 2023
The Heat Is On: London Climate Action Week 2023This week London Climate Action Week (LCAW) is back for 2023. Its focus; harnessing the power of London to find sustainable solutions for global climate action. Founded in 2019 by Sadiq Khan, LCAW is still one of the...
Breathing Easy – Clean Air Day 2023: The Impact of Air Pollution on Mind and Body
The theme for this year’s national Clean Air Day on 15 June is ‘clean up our air to look after your mind’. So, what does this actually mean? This year’s Clean Air Day theme takes a more holistic look at health and the impact of clean air not only on our environment,...
NHS Site-based Emission – How to Reduce Emissions Now
he NHS is one of the largest public healthcare systems in the world. Not only does it employ over 1.3 million people, but it also oversees approximately 1.5 million patient interactions on a daily basis. Ironically, whilst it is responsible for the health and...
Construction Responsible For 18% Of Large Particle Pollution
There have been significant concerns in recent years concerning the devastating impact of air pollution on public health, and now there is an increasing focus on those industries that are a major source of pollution. Historically, the construction industry has...
Air Pollution Detection Software – who needs it and why now?
Discussions over air quality and the effects of the exposure to air pollution has been going on for years. Why? Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, alongside climate change. What has become apparent is that quantifying the impact...
The Battle For Clean Air And The London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
The battle for clean air is continuing to divide people’s opinions. The implementation of the Ultra Low Emissions Zones (ULEZ) was aimed at reducing air pollution in areas where it has adversely affected air quality. What ULEZ means for locals is that vehicles within...
