London region - Pollution study group

This group is chaired by Paul Clift and the secretary is Somayya Yaqub - please contact them for more information on future meetings or to be added to the mailing list.

Meeting 19 March 2012

• Update from defra on Part 2a statutory guidance
• Community Right to Challenge
• The role of EH in JSNA's, HWB and PH
• Learning from previous projects to; Make a green deal work

Meeting 12 December 2011

• Green Infrastructure - Nicola Cheetham
• High-resolution magnetic biomonitoring - Barbara Maher and Ruth Mitchell
• Nanoscience and Technology - Maurice Brennan

Meeting on July 2011

• Fairlop Presentation 4 July 2011
• Noise investigations and RIPA July11
• Volcanoes PHPSG July 2011

Meeting on May 2011

• Duncan Laxen May 2011
• Fintan Hurley presentation May 2011
• Sally Power OPAL May 2011
• Simon Birkett May 2011

Meeting on the 28 February 2011

• Air Quality and Health - A New Campaign
• Localism Bill
• Healthy Lives, Healthy People

Meeting on the 12 October 2010

• David Thrale
• Marian Coombs
• Nick Brooke
• Stephen Porritt

Meeting on the 21 July 2010

• Children's Environment and Health - an International and HPA perspective
• Climate change - health impacts and solutions

Meeting on the 16 June 2010

• Air Quality in Major Incidents
• Radon Programmes and Resources
• Site Waste Management Plans
• Update on Private Water Supplies Regulations and Data Collection

Meeting on the 3 March 2010

• Homes and Communities Agency
• Air Quality and Potential Impact of Emissions from Biomass Sources
• District Heating with CHP
• An Enabling Framework for District Heating

Meeting on the 23 October 2009

• The Implications for Remediation
• Hazmat Response & Pollution Control
• The Role of the Scientific Adviser
• Team Stadium Presentation to the Pollution Study Group meeting

Meeting on the 22 July 2009

• Microbiological Quality of Bottled Water Brands Sold in New Zealand
• 15th International Symposium of the Health-Related Water Microbiology Group
• Opinion Paper on Regulation in South Africa
• Water for Kids

Meeting on the 12 May 2009

• Leading to a greener London: Overview of Mayoral priorities

Meeting on 1 April 2009

• Environmental noise and health 
• Towards Quieter Cities – Measures for Reducing Transport Noise 
• LIPS (Local Implementation Plan) Funding 
• An overview on health inequalities and the wider determinants of health 

Meeting on 27 January 2009

• Adapting to climate change
• Defra air quality overview 
• AEA Air quality and local action 
• Climate change and air quality 

Documents of the latest activities

• Mayor of London – The control of dust and emissions from construction and demolition. Best Practice Guide  
• Gideon Richards - Air Quality Impact Mitigation with Biomass Heating & CHP (Tri Biomass Heating & CHP (Tri-generation) generation)  
• Peter Coleman - Air Quality Impacts of Wood Fuelled Biomass Combustion  
• Noise Awareness Week 2007 planning meeting Feb 07  
• Nominations for Pollution Study Group officers 2007