Airborne Microplastics measurement: Putting people at the heart of the science
(2023)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, B., Sardo, M., De Vito, L., Pringle, K., Laggan, S., Taylor, M., …Hansen, M. (2023, June). Airborne Microplastics measurement: Putting people at the heart of the science. Presented at Plastics Future Conference, Portsmouth
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The UMBRELLA air quality use case. A dense, multi location, multi pollutant & multi layered, air quality monitoring network (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., & Williams, B. (2021, October). The UMBRELLA air quality use case. A dense, multi location, multi pollutant & multi layered, air quality monitoring network. Paper presented at 29th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, Online
The Clean Air Strategy 2019. Is this a new start for the management of air quality? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., Barnes, J., Hayes, E., De Vito, L., & Williams, B. (2019, June). The Clean Air Strategy 2019. Is this a new start for the management of air quality?. Presented at 27th International Conference on Air Pollution Modelling, Monitoring and Management, University of Aveiro PortugalIntroduction and context A brief overview of the UK’s air pollution problem The Clean Air Strategy 2019 – aims and intentions Evaluating the Strategy Conclusions The new strategy was published in January 2019. The foreword by the Secretary... Read More about The Clean Air Strategy 2019. Is this a new start for the management of air quality?.
Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., Barnes, J., Chatterton, T., De Vito, L., Everard, M., Hayes, E., …Williams, B. (2018, June). Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment. Presented at 26th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, Naples, ItalyThis paper provides a high-level assessment of the causes and impacts of air pollution and its management through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through a literature review and expert assessment process the impac... Read More about Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment.
Towards improved bioaerosol model validation and verification (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, B., Hayes, E., Nasir, Z., Rolph, C., Jackson, S., Khera, S., …Tyrrel, S. (2018, June). Towards improved bioaerosol model validation and verification. Paper presented at 26th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, Naples, ItalyBioaerosols, comprised of bacteria, fungi and viruses are ubiquitous in ambient air. Known to adversely affect human health, the impact of bioaerosols on a population often manifests as outbreaks of illnesses such as Legionnaires Disease and Q fever,... Read More about Towards improved bioaerosol model validation and verification.
Moving health upstream in urban development decision-making (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Black, D., Ige, J., Pilkington, P., Williams, B., Prestwood, E., Hunt, A., …Ogilvie, F. (2017, February). Moving health upstream in urban development decision-making. Presented at The Sustainable Transport & Health Summit, BristolThis document presents an overview of a three-year pilot funded by the Wellcome Trust an initiated in 2016. The project has three main strands of work- systematic reviews of evidence linking the quality of urban form to human health impacts, an econo... Read More about Moving health upstream in urban development decision-making.
Beyond nudge and improving transport infrastructure: the real task of tackling poor air quality (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E., Longhurst, J., Williams, B., & Prestwood, E. (2016, November). Beyond nudge and improving transport infrastructure: the real task of tackling poor air quality. Presented at Better Places Symposium, London, EnglandN/A
Progress with air quality management in the 60 years since the UK Clean Air Act of 1956: Lessons, failures, challenges and opportunities (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, B., & Longhurst, J. (2016, November). Progress with air quality management in the 60 years since the UK Clean Air Act of 1956: Lessons, failures, challenges and opportunities. Presented at London Pollution Study Group – ‘Study Day’, CIEH, Chadwick Court, UKN/A
What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., Barnes, J., Bushel, C., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Prestwood, E., & Williams, B. (2016, October). What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act?. Presented at Routes to Clean Air 2, Bristol, UK2016 marks 60 years since the first UK Clean Air Act. This presentation considers the factors contributing to successful management of air quality and the factors that act as barriers to progress. The public health catastrophe of the 1952 Londo... Read More about What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act?.
Air quality, cars and health in Bristol (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, B. (2015, November). Air quality, cars and health in Bristol. Presented at The Sixth Annual "A" Level Geography Lecture Afternoon, Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath, UK
UWE response to the Defra Air Quality Plan consultation (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, B. (2015, November). UWE response to the Defra Air Quality Plan consultation. Presented at IAQM AGM: Where now for LAQM?, 8 Fitzroy Street, London, UK