Air
quality is an increasingly important consideration in planning
decisions, with a recognition of the health and environmental risks
from pollution, and a decreasing tolerance to airborne nuisance
from a better informed public.
Capita Symonds’ Air Quality expertise and
regulatory knowledge enables us to tailor services to meet the
environmental and technical needs of a diverse range of clients and
projects.
We have experience in many sectors,
undertaking complex assessments in the aviation, construction and
road and rail traffic sectors and identifying and resolving odour
nuisance issues at wastewater treatment works.
Our skills include:
- Extensive regulatory knowledge
- Modelling
- Management and interpretation of monitoring programmes
- Development and implementation of air quality management
plans
- Feasibility, impact and mitigation assessments
- Cost effective nuisance assessment
- Abatement specification advice
Our project portfolio includes assessments of
the 2012 Olympic Park, Oxford city centre redevelopment and the
production of an Air Quality Action Plan for BAA Gatwick.