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The latest news is shown below from Air Quality in Scotland, with the most recent at the top.

Summary of the responses to the online survey on the CAFS review recommendations
26th February 2020
Scottish Air Quality Database and Website Annual Seminar - Wednesday 4 March 2020
24th February 2020
Publication of the Air Quality Pollutant Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990 - 2017 report
7th February 2020
Scottish Air Quality Database Newsletter – Ninth Edition
16th January 2020
Publication of the Scottish Air Quality Database Annual Report for 2018
16th December 2019
Air Quality Scotland Brochure 2018 Published
16th December 2019
Elevated Particulate Matter Levels on Bonfire Night 2019
11th November 2019
Request for wider comment on CAFS Review Steering Group report
4th November 2019
Bonfire Night Activities 2019
1st November 2019
Download the New AQ Scotland App
11th July 2019
NO₂ Diffusion Tube Map is now live on the website
11th July 2019
Scottish Air Quality Database Newsletter – Eighth Edition
7th June 2019
Air Pollution Event 24th April 2019
24th April 2019
Publication of 2 new reports
6th March 2019
Scottish Air Quality Database and Website Annual Seminar - Tuesday 12 February 2019 - Presentations
4th March 2019
Scottish Air Quality Database Newsletter – Seventh Edition
30th January 2019
National Low Emissions Framework January 2019
18th January 2019
Air Quality Scotland Brochure 2017 Published
11th December 2018
Publication of the Scottish Air Quality Database Annual Report for 2017
11th December 2018
Scottish Air Quality Database and Website Annual Seminar - Tuesday 12 February 2019
4th December 2018
Bonfire Night 2018
5th November 2018
Advice for operators of BAM air quality monitors - complying with Radioactive Substances Regulations – October 2018
25th October 2018
The Latest Scottish Air Quality Maps - Annual mean NO_x, NO₂ and PM₁₀ modelling for 2016 report has been released
25th October 2018
Scottish Air Quality Database Newsletter - Sixth Edition
11th September 2018
Scottish Air Quality Database Newsletter - Fifth Edition
16th May 2018
2018 Clean Air Day in Scotland Toolkits
27th April 2018
Air Pollution and Domestic Combustion Information and Guidance
16th April 2018
Updated Scotland Specific Air Pollution Forecast Pages
7th February 2018
New reports published by Defra and devolved Administrations
2nd February 2018
Scottish Air Quality Database and Website Annual Seminar - Monday 22 January 2018 Presentations
29th January 2018
Scottish Air Quality Maps – Annual mean NOx, NO2 and PM10 modelling for 2015 – New Interactive Reporting Format
24th January 2018
Scottish Air Quality Database Newsletter - Fourth Edition
12th January 2018
Scottish Air Quality Database and Website Annual Seminar - Monday 22 January 2018
21st December 2017
Air Quality Scotland Brochure 2016 Published
8th November 2017
Publication of the Scottish Air Quality Database Annual Report for 2016
8th November 2017
Enjoy Bonfire Night but be aware
3rd November 2017
Recently published reports
3rd November 2017
Third edition of the Scottish Air Quality Database Newsletter
6th October 2017
Consultation launched on Building Scotland’s Low Emission Zones
12th September 2017
Important Health and Safety Update About the Beta Attenuation Monitor
11th July 2017
2016 CAFS progress report published 15th June 2017
19th June 2017
Second edition of the Scottish Air Quality Database Newsletter
4th May 2017
Revision to the National Diffusion Tube Bias Adjustment Factor Spreadsheet
19th April 2017
John Lamb – "Good luck for the future, but LAQM in Scotland will miss you!"
30th March 2017
Particulate Matter pollution episode across Scotland 15th February 2017
15th February 2017
Scottish Air Quality Database and Website Annual Seminar - Tuesday 24 January 2016 Presentations
1st February 2017
Publication of the Scottish Air Quality Database Annual Report for 2015
12th January 2017
Scottish Air Quality Database and Website Annual Seminar - Tuesday 24th January 2017 - Edinburgh
4th January 2017
Scottish Air Quality Database (SAQD) Newsletter
5th December 2016
Smoke Control Area Guidance provided
14th September 2016
New UK 2013 Reference Year Background Maps
7th September 2016
Young Scots to go head to head in front of investors at Venturefest
30th August 2016
New reports published by Defra and Devolved Administrations
9th August 2016
Air Quality Scotland Brochure 2015 published
2nd August 2016
Launch of the beta version of SEPA’s Volcanic Emissions Network
4th July 2016
Scottish Air Quality Maps for 2014 published
6th June 2016
New Amended Regulation - The Air Quality (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016
11th April 2016
Revised Policy Guidance - Local Air Quality Management Policy Guidance PG(S) (16)
4th April 2016
ECO Stars Workshop held on 15th March 2016
4th April 2016
Scottish Air Quality Database and Website Annual Seminar
18th March 2016
Cleaner Air for Scotland - Road to a Healthier Future
7th January 2016
Scottish LAQM technical and policy guidance consultation
30th November 2015
COMEAP report on Ground-level ozone published
5th October 2015
Consultation on Air Quality Plans to meet EU limit values for nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) in Scotland
14th September 2015
Orkney's First Electric Bus
2nd June 2015
LES for Scotland Consultation Process
6th March 2015
Air quality strategy launched
25th February 2015
Low Emission Strategy for Scotland Consultation
19th January 2015
Scottish Transport Emissions Partnership Conference 2014
12th November 2014
Elevated Particulate Matter levels on Bonfire Night 2014
10th November 2014
ECO Stars improving Fife's air quality
23rd October 2014
Updates to LAQM Tools
24th June 2014
Launch of Scottish Government's new and improved Air Quality in Scotland website and app
26th March 2014
Mapped Background Air Pollution data and maps
11th November 2013
New Research Project - Assessing variations in roadside air quality with sampling height
8th November 2013
Clean Air Act Review - Call for Evidence
20th September 2013
Review of LAQM in Scotland Workshop by Environmental Protection Scotland
6th September 2013
Consultation on review of Local Air Quality Management in Scotland
14th June 2013
Edinburgh International Science Festival: Air Pollution - Out of sight, Out of mind
19th March 2013
Moderate to Very High Particulate Matter (PM10) Episode 26-28 February 2013 - Aberdeen Region
4th March 2013
Particulate Matter pollution episode measured in Greater Glasgow urban area
18th December 2012
Consultation on updated UK National Implementation Plan for Persistent Organic Pollutants
21st November 2012
Scottish Air Quality Monitoring Strategy Workshop
14th November 2012
Biomass and Air Quality
7th September 2012
Temporary Error with Background Data
2nd May 2012
Updated Mapped Concentrations of Pollutants in Scotland
11th April 2012
Industrial Emissions Directive - Large Combustion Plants
12th January 2012
New Daily Air Quality Index implemented
5th January 2012
Notification of Changes to the Air Quality Index
7th December 2011
Publication of the 2009 Scottish Air Quality Mapping Report
29th November 2011
Air Pollution in the UK 2010: UK's Annual Report to the Commission
2nd November 2011
Correction to Scottish background and roadside NO2 maps for 2009, 2010, 2015 and 2020
10th June 2011
Consultation on air quality plans to meet the EU Limit Values for Nitrogen Dioxide in Scotland
10th June 2011
Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano - Air quality and health impacts
26th May 2011
Weekly Performance Checks of TEOM-FDMS in the SAQD
23rd May 2011
Air Pollution Detectives launched
9th May 2011
Publication of the Scottish Air Quality Database Brochure for 2010
7th April 2011
Scottish Air Quality Grant Application Letters
23rd February 2011