Tools, Information and Guidance

As part of our aim to deliver impact, WM-Air will provide a range of resources, tools, information and guidance notes for stakeholders, partners, the general public and other interested parties. This section provides links to currently available resources:


Tools, Information, Guidance & Briefing Notes

Guidance on Low Cost Sensors for Air Quality Monitoring

WM-Air Observations: What we can / cannot do with regards to air quality monitoring and external requests of observational support

External Air Quality Website Links

NERC Impact Case Study – Clean Air

Updated WHO Guidelines for Air Quality 2021 – West Midlands briefing note

Sounding Out Pollution: Can you hear what’s in the air?

Air Quality-Lifecourse Assessment Tool (AQ-LAT)

Procuring and deploying low-cost sensor networks: guidance and questions for low-cost and commercial AQ sensing networks

First Steps in Air Quality for Built Environment Practitioners

Urban design for air quality

What is PM2.5? An introduction to particulate matter in the atmosphere: a briefing note

Impact of woodburning on air quality

Ambient air quality monitoring for healthcare settings

New Air Quality Targets and Interim Goals for Fine Particulate Matter – PM2.5: Implications for the West Midlands

Improving in-vehicle air quality using activated charcoal air filters

Trees and Air Quality

Mapping climate risk and vulnerability with publicly available data

Mapping Climate Risk and Vulnerability in the West Midlands

Birmingham Health Impacts of Air Pollution

Introduction to Air Pollution: Resources for Schools (KS3+4)

Additional Activity for Introduction to Air Pollution: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Seasonal West Midlands Air Quality Reports from Birmingham Air Quality Supersite (BAQS)

WM-Air Infographics

WM-Air Project Summary Graphic

WM-Air Impact summaries