Menu
Close
Sign up for NPL updates
Close
Sign up for NPL updates

For people, place, prosperity and planet, we deliver impact with measurement science.

Air quality and aerosol metrology

UK ambient air quality networks

Novel analysis of air quality data

NPL operates three UK ambient air quality networks for the Environment Agency, which manages their delivery for the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra): the Heavy Metals Network, the Particle Numbers and Concentrations Network and the Black Carbon Network.

Find out more about our air quality networks 

In addition to the routine operation of the networks, NPL also inputs into relevant CEN standardisation committees and delivers research to maximise the value of the data generated by the network. Examples of published research using network data includes:

 

Contact us

Contact us

Our research and measurement solutions support innovation and product development. We work with companies to deliver business advantage and commercial success.
Contact our Customer Services team on +44 20 8943 7070