Following the success of their Accuscan 4600 vehicle emissions monitoring demonstrations in London and Glasgow this June, Enviro Technology have launched a Vehicle Emissions Monitoring Programme.

Following the success of their Accuscan 4600 vehicle emissions monitoring demonstrations in London and Glasgow this June, Air Quality Monitoring specialists - Enviro Technology - have launched a bespoke Vehicle Emissions Monitoring Programme aimed at local authorities. The launch of this programme comes about due to the overwhelming attendance and information requests which the company received both in the run up to, and during, the Accuscan 4600 demonstration events. Over 4,000 vehicles were tested in both London and Glasgow over a four hour period in June 2006.

Representatives from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Newham and Transport for London were just some of those in attendance.

Recorded findings from the sites showed the following.

* The percentage of vehicles emitting over 1,500 ppm NO was similar at both sites - around 7%.

* Of the two cities, Glasgow recorded the highest vehicle emissions, with an HGV recorded as emitting 5621 ppm NO and a 4x4 recorded as emitting 3334 ppm NO.

* In London the most prevalent vehicle, the black cab, averaged 800 ppm NO.

* It was noted that brand new (06) registrations were significantly lower.

Says Duncan Mounsor, Enviro Technology Operations Director: 'These demonstration events showed local authorities just how rapidly vehicle emissions testing technology has developed in the past few years.

Technology has become more rugged and commercially available, and many local authorities were surprised at just how simple it was to set up the Accuscan 4600 and thus start generating results.

Following the success of these events, Enviro Technology has launched their first 'Vehicle Emissions Monitoring Programme'.

This programme is specifically targeted at those authorities looking to embark on fleet characterisation studies.

ET will work with the authorities to identify suitable testing sites and will then provide the manpower and technology to monitor vehicles over a specific time period.

Says Duncan: 'Our new programme will enable us, on behalf of the LAs, to monitor vehicles at various pre-determined sites over a specified time period.

We will be able to provide data for over 20,000 vehicles and also provide post processing information.

Enviro Technology has already been commissioned to work on two fleet characterisation surveys using the Accuscan 4600 technology during the next few months.

Enviro Technology is planning on staging more demonstration events later in the year for those local authorities who didn't make it to London and Glasgow.

Further details will be available on the website.

For further information on the Enviro Technology Vehicle Emissions Monitoring Programme please call Stephen Hoskin.