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Industries We Work With 

The impacts of dust and air quality affect us all and are concerns for most industrial, commercial and public organistaions. We work in many countries beyond the British and Irish islands from Australia to the USA and Azerbaijan to Portugal. Our clients' activities are equally variable and range from running docks to managing the environmental impacts of steel works and from road construction to running museums.

Many industrial activities produce dust or impact on air quality; others may be adversely affected by neighbours' activities and the public have a direct and often increasing concern with undesirable impacts. It is essential that due consideration is given to the whole network of impacts at the earliest stages of planning as well as during and after implementation. 

DustScanAQ provides consultancy services to a wide range of sectors including:

  • Minerals, oil and gas
  • Food and agriculture
  • Transport and infrastructure
  • Planning and development
  • Construction and refurbishment
  • Power generation
  • Recycling and waste management
  • Manufacturing
  • Local and national government
  • Storage and warehousing
  • Docks, harbours and marinas
  • Public institutions - schools, hospitals etc.


     

Air Quality Case Study

Location: Malvern Hills                                                         Client: Confidential 

Background

The clients were looking to purchase a prestige detached property in the Malvern Hills but had reservations due to a consented waste incinerator being built some 400m south of the property. The consented incinerator would be capable of incinerating 8,000 tonnes of medical waste each year and utilises 15 m stacks.

The clients were concerned about potential pollution, smell and smoke risks.

Issue

The consented waste incinerator had been properly scrutinised through the planning and permitting process. However, the technical air quality assessment and permit documents were not palatable to the lay person, so the clients couldn’t find the answers to their concerns.

Solution

DustScanAQ undertook due diligence of the air quality assessment to ensure that the conclusions were robust. Once we were satisfied that the conclusions were accurate, the documents were translated into a non-technical summary (NTS) addressing the clients concerns. A follow up conference call was held to ensure the clients fully understood what they had been provided with.

Outcome

The NTS was well received by the clients, who formalised their interest in the property.

Client feedback

 

"We recently contracted with DustcanAQ to investigate potential pollution, smell and smoke risks from an incinerator plant near a house we were planning to buy. Although we were not their normal clients, they delivered exactly what we needed to make a decision. A report that was clear, concise, fast and in a language we could understand. Made decision making easy"
“Would highly recommend the firm and most certainly would use them again”
Andrew and Ros in Malvern.

 

DustScanAQ would be pleased to hear from you if you would like to discuss your requirements and how we can help you with your project, please contact us on 01608 810110 or email info@dustscan.co.uk.