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THE half-yearly Conference of representatives of local authorities and other organisations co-operating with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in the investigation of atmospheric pollution was held in the offices of the Department on May 25. The Conference received from Dr. G. M. B. Dobson, chairman of the Atmospheric Pollution Research Committee, a report on the progress of research. He announced that the Committee has decided to undertake an intensive survey of the pollution in and around an industrial centre and has selected the city of Leicester, the geographical position of which in relation to the surrounding country and neighbouring centres of population appears to render it particularly suitable. The Conference noted with interest that the London County Council has intimated that it is extending its investigations and that it is arranging for observations at a rural institution and a seaside institution belonging to it. Reports from Glasgow and from Sheffield and Rotherham were presented on comparative determinations of sulphur in filtered and unfiltered air. Measures for reducing pollution due to the emission of ash and grit from chimneys were also discussed. At its previous meeting, the Conference considered a proposal by the London County Council that the machinery of the Conference might be used to secure financial contributions for investigations into means for reducing this type of pollution. A committee, which was appointed to meet representatives of the Department for the discussion of practical measures, presented a report for discussion by the Conference.
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Conference on Atmospheric Pollution. Nature 137, 899 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137899c0
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