Chelmsford-based environmental monitoring company AES has won a major part of one of the biggest air pollution monitoring contracts in the country.

The company has won almost half of an Environment Agency framework agreement, worth £500,000-plus over three years.

The contract involves AES testing stack emissions at 44 major industrial sites throughout England and Wales, including waste incinerators, chemical manufacturers and minerals companies.

Working on behalf of the Agency, AES scientists will measure pollution emissions, including dioxins and heavy metals, from chimney stacks at the sites to check they are not exceeding the levels permitted by environmental regulations.

Dan Keating, AES air quality manager, said: "Winning a large number of the sites under the agreement is great news for AES and recognises our ability to provide accurate and reliable sampling and analysis across a range of industries."

Published Friday, January 31, 2003

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