Lou Wickham
Director and Senior Air Quality Specialist
Lou is a leading air quality expert widely known in New Zealand and Australia for their passion for air pollution science, karate and fine craft beer. Lou is an experienced presenter and has acted as an expert witness and Commissioner in numerous public hearings under the Resource Management Act 1991.
A beginner in te reo Māori, Lou has completed three years study at AUT with Jayne. Nō Whakatāne ia. Ko Pākehā te iwi. (They are from Whakatāne. They are Pākehā.)
Lou has a bachelor’s degree in chemical and materials engineering, a master’s degree in environmental law and 30 years’ experience working for both private and public sectors in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom on all aspects of air quality management.
Some recent experience includes:
Air quality research - Social Inequity & Air Pollution in Aotearoa
Air quality advice for public health - Fact sheets on World Health Organisation (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines
Air quality research - Air quality benefits of COVID-19 restrictions: Auckland case study 2020-2021
Health impacts of air pollution - Air Pollution: Health Risk Assessment Mount Maunganui (2023)
Health risk assessment - 2021 Amberley Tyre Fire
RMA Decision - resource consent for discharges to air from New Zealand Steel
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