Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition
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Figure 5.12 Atmospheric concentrations of selected pollutants recorded at urban and rural monitoring sites
Table 5.12 Atmospheric concentrations of selected pollutants (*) recorded at Air Quality Monitoring Stations
Air Quality monitoring station 1 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benzene 2 |
micrograms per cubic metre |
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Edinburgh Med school |
2.0 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Carbon monoxide 3 |
milligrams per cubic metre |
||||||||||
Edinburgh Centre |
1.8 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
2.1 |
* |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Edinburgh St Leonards |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
* |
1.3 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
Glasgow Centre |
4.5 |
4.2 |
8.6 |
4.8 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
Lead 4 |
nanograms per cubic metre |
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Eskdalemuir |
7 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Glasgow |
20 |
17 |
25 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Motherwell |
16 |
9 |
16 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Nitrogen dioxide 5 |
micrograms per cubic metre |
||||||||||
Edinburgh Centre |
42 |
45 |
43 |
48 |
* |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Edinburgh St Leonards |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
25 |
25 |
27 |
27 |
31 |
24 |
Glasgow City Chambers |
51 |
49 |
46 |
47 |
50 |
49 |
46 |
47 |
47 |
48 |
46 |
Strath Vaich |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Aberdeen Errol Place |
.. |
24 |
25 |
27 |
31 |
26 |
24 |
27 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
Dumfries |
.. |
.. |
38.0 |
38 |
38 |
37 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
37 |
35 |
Glasgow (Centre) |
39 |
36 |
34 |
32 |
* |
36 |
33 |
31 |
31 |
35 |
42 |
Glasgow (Kerbside) |
69 |
72 |
71 |
74 |
75 |
68 |
62 |
68 |
70 |
82 |
78 |
Grangemouth |
.. |
.. |
19 |
16 |
22 |
17 |
16 |
18 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
Inverness |
.. |
.. |
.. |
22 |
23 |
23 |
21 |
21 |
22 |
21 |
21 |
Ozone 6 |
micrograms per cubic metre |
||||||||||
Edinburgh Centre |
35 |
30 |
30 |
35 |
* |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Edinburgh St Leonards |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
53 |
53 |
52 |
48 |
49 |
52 |
Eskdalemuir |
56 |
47 |
46 |
48 |
51 |
53 |
51 |
58 |
54 |
57 |
56 |
Strath Vaich |
74 |
66 |
68 |
69 |
73 |
76 |
67 |
72 |
68 |
73 |
67 |
daily 8-hour running mean exceeding 100ug/m3 |
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Edinburgh Centre |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
* |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Edinburgh St Leonards |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
12 |
13 |
16 |
9 |
14 |
3 |
Eskdalemuir |
17 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
18 |
5 |
1 |
23 |
11 |
16 |
20 |
Strath Vaich |
27 |
10 |
11 |
19 |
48 |
29 |
18 |
47 |
17 |
65 |
4 |
Particulates (PM 10) 7 |
micrograms per cubic metre |
||||||||||
Edinburgh Centre |
19 |
23 |
25 |
27 |
* |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Edinburgh St Leonards |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
19 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
15 |
* |
Glasgow Centre |
23 |
28 |
22 |
20 |
21 |
* |
20 |
21 |
20 |
19 |
25 |
Aberdeen Errol Place |
.. |
19 |
15 |
18 |
22 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
Grangemouth |
.. |
.. |
20 |
17 |
19 |
16 |
15 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
Source: Scottish Government - Not National Statistics
(1) The Aberdeen, Dumfries, Edinburgh Centre, Glasgow Centre, Glasgow Kerbside, Glasgow City Chambers, Grangemouth and Inverness sites are urban monitoring sites, and Eskadale and Strath Vaich are rural sites.
(2) Maximum running annual mean concentation of Benzene.
(3) Maximum annual eight hour running mean.
(4) Annual average concentrations of atmospheric lead.
(5) Annual mean concentration of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide.
(6) Annual mean ground level ozone concentration.
(7) Annual mean atmospheric PM 10 concentration.
(*) Since 2003, results where data capture is less than 75% are not shown. Prior to 2003, a 50% data capture threshold is used.
(a) those to which transport is understood to contribute significantly - see text.
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