2019 Air Quality Annual Status Report (ASR)...Derbyshire Dales District Council LAQM Annual Status Report 2019 i Executive Summary: Air Quality in Our Area Air Quality in Derbyshire

Derbyshire Dales District Council

LAQM Annual Status Report 2019

2019 Air Quality Annual Status Report (ASR) In fulfilment of Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 Local Air Quality Management June 2019


LAQM Annual Status Report 2019

Local Authority Officer

Karen Carpenter

Department Regulatory Services

Address Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, Derbyshire. DE4 3NN

Telephone 01629 761212

E-mail [email protected]

Report Reference number

n/a

Date June 2019


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Executive Summary: Air Quality in Our Area

Air Quality in Derbyshire Dales District Council

Air pollution is associated with a number of adverse health impacts. It is recognised

as a contributing factor in the onset of heart disease and cancer. Additionally, air

pollution particularly affects the most vulnerable in society: children and older people,

and those with heart and lung conditions. There is also often a strong correlation with

equalities issues, because areas with poor air quality are also often the less affluent

areas1,2.

The annual health cost to society of the impacts of particulate matter alone in the UK

is estimated to be around £16 billion3.

Derbyshire Dales is primarily a rural area with a total population in the region of 70,000.

The total area of the District is approximately 780 square kilometres and half of the

District is within the Peak District National Park.

The District is situated within the East Midlands and is bounded by the local councils

of High Peak Borough, Sheffield City, North East Derbyshire District, Amber Valley

Borough, South Derbyshire District, East Staffordshire District and Staffordshire

Moorlands District.

There is a strong tradition of agricultural and a long history of mineral extraction. Vein

minerals are still extracted today, primarily to provide fluorspar for use in the chemical

and steel industries and limestone is extensively quarried for aggregate. Where the

purity of calcium carbonate is high, fine powders are produced for use in industries

such as glass making, foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals. Light industry has developed

at a number of sites, notably the Airfield Industrial Estate in Ashbourne. During 2018

we regulated 57 installations under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016.

The road network in the District is extensive with the A623, A6, A52 and A50 acting as

important links between the North West and the East Midlands, although there are no

motorways. The Hope Valley railway line passes through the north of the District and

1 Environmental equity, air quality, socioeconomic status and respiratory health, 2010 2 Air quality and social deprivation in the UK: an environmental inequalities analysis, 2006 3 Defra. Abatement cost guidance for valuing changes in air quality, May 2013


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local trains serve Grindleford and Hathersage, and Matlock is the terminus of a branch

line from Derby. Peak Rail is a voluntary organisation that operates trains on a five

kilometre section of track between Matlock and Rowsley South using steam and diesel

traction. The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is operating part of the branch line between

Wirksworth and Duffield.

Derbyshire Dales also has a large lead smelting business in the area, H.J.Enthoven &

Sons. H.J.Enthoven & Sons is an A1 process regulated by the Environment Agency

under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 and is the largest single site

producer of recycled lead in Europe. Lead levels have declined significantly in recent

times due to work undertaken by the company.

Nitrogen oxide diffusion tubes continue to be used and levels remain consistent for

most sites, however a newly deployed tube in the Ashbourne area has shown elevated

levels and so further tubes are to be deployed in the area. This will be undertaken with

a view to carrying out a detailed assessment following a suitable period of monitoring,

dependant on results.

Actions to Improve Air Quality

Air Quality in Derbyshire Dales is generally good, however, Derbyshire Dales District

Council has this year incorporated climate change as one of the priority objectives.

This will hopefully have a positive influence on air quality in the area as associated

actions are implemented. One such are is the review of diesel operated ice cream

vans in our parks. It is proposed to review the current contracts, and when they are

next issued provide incentives to change to electric powered units.

In addition, the East Midlands Air Quality Planning Guide has recently been finalised

and we are working towards this being implemented through the planning system in

all local authorities in the region, including Derbyshire Dales.

Additional Nox tubes are to be deployed in Ashbourne and Matlock, and further

existing ones re-located.

Conclusions and Priorities

In the coming year we are increasing our monitoring of Nitrogen Oxides in Ashbourne

and Matlock. A large scale planning application has been submitted although not yet


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approved in Matlock for a mixed use housing and commercial site which was

supported with an EIA. On consultation advice was provided in line with the East

Midlands Air Quality planning guide.

Local Engagement and How to get Involved

Information about air quality is available on our website at

http://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/environment-and-waste/pollution-noise/air-

pollution.


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Table of Contents

Executive Summary: Air Quality in Our Area .......................................................... i

Air Quality in Derbyshire Dales ........................................................................................... i

Actions to Improve Air Quality ............................................................................................ ii

Conclusions and Priorities ................................................................................................. ii

Local Engagement and How to get Involved ..................................................................... iii

1 Local Air Quality Management ........................................................................ 6

2 Actions to Improve Air Quality ........................................................................ 7

2.1 Air Quality Management Areas .............................................................................. 7

2.2 Progress and Impact of Measures to address Air Quality in Derbyshire Dales ...... 7

2.3 PM2.5 – Local Authority Approach to Reducing Emissions and/or

Concentrations.................................................................................................................11

3 Air Quality Monitoring Data and Comparison with Air Quality

Objectives and National Compliance .................................................................... 11

3.1 Summary of Monitoring Undertaken .....................................................................12

3.1.1 Automatic Monitoring Sites ............................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

3.1.2 Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites................................................................................... 12

3.2 Individual Pollutants .............................................................................................12

3.2.1 Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)................................................................................................. 12

3.2.2 Particulate Matter (PM10) ................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

3.2.3 Particulate Matter (PM2.5) ............................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

3.2.4 Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) .................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Appendix A: Monitoring Results ........................................................................... 13

Appendix B: Full Monthly Diffusion Tube Results for 2018 ................................ 17

Appendix C: Supporting Technical Information / Air Quality Monitoring

Data QA/QC ............................................................................................................. 19

Appendix D: Map(s) of Monitoring Locations and AQMAs ................................. 19

Appendix E: Summary of Air Quality Objectives in England .............................. 27

Glossary of Terms .................................................................................................. 28

References .............................................................................................................. 29

List of Tables

Table 2.1 – Declared Air Quality Management Areas .. Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 2.2 – Progress on Measures to Improve Air Quality .......................................... 9

Table A.1 – Details of Automatic Monitoring Sites ....... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table A.2 – Details of Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites ............................................. 13


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Table A.3 – Annual Mean NO2 Monitoring Results .................................................... 15

Table A.4 – 1-Hour Mean NO2 Monitoring Results ...... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table A.6 – 24-Hour Mean PM10 Monitoring Results ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table A.7 – PM2.5 Monitoring Results .......................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table A.8 – SO2 Monitoring Results ............................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Table B.1 – NO2 Monthly Diffusion Tube Results - 2018 ........................................... 17

Table E.1 – Air Quality Objectives in England ........................................................... 27

List of Figures

Figure A.1 – Trends in Annual Mean NO2 Concentrations ......... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Figure A.2 – Trends in Number of NO2 1-Hour Means > 200µg/m3 .. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Figure A.3 – Trends in Annual Mean PM10 Concentrations ........ Error! Bookmark not defined.

Figure A.4 – Trends in Number of 24-Hour Mean PM10 Results >50µg/m3 ......... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Figure A.5 – Trends in Annual Mean PM2.5 Concentrations ....... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Figure A.6 – Trends in SO2 Concentrations ................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Please delete List of Figures if not required.


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1 Local Air Quality Management This report provides an overview of air quality in Derbyshire Dales District Council

during 2018. It fulfils the requirements of Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) as

set out in Part IV of the Environment Act (1995) and the relevant Policy and

Technical Guidance documents.

The LAQM process places an obligation on all local authorities to regularly review

and assess air quality in their areas, and to determine whether or not the air quality

objectives are likely to be achieved. Where an exceedance is considered likely the

local authority must declare an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) and prepare

an Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) setting out the measures it intends to put in place

in pursuit of the objectives. This Annual Status Report (ASR) is an annual

requirement showing the strategies employed by Derbyshire Dales District Council to

improve air quality and any progress that has been made.

The statutory air quality objectives applicable to LAQM in England can be found in

Error! Reference source not found. in Appendix E.



2 Actions to Improve Air Quality

2.1 Air Quality Management Areas

Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) are declared when there is an exceedance

or likely exceedance of an air quality objective. After declaration, the authority must

prepare an Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) within 12-18 months setting out measures

it intends to put in place in pursuit of compliance with the objectives.

Derbyshire Dales District Council currently does not have any AQMAs. For reference,

a map of Derbyshire Dales District Council’s monitoring locations is available in

Appendix D.

2.2 Progress and Impact of Measures to address Air Quality in Derbyshire Dales District Council

Defra’s appraisal of last year’s ASR concluded

1. The Council has added a new monitoring location to the network at the end of 2017.

The expansion of their monitoring network is supported and encouraged. The Council

should also consider the low concentrations recorded at many sites and look to relocate

some of these resources in order to identify new hotspots.

2. The report contains no discussion of local developments; future reports should address

any changes that may impact future air quality.

3. Further to the above the Council are encouraged to develop more specific and direct

measures to mitigate PM2.5 emissions. For further guidance please refer to TG16.

4. The Councils list of measures has not been updated recently. Although it is

encouraging to see the Council are conscious of issues and are actively working to

improve local air quality, despite no formal AQAP, this document should be as up to

date as possible. Discussion should reflect on progress and barriers.

Derbyshire Dales District Council has taken forward a number of direct measures

during the current reporting year of 2018 in pursuit of improving local air quality. Details

of all measures completed, in progress or planned are set out in Table 2.1.



Derbyshire Dales District Council expects the following measures to be completed over

the course of the next reporting year:

• Additional Nox tubes in Ashbourne, following high levels on Buxton Road further

tubes are to be deployed. This will be followed by a detailed assessment in the

following year.

• Additional and re-located Nox tubes in Matlock following submission of large

scale mixed development planning application.

Derbyshire Dales District Council’s priorities for the coming year are

• Remain an active participant in the County multi-disciplinary air quality group

• Take forward climate change agenda



Table 2.1 – Progress on Measures to Improve Air Quality

Measure No.

Measure EU

Category EU

Classification

Organisations involved and

Funding Source

Planning Phase

Implementation Phase

Key Performance

Indicator

Reduction in Pollutant /

Emission from Measure

Progress to Date

Estimated / Actual

Completion Date

Comments / Barriers to implementation

1 Car share

Alternative to

private vehicle

use

Car share scheme

Derbyshire County Council

In place n/a ongoing In use

In use and specific car parking spaces

allocated to car share users to encourage

uptake

completed

2 Bike to work

scheme

Promoting travel

alternatives l

Promoting cycling

Derbyshire Dales District

Council/ Derbyshire

County Council

In place n/a ongoing Operational

Derbyshire dales joint venture with

Derbyshire County Council to make the scheme available to

staff

completed

3 Derbyshire County

Policy Guidance

and Developm

ent Control

Regional Groups Co-ordinating

programmes to develop Area wide

Strategies to reduce

emissions and improve air

quality

Local authorities 2016

onwards ongoing n/a n/a

Work ongoing, planning guidance completed. Annual report from group

taken to Health and Wellbeing Board. Annual work plan created and a ten

year Derbyshire Air Quality Strategy in

production.

ongoing

4 Agile

working

Promoting travel

alternatives l

Promoting work at home

Derbyshire Dales District

Council 2014 ongoing n/a ongoing

Programme of implementing work at

home and flexible working

arrangements across all Council areas.

ongoing

This is subject to demands of working

areas and flexibility of roles.

5 Derbyshire County

Policy Guidance

and Developm

ent Control

Air Quality Planning and

Policy Guidance

Local authorities 2016

onwards 2019 onwards

To be adopted by all local

authorities in the region

Nox/particulates

Guidance produced - at adoption by local

authority phase. Workshop sessions being arranged for implementation in

Derbyshire through the Air Quality working group.

n/a

Requires adoption in each local authority

area to secure consistency across the

region



6

Promoting travel

alternatives

Promoting travel

alternatives

Promoting Cycling


Ongoing Ongoing n/a ongoing ongoing 2030

The Derbyshire Cycling Plan has been

developed by a range of partners across all of Derbyshire. This high level plan, brings us

together, committed at the highest level, to

getting more people on bikes, by 2030

7

Sustainable travel Smarter Choices

Promoting travel

alternatives

Promoting travel

alternatives


ongoing ongoing n/a ongoing ongoing

Team of professionals working with

businesses, and other organisations, to

develop workplace travel plans and to promote flexible

working practises. Access to STARSFor,

an online Travel Planning toolkit. Advice

and assistance with complementary areas of work, including road

safety, public

8 Industrial emissions

Environmental

Permits

Other measure

through permit systems and

economic instruments

LA Environmental

Health n/a ongoing

All sites rated low/medium

ongoing ongoing ongoing Managed by

programme of visits.

9

Council Priority Area-

Climate change

Other Other Derbyshire

Dales District Council

2019 onwards

ongoing n/a n/a n/a n/a New policy area, further updates in

future reports



2.3 PM2.5 – Local Authority Approach to Reducing Emissions and/or Concentrations

As detailed in Policy Guidance LAQM.PG16 (Chapter 7), local authorities are

expected to work towards reducing emissions and/or concentrations of PM2.5

(particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5µm or less). There is clear

evidence that PM2.5 has a significant impact on human health, including premature

mortality, allergic reactions, and cardiovascular diseases.

Derbyshire Dales District Council is taking the following measures to address PM2.5:

• A partnership of local authorities in Derbyshire linked with Public Health

England and other partner agencies to create an Air Quality working Group.

The aim is to raise the profile of air quality and make air quality a priority for

the local Health and Wellbeing Boards.

• Planning policy guidance for adoption by local planning authorities. This is

now complete and is being launched at present. Workshop sessions are

taking place to get this adopted across Derbyshire.

• Annual County Air Quality Report taken to the local Health and Wellbeing

Board. This has encompassed the work to map current work on air quality

and look at what further work can be undertaken going forwards.

• Development and implementation of a County low emission infrastructure

strategy to support the acceleration of LEVs locally

• Development and implementation of a County strategic plan for cycling to ensure continued investment in infrastructure

• Promote the uptake of ebikes

• Active travel promotion engagement with schools and workplaces

• Increased public awareness of the impact of solid fuel burning

• Healthy homes project replacing coal heating



3 Air Quality Monitoring Data and Comparison with Air Quality Objectives and National Compliance

3.1 Summary of Monitoring Undertaken

3.1.1 Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites

Derbyshire Dales District Council undertook non- automatic (passive) monitoring of

NO2 at 13 sites during 2018. Table A.1 in Appendix A shows the details of the sites.

Maps showing the location of the monitoring sites are provided in Appendix D.

Further details on Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) for the diffusion tubes,

including bias adjustments and any other adjustments applied (e.g. “annualisation”

and/or distance correction), are included in Appendix C.

3.2 Individual Pollutants

The air quality monitoring results presented in this section are, where relevant,

adjusted for bias, “annualisation” and distance correction. Further details on

adjustments are provided in Appendix C.

3.2.1 Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)

Table A.2 in Appendix A compares the ratified and adjusted monitored NO2 annual

mean concentrations for the past 5 years with the air quality objective of 40µg/m3.

For diffusion tubes, the full 2018 dataset of monthly mean values is provided in

Appendix B.

Error! Reference source not found. in Appendix A compares the ratified

continuous monitored NO2 hourly mean concentrations for the past 5 years with the

air quality objective of 200µg/m3, not to be exceeded more than 18 times per year.

A new location at Buxton Road, Ashbourne has exceeded the air quality objectives

on a regular basis. As a result it is planned to increase the number of tubes in this

area. Once a suitable amount of data is captured it is planned to carry out a detailed

assessment.



Appendix A: Monitoring Results

Table A.1 – Details of Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites

Site ID Site Name Site Type X OS Grid

Ref Y OS Grid

Ref Pollutants Monitored

In AQMA?

Distance to

Relevant Exposure

(m) (1)

Distance to kerb of nearest road (m)

(2)

Tube collocated

with a Continuous Analyser?

Height (m)

2 Church St,

Starkholmes Roadside 430256 359722 NO2 NO 0 2 NO 1.5

3 House of

Fun, Matlock

Roadside 429815 359986 NO2 NO 0 11 NO 1.5

5

North Parade, Matlock

Bath

Roadside 429303 358208 NO2 NO 0 6 NO 1.5

6 Cromford Institute, The Hill

Urban Centre

429435 356820 NO2 NO 0 5 NO 1.5

10 Taylor Court,

Ashbourne Roadside 418186 346368 NO2 NO 2 6 NO 1.5

11 St Johns Street,

Ashbourne

Urban Background

418172 346797 NO2 NO 0 1 NO 1.5



12 Buxton Road,

Ashbourne Roadside 428637 353948 NO2 NO 0 1 NO 1.5

13 Matlock St, Bakewell

Roadside 421856 368343 NO2 NO 0 6 NO 1.5

14 Baslow,

A619 Nether End

Urban Centre

425979 372219 NO2 NO 0 2 NO 1.5

15

Lovers Leap Garage, Stoney

Middleton

Urban Centre

422608 375645 NO2 NO 10 25 NO 1.5

16

Butchers, High Street,

Stoney Middleton

Urban Centre

423063 375416 NO2 NO 1 2 NO 1.5

17 The Edge,

Eyam Rural 421572 376920 NO2 NO 0 23 NO 1.5

18 Twiggs, Bakewell

Rd, Matlock

Urban Centre

429563 360411 NO2 NO 0 8 NO 1.5

Notes:

(1) 0m if the monitoring site is at a location of exposure (e.g. installed on/adjacent to the façade of a residential property).

(2) N/A if not applicable.



Table A.2 – Annual Mean NO2 Monitoring Results

Site ID Site Type Monitoring

Type

Valid Data Capture for Monitoring

Period (%) (1)

Valid Data Capture

2018 (%) (2)

NO2 Annual Mean Concentration (µg/m3) (3)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

2

Roadside

Diffusion Tube

100 100 25.68 26.29 27.95 31.38

28.27

3 Roadside Diffusion Tube

100 100 21.29 20.05 19.79 22.71

19.55


100 100 20.92 21.91 18.48 20.92

19


100 100 25.86 24.94 25.26 23.69

24.53


0 0 17.85 14.06 12.34 15.04


100 100 27.06 27.24 24.92 26.94

24.98


92 92 33.21 31.33 29.64 31.82

25.73


100 100

49.91


100 100 18.28 16.61 18.00 19.63

16.8


100 100 29.41 29.82 26.07 27.37

26.77


100 100 23.16 22.48 22.75 23.63

23.55


100 100 24.97 21.75 22.00 20.85

21.48



17 Rural Background

Diffusion Tube

100 100 8.49 6.63 8.30 9.71

7.61


100 100 24.27 22.78 23.64 24.71

24.22 ☒☒☒☒ Diffusion tube data has been bias corrected ☒☒☒☒ Annualisation has been conducted where data capture is <75%

Notes:

Exceedances of the NO2 annual mean objective of 40µg/m3 are shown in bold.

NO2 annual means exceeding 60µg/m3, indicating a potential exceedance of the NO2 1-hour mean objective are shown in bold and underlined.

(1) Data capture for the monitoring period, in cases where monitoring was only carried out for part of the year.

(2) Data capture for the full calendar year (e.g. if monitoring was carried out for 6 months, the maximum data capture for the full calendar year is 50%).

(3) Means for diffusion tubes have been corrected for bias. All means have been “annualised” as per Boxes 7.9 and 7.10 in LAQM.TG16 if valid data capture for the full calendar year is less than 75%. See Appendix C for details.



Appendix B: Full Monthly Diffusion Tube Results for 2018

Table B.1 – NO2 Monthly Diffusion Tube Results - 2018

Site ID

NO2 Mean Concentrations (µg/m3)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Annual Mean

Aug/Sept Raw

Data

Bias Adjusted (factor)

and Annualised

(1)

DistaCorre

toNear

Expos(2

2 33.51 30.11 30.91 34.11 30.33 28.95 <0.57 48.50 23.73 31.42 32.09 35.49 35.41 30.39 27.27 0

3 21.17 20.67 22.66 22.69 19.86 17.66 18.62 21.95 19.01 19.84 23.05 24.09 21.99 21.02 19.6 0

5 23.00 20.71 21.36 22.89 18.55 15.16 16.69 18.77 17.39 21.26 22.91 24.87 22.09 20.44 19.0 0

6 28.95 26.71 26.65 27.36 24.81 24.95 22.18 24.08 24.88 25.04 29.21 29.44 28.62 26.37 24.5 0

9

10 29.59 25.78 26.71 57.17 25.78 20.24 20.50 25.88 25.16 27.23 29.80 28.08 35.00 28.99 27.0 2

11 34.60 27.54 32.51 18.02 28.91 30.14 30.98 24.90 <0.63 28.81 29.12 36.14 26.63 25.0 0

12 49.21 45.68 46.05 28.12 51.03 50.76 46.65 66.04 58.98 63.16 57.79 48.63 56.51 51.43 47.8 0

13 21.42 20.06 19.84 22.44 17.50 15.19 16.03 15.32 13.99 15.81 22.24 18.63 20.84 18.41 17.1 0

14 31.62 28.26 27.58 25.74 30.94 32.99 29.05 27.73 25.11 25.15 28.75 30.17 28.59 26.6 0

15 23.91 22.99 25.32 7.63 23.65 24.33 24.86 24.24 24.60 26.46 30.89 21.07 34.45 24.19 22.5 10

16 24.11 22.10 24.26 27.78 20.46 19.71 19.95 21.28 20.84 22.93 25.43 26.56 26.91 23.25 21.6 1

17 10.81 9.66 9.97 6.33 6.25 6.40 7.06 6.60 5.71 6.49 8.44 11.41 9.95 8.08 7.5 0

18 29.18 29.01 28.06 26.19 24.19 20.58 21.41 25.06 21.78 23.96 28.66 29.29 29.62 25.92 24.1 0

☐☐☐☐ Local bias adjustment factor used



☒☒☒☒ National bias adjustment factor used ☐☐☐☐ Annualisation has been conducted where data capture is <75% ☐☐☐☐ Where applicable, data has been distance corrected for relevant exposure

Notes:

Exceedances of the NO2 annual mean objective of 40µg/m3 are shown in bold.

NO2 annual means exceeding 60µg/m3, indicating a potential exceedance of the NO2 1-hour mean objective are shown in bold and underlined.

(1) See Appendix C for details on bias adjustment and annualisation.

(2) Distance corrected to nearest relevant public exposure.



Appendix C: Supporting Technical Information / Air Quality Monitoring Data QA/QC Diffusion Tube Bias Adjustment Factors

Tubes are provided and analysed by Gradko International Ltd and are prepared

using 20% triethanolamine (TEA) in water. Results for each tube have been

corrected for bias using a factor of 0.93 for 2018 as detailed on the National Diffusion

Tube Bias Adjustment Factor Spreadsheet accessed June 2019.

QA/QC of Diffusion Tube Monitoring

Gradko actively participated in, and provided input to, the Working Group on

Harmonisation of Diffusion Tubes (AEA 2008). Gradko also demonstrated “Good”

performance in the WASP scheme for the analysis of nitrogen dioxide diffusion tubes

for 2013 in all but one case.



Appendix D: Map(s) of Monitoring Locations and AQMAs NOx diffusion tube monitoring locations

Matlock(3)



Matlock (2)

Matlock Bath (5)



Cromford (6)

Wirksworth (8)



Hulland (9)

Ashbourne (10)



Ashbourne (11)

Bakewell (13)



Baslow (14)

Stoney Middleton (15 & 16)



Eyam (17)

Matlock (18)



Appendix E: Summary of Air Quality Objectives in England

Table E.1 – Air Quality Objectives in England

Pollutant Air Quality Objective4

Concentration Measured as

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)

200 µg/m3 not to be exceeded more than 18 times a year

1-hour mean

40 µg/m3 Annual mean

Particulate Matter (PM10)

50 µg/m3, not to be exceeded more than 35 times a year

24-hour mean

40 µg/m3 Annual mean

Sulphur Dioxide (SO2)


1-hour mean


24-hour mean


15-minute mean

4 The units are in microgrammes of pollutant per cubic metre of air (µg/m3).



Glossary of Terms

Abbreviation Description

AQAP Air Quality Action Plan - A detailed description of measures, outcomes, achievement dates and implementation methods, showing how the local authority intends to achieve air quality limit values’

AQMA Air Quality Management Area – An area where air pollutant concentrations exceed / are likely to exceed the relevant air quality objectives. AQMAs are declared for specific pollutants and objectives

ASR Air quality Annual Status Report

Defra Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DMRB Design Manual for Roads and Bridges – Air quality screening tool produced by Highways England

EU European Union

FDMS Filter Dynamics Measurement System

LAQM Local Air Quality Management

NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide

NOx Nitrogen Oxides

PM10 Airborne particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10µm (micrometres or microns) or less

PM2.5 Airborne particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5µm or less

QA/QC Quality Assurance and Quality Control

SO2 Sulphur Dioxide

… …



References AEA (2008). Diffusion Tubes for Ambient NO2 Monitoring: Practical Guidance for Laboratories and Users.

DEFRA 2016, Technical Guidance LAQM.TG(16)

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