Air Quality Assessment for Rugby Borough Council

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Air Quality Assessment for Rugby Borough
Council

• James Richer
• Technical Director

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RUGBY BOROUGH COUNCIL AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT

• One of the most comprehensive air quality
  assessments in the UK
• Air Quality Monitoring network
• Air Quality Helpline
• Updating Screening Assessment
• Detailed Assessment
• Dispersion Modelling of all pollution sources
  within Rugby BC
• Regular public consultation

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• WHY CARRY OUT AN AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT?
• Under Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 Local
  Authorities must complete Air Quality Review and
  Assessments to safeguard public health
• Rugby In Plume
• Other Public Interest

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AIR QUALITY REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT

• Completed following guidance published by Defra
  LAQM.TG(03)
• Updating Screening Assessment
• Detailed Assessment
• All reports are reviewed by Defra

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• BACKGROUND TO AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
• Air Quality Regulations 2002
• Health based criteria for key pollutants
• Exposure and averaging periods
• Dust nuisance issues
• Main sources of pollution
• Road traffic (Rugby BC, County Council
  Highways Agency)
• Industrial sources (Rugby BC Environment
  Agency)_

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ACCESS TO AIR QUALITY DATA AND REPORTS

• All reports will be made available electronically
  once approved by Defra
• Hard copy of reports in Public Library
• Air quality monitoring data
• Quarterly reports containing ratified data
• Unratified data currently provided fortnightly
• Live data access will be provided

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AIR QUALITY HELPLINE

• Free service to provide advice on air quality
  issues
• Available to all members of the public
• Tel [phone]
• Email airquality.helpline_at_rugby.gov.uk
• Open 9am to 5pm
• Monday to Friday
• Answerphone out of hours

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PROGRESS TO DATE

• 2 Air Quality Monitoring Stations installed
• 19 Turnkey PM monitors installed
• 2 additional Air Quality Monitoring Stations
  will be installed ASAP
• Draft Updating Screening Assessment
• Air Quality Monitoring Report Dec 2003
• Further work Detailed Assessment (incl.
  Modelling

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MONITORING EQUIPMENT

• 4 Air Quality Monitoring Station (AQMS)
• TEOM particulate monitors used in the UK AURN
  
• Chemiluminescent Nitrogen Dioxide Analyser
• Ultra-Violet Fluorescence Sulphur Dioxide
  Analyser
• 19 Turnkey Osiris Particulate Monitors
• Environment Agency AQMS

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TYPES OF SITE EXPOSURE

• Urban Centre
• Urban Background
• Suburban
• Roadside
• Kerbside
• Industrial
• Rural
• Other special source-orientated location

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GENERAL SITING CRITERIA

• Phase 1 Air Quality Review and Assessment
  studies
• Modelling
• Sources and emissions
• Meteorology
• Topography
• Spatial and temporal factors

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LOCAL SITING CRITERIA

• Proximity to public exposure
• Trees
• Buildings
• Security
• Electricity Supply
• Site Access

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SITE LOCATIONS

• General Overview
• Individual Sites