Air Quality Annual Progress Report 2010
The Annual Progress Report review of new
monitoring data, has shown that exceedences of nitrogen dioxide
continue to occur in Dover A20 Trunk Road AQMA and High
Street/Ladywell AQMA where there is relevant exposure. Exceedences
also continue to occur in the Eastern Docks. At this location there
is no relevant exposure.
Outside the AQMAs there were no
exceedences.
Sulphur dioxide levels in the Eastern Dock
port area would appear to have reduced over the past few years
predominately due to the introduction of tighter EU controls on
bunker fuels used by cross-channel shipping. No exceedences of the
15 minute Objective for sulphur dioxide has been recorded during
the last year. It is recommended that monitoring continue at this
site as weather conditions can cause a significant number of
exceedences in a short period of time.
Contact
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E-mail: envhealth@dover.gov.uk
