Air Quality
Detailed Assessment (NO2 Eastern Docks) November 2007
The report follows on from the Updating Screening Assessment
(April 2006) which recommended a Detailed Assessment at the Port
due to potential for exceedences of the hourly NO2 Objective.
This Air Quality Detailed Assessment report has evaluated
nitrogen dioxide emissions within the Eastern Docks using modelling
and monitoring data from the Eastern Docks monitoring site. There
are some quite detailed analysis of episodes to establish the
source apportionment.Conclusions in the report indicate that whilst
there were exceedences of the annual mean objective and the hourly
objective, these were not at locations representing relevant public
exposure.
In view of this the Council do not have to declare further AQMAs
in this area at this time. The report highlights that episodes can
be entitrely affected by meteorological conditions and whilst in
2007 the number of exceedences may not breach the Objectives the
situation can change from year to year.
It is recommended that monitoring continues at the eastern Docks
site.
Contact
Tel: 01304 872428
E-mail: envhealth@dover.gov.uk
