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Overview and QA/QC

Overview and QA/QC. Ken Stevenson. Web based database of air quality data throughout Scotland Quality Assurance programme – to ensure harmonised data quality Ken Stevenson AQ mapping for Scotland – use of the data to map pollution concentrations throughout Scotland Nikki Brophy

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Overview and QA/QC

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  1. Overview and QA/QC Ken Stevenson

  2. Web based database of air quality data throughout Scotland • Quality Assurance programme – to ensure harmonised data quality Ken Stevenson • AQ mapping for Scotland – use of the data to map pollution concentrations throughout Scotland Nikki Brophy • Website features and functionality and use of data to determine trends in air quality in Scotland Paul Willis

  3. QA/QC of Scottish sites • Current Situation: • 47 Sites on Scottish website • 14 AURN • 10 funded by Scottish Grant Scheme • 23 operated under this project – so far • In the pipeline – • Edinburgh Gorgie Road, Ayr High Street, East Kilbride Whirlies and Fife Rosyth • 51 in total

  4. Aberdeen (3) East Dunbartonshire (2) Edinburgh (4) Falkirk (3) N. Lanarkshire (5) Glasgow (4) West Dunbartonshire (2) South Ayrshire (1) Renfrewshire (1) South Lanarkshire (1) East Renfrewshire (1) Midlothian (2) East Lothian (2) West Lothian (1) Shetland (1 new site) Total 6 existing and one new site still to incorporate Scottish Government QA/QC Programme

  5. Scottish Government 1st Audit 2nd Audit AURN 1st Audit 2nd Audit ü ü ü Aberdeen Anderson Dr Aberdeen ü ü ü ü ü Aberdeen Market St Auchencorth Moss ü ü ü ü Aberdeen Union St Bush Estate ü ü ü ü East Dunbartonshire Bearsden Cross Dumfries ü ü ü ü East Dunb artonshire Bishopbriggs Cross Edinburgh St Leonards ü ü ü Edinburgh Roseburn Eskdalemuir ü ü ü Edinburgh Haymarket Fort William ü ü ü Edinburgh Queen St Glasgow Centre ü ü ü Edinburgh Gorgie Road Glasgow City Chambers ü ü ü Edinburgh St Joh ns Road Glasgow Kerbside ü ü ü Falkirk Hope St Grangemouth ü ü ü Falkirk Park St Inverness ü ü ü ü Glasgow Anderston Lerwick ü ü ü ü Glasgow Battlefield Road Strath Vaich ü ü Glasgow Byres Road Site Audit Visits 2007 ü ü Grant Funded 1st Audit 2nd Audit Glasgow Waulkmillglen Reservoir ü ü ü Grangemouth Municipal Chambers Dundee Broughty Ferry Road ü ü ü N.Lanarkshire Chapelhall Dundee Lochee Road ü ü ü N.Lanarkshire Coatbridge Ellis Rd Dundee Mains Loan ü ü ü N.Lanarkshire Coatbridge Wifflet Rd Dundee Seagate ü ü ü N.Lanarkshire Croy Dundee Union Street ü ü ü N.Lanarkshire Harthill Dundee Whitehall Street ü ü ü ü West Dunbartonshire Clydebank Fife Cupar ü ü ü ü West Dunbartonshire Glasgow Road Fife Dunfermline ü ü Perth ü ü Perth 2

  6. Problems found at 2007 audits • 2 NOx converters < 95% (90.8% 93.5%) • 1 Ozone out by more than 10% (13%) • 5 Teom:- 2 Ko not agreeing 1 Ko out by -5.53% 1 Main flow out by 12% 1 Leak test failed • 4 NO Cylinders:- -36.4% -17.3% -39% -19.2% • 1 NOx leak test:-

  7. Data Ratification

  8. Why is Aberdeen Market Street so high ?

  9. Aberdeen Market Street Very busy road with pelican crossing nearby Lorry park behind site Construction yard in front of site

  10. Introduction of PM10 Monitoring by TEOM FDMS What is FDMS

  11. FDMS sites in Scotland • National Network – Edinburgh St Leonards and Auchencorth Moss • Joining Scottish database – Ayr High Street, East Kilbride Whirlies, Fife Rosyth • To Join Scottish database – Clarkston (East Renfrewshire) and Linlithgow (West Lothian) • Other FRMS site in Scotland – Angus, East Dunbartonshire, Hamilton, Rutherglen, Glasgow + others

  12. Data From FDMS – National Network

  13. Data From FDMS – LA data

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