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Air Quality Issues & Current Actions

This overview provides historical context, health impacts, EC directives, and the local air quality management process in Dundee City. It includes review and assessment, air quality management areas, action plans, and the Scottish Transport Emission Partnership.

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Air Quality Issues & Current Actions

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  1. Air Quality Issues & Current Actions Iris Coghill Environmental Manager Environment Department Dundee City Council iris.coghill@dundeecity.gov.uk

  2. OVERVIEW • Historical Context • Comparison of Health Impacts • EC Directives and the UK National Air Quality Strategy • Local Air Quality Management Process • Review and Assessment • Air Quality Management Areas • Action Plans • Scottish Transport Emission Partnership

  3. DUNDEE PRIOR TO CLEAN AIR ACTS (1956-1968)

  4. AIR POLLUTION MONITORING 1961-1982

  5. DUNDEE-TODAY

  6. Comparison of Health Impacts

  7. LOCAL AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT (REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT) • Assess whether the objectives are breached at relevant locations • Relevant locations – public exposure • Staged Process • Updating & Screening Assessments • Progress Reports • Detailed Assessments • Declare an AQMA • Further Assessment • Action Plan

  8. National Air Quality Objectives • NO2 Objective (EU and Scottish) • Annual mean - 40ugm-3 • 1 hour mean 200ugm-3 (18 exceedances permitted each year) • PM10 Objective • Annual mean - 18ugm-3(EU 40ugm-3) • 24-hour mean 50ugm-3 not to be exceeded more than 7 times a year (EU 50ugm-3 not to be exceeded more than 35 times a year)

  9. MONITORING Continuous automatic monitors NO2 diffusion tube

  10. Computer Air Pollution Dispersion Modelling

  11. DUNDEE’s AQMA for NO2 & PM10

  12. AQAP MEASURES • Encourage Modal Shift • Increase Cleaner Vehicle Usage • Road Infrastructure / Traffic Management • ECO STARS (Fleet Recognition Scheme)

  13. Encourage Modal Shift

  14. Cleaner & Greener Vehicles • Vehicle emission testing & idling vehicle enforcement • Green vehicle procurement • Eco-driving • LEZ/Charter? • Taxi licensing?

  15. Road Infrastructure and Traffic Management • Junction alterations • Enhance Urban Traffic Management Control Systems • Tactran Freight Quality Partnership (Freight and Commercial vehicle route planning) • Partnership Working with Bus Operators

  16. ECOSTARS(FLEET RECOGNITION SCHEME) The ECO Stars scheme is voluntary, and seen as an appropriate way to provide public recognition for operators of commercial vehicles who are active in taking steps • To improve efficiency • Reduce fuel consumption and • Reduce the impact on local air quality and maximising carbon savings • Guidance for further financial and environmental savings

  17. Scottish Transport Emission Partnership

  18. Useful Websites/Twitter • www.scottishairquality.co.uk • www.airquality.co.uk • www.defra.gov.uk Scottish Transport Emissions Partnership (STEP) have set up a twitter account at: • https://twitter.com/step_scotland

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