Site Information for London Westminster(UKA00435)
London Westminster Information
The monitoring station is located within a self contained housing in the car park of the mortuary and coroner's court. The nearest road is the B323 Horseferry Road approximately 17 metres north of the station. The surrounding area is mixed commercial and residential.
UK-AIR ID: UKA00435
EU Site ID: GB0743A
Altitude (metres): 5
Environment Type: Urban Background
PM2.5 Targets This site is used in the assessment of both the Annual Mean Concentration Target (AMCT) and Population Exposure Reduction Target (PERT) under the Environmental Target (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2023, subject to meeting the inclusion criteria on an annual basis. To find out more about how measurements are used to calculate progress towards the targets and which sites have met the inclusion criteria in different years, please see the PM2.5 target calculation page.
Site Location
Environment Type: Urban Background
Site Address: London
Government Region: Greater London
Easting/Northing: 529778, 178957
Latitude/Longitude: 51.494670, -0.131931
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Partners
The Partners who operate networks at this monitoring sites are shown in the table below. Clicking on the Partner name will open their website in a new window.
| Operator | Networks |
|---|---|
| National Physical Laboratory | Heavy Metals Network |
| Bureau Veritas | Automatic Urban Monitoring Network |
Pollutants measured at this monitoring site
The pollutants measured at this monitoring site, grouped by network, are shown below. Use the links below to quickly jump to a specific network.
Automatic Urban Monitoring Network
| Pollutant | Start Date | End Date | Inlet Height (m) | Hourly PM Measurement method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozone | 17/07/2001 | - | 4.0 | |
| Nitric oxide | 17/07/2001 | - | 4.0 | |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 17/07/2001 | - | 4.0 | |
| Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide | 17/07/2001 | - | 4.0 | |
| Sulphur dioxide | 17/07/2001 | 19/07/2012 | 4.0 | |
| Carbon monoxide | 17/07/2001 | 19/07/2012 | 4.0 | |
| PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) | 01/04/2018 | - | 3.0 | BAM |
| PM2.5 particulate matter (Daily measured) | 25/12/2008 | 28/02/2018 | 4.0 | PARTISOL |
| Modelled Wind Direction | 01/08/2010 | - | 10.0 | |
| Modelled Wind Speed | 01/08/2010 | - | 10.0 | |
| Modelled Temperature | 01/08/2010 | - | 2.0 |
Heavy Metals Network
| Pollutant | Start Date | End Date | Inlet Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic | 01/01/2004 | - | 4.0 |
| Cadmium | 01/01/2004 | - | 4.0 |
| Chromium | 01/01/2004 | - | 4.0 |
| Cobalt | 01/04/2011 | - | 4.0 |
| Copper | 01/01/2004 | - | 4.0 |
| Iron | 01/01/2004 | - | 4.0 |
| Lead | 01/01/2004 | - | 4.0 |
| Manganese | 01/01/2004 | - | 4.0 |
| mercury in PM10 | 01/01/2004 | 31/12/2013 | 4.0 |
| total gaseous mercury | 01/01/2004 | 14/08/2018 | 4.0 |
| Nickel | 01/01/2004 | - | 4.0 |
| Platinum | 01/01/2004 | 31/12/2013 | 4.0 |
| Selenium | 01/04/2011 | - | 4.0 |
| Vanadium | 01/01/2004 | - | 4.0 |
| Zinc | 01/01/2004 | - | 4.0 |
Networks measured at this monitoring site
The listing below shows the networks that this monitoring site belongs to. You can search for sites within these networks by clicking on their name, or use the network information links to find out more about them.
| Network | Search | Further Details | Get Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) | Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) | About network | Latest pollution summary Current Levels Pre-Formatted Data Files |
| Heavy Metals | Heavy Metals | About network | Metals data download page Data Selector |