Site Information for Sheffield Tinsley(UKA00181)

Sheffield Tinsley Information

The monitoring station is within a self-contained, air-conditioned housing within the grounds of the Tinsley Community Centre approximately 200 metres east of the M1 motorway. The surrounding area is generally open, with residential areas to the east of the M1 and light industrial premises to the west of the M1.

UK-AIR ID: UKA00181

EU Site ID: GB0538A

Altitude (metres): 90

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: Sheffield

Government Region: Yorkshire & Humberside

Easting/Northing: 440238, 390588

Latitude/Longitude: 53.410580, -1.396139


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Partners

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Operator Networks
National Physical Laboratory Heavy Metals Network
Bureau Veritas Automatic Urban Monitoring Network
Ricardo Energy & Environment PAH Digitel (solid phase)

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 20/02/2023 - 3.5
Nitric oxide 28/11/1990 - 3.5
Nitrogen dioxide 28/11/1990 - 3.5
Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide 28/11/1990 - 3.5
Carbon monoxide 08/08/1991 30/09/2007 Not available
PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 05/05/2022 - 3.5 FIDAS200
PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 05/05/2022 - 3.5 FIDAS200
Modelled Wind Direction 01/08/2010 - Not available
Modelled Wind Speed 01/08/2010 - Not available
Modelled Temperature 01/08/2010 - Not available

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Heavy Metals Network

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Arsenic 28/02/2013 - 2.0
Cadmium 28/02/2013 - 2.0
Chromium 28/02/2013 - 2.0
Cobalt 28/02/2013 - 2.0
Copper 28/02/2013 - 2.0
Iron 28/02/2013 - 2.0
Lead 28/02/2013 - 2.0
Manganese 28/02/2013 - 2.0
mercury in PM10 28/02/2013 31/12/2013 2.0
Nickel 28/02/2013 - 2.0
Platinum 28/02/2013 31/12/2013 Not available
Selenium 28/02/2013 - 2.0
Vanadium 28/02/2013 - 2.0
Zinc 28/02/2013 - 2.0

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PAH Digitel (solid phase)

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Benzo(a)pyrene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Benzo(a)anthracene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Benzo(b)fluoranthene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Benzo(j)fluoranthene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ac)anthracene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ah)anthracene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
5-Methyl Chrysene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Anthanthrene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Anthracene 01/01/2021 - 2.0
Benzo(b)naphtho(2,1-d)thiophene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Benzo(c)phenanthrene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Benzo(e)pyrene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Benzo(ghi)perylene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Cholanthrene 16/03/2017 01/05/2019 2.0
Chrysene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Coronene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Cyclopenta(c,d)pyrene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Dibenzo(al)pyrene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ae)pyrene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ai)pyrene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ah)pyrene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Fluoranthene 01/01/2021 - 2.0
Perylene 16/03/2017 - 2.0
Phenanthrene 01/01/2021 - 2.0
Pyrene 01/01/2021 - 2.0
Retene 01/01/2021 - 2.0

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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.

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Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) About network Latest pollution summary
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Heavy Metals Heavy Metals About network Metals data download page
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PAH Digitel (solid phase) PAH Digitel (solid phase) About network PAH data download page