Site Information for Salford Eccles(UKA00339)

Salford Eccles Information

The monitoring station is within a self-contained, air-conditioned housing immediately adjacent to local amenities. The nearest major road to the station is the M602, approximately 250 metres to the north with the A56/A567 200 metres to the east. The surrounding area is generally open and comprised of suburban properties with a chemical plant 350 metres to the south.

UK-AIR ID: UKA00339

EU Site ID: GB0660A

Altitude (metres): 30

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: Manchester

Government Region: North West & Merseyside

Easting/Northing: 377925, 398729

Latitude/Longitude: 53.484810, -2.334139


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Partners

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Operator Networks
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 20/03/1997 - 4.0
Nitric oxide 20/03/1997 - 2.5
Nitrogen dioxide 20/03/1997 - 2.5
Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide 20/03/1997 - 2.5
Sulphur dioxide 20/03/1997 31/12/2012 4.0
Carbon monoxide 20/03/1997 31/12/2012 4.0
PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 20/03/1997 - 2.5 FIDAS200
Non-volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 26/02/2009 11/07/2018 0.0
Volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 26/02/2009 11/07/2018 0.0
PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 26/11/2008 - 2.5 FIDAS200
Non-volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) 26/11/2008 11/07/2018 0.0
Volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) 26/11/2008 11/07/2018 0.0
Modelled Wind Direction 01/08/2010 - Not available
Modelled Wind Speed 01/08/2010 - Not available
Modelled Temperature 01/08/2010 - Not available
PM10 Ambient Temperature 26/02/2009 11/07/2018 Not available
PM10 Ambient pressure measured 26/02/2009 11/07/2018 Not available
PM2.5 Ambient Temperature 26/11/2008 11/07/2018 Not available
PM2.5 Ambient Preasure 26/11/2008 11/07/2018 Not available

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PAH Digitel (solid phase)

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Benzo(a)pyrene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Benzo(a)anthracene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Benzo(b)fluoranthene 01/01/2012 - 2.0
Benzo(j)fluoranthene 01/01/2012 - 2.0
Benzo(b+j)fluoranthene 04/10/2007 31/12/2011 Not available
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ac)anthracene 01/01/2012 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ah)anthracene 01/01/2012 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ah+ac)anthracene 04/10/2007 31/12/2011 Not available
5-Methyl Chrysene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Anthanthrene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Anthracene 01/01/2021 - 2.0
Benzo(b)naphtho(2,1-d)thiophene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Benzo(c)phenanthrene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Benzo(e)pyrene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Benzo(ghi)perylene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Cholanthrene 04/10/2007 01/05/2019 2.0
Chrysene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Coronene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Cyclopenta(c,d)pyrene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Dibenzo(al)pyrene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ae)pyrene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ai)pyrene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ah)pyrene 04/10/2007 - 2.0
Fluoranthene 01/01/2021 - 2.0
Perylene 04/10/2007 - 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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PAH Digitel (solid phase) PAH Digitel (solid phase) About network PAH data download page