Southampton Centre Information
The monitoring station is within a
self-contained air-conditioned housing located at a junction of a residential
road (Brinton Road) and a six-lane dual carriageway (Northern Road) with
periodic congestion during peak traffic flow periods. The manifold inlet is
approximately 10 metres from the residential road kerbside, 20 metres from
Northern Road. The surrounding area is mainly urban residential.
UK-AIR ID: UKA00235
EU Site ID: GB0598A
Altitude (metres): 7
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: Southampton
Government Region: South East
Easting/Northing: 442581, 112252
Latitude/Longitude: 50.908173, -1.395757
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Partners
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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 Hydrocarbon Monitoring Network
Pollutant |
Start Date |
End Date |
Inlet Height (m) |
ethane |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
ethene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
ethyne |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
propane |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
propene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
iso-butane |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
n-butane |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
1-butene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
trans-2-butene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
cis-2-butene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
iso-pentane |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
n-pentane |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
1,3-butadiene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
trans-2-pentene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
cis-2-pentene (VOC-AIR only) |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
2+3-methylpentane (VOC-AIR only) |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
isoprene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
n-hexane |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
n-heptane |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
benzene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
toluene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
ethylbenzene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
m+p-xylene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
o-xylene |
13/09/1995 |
31/12/2000 |
Not available |
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Automatic Urban Monitoring Network
Pollutant |
Start Date |
End Date |
Inlet Height (m) |
Hourly PM Measurement method |
Ozone |
04/01/1994 |
- |
3.0 |
|
Nitric oxide |
04/01/1994 |
- |
3.0 |
|
Nitrogen dioxide |
04/01/1994 |
- |
3.0 |
|
Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide |
04/01/1994 |
- |
3.0 |
|
Sulphur dioxide |
04/01/1994 |
- |
3.0 |
|
Carbon monoxide |
04/01/1994 |
28/08/2012 |
4.0 |
|
PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured) |
04/01/1994 |
- |
3.0 |
FIDAS |
Non-volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) |
02/04/2007 |
07/11/2019 |
Not available |
FDMS |
Volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) |
02/04/2007 |
07/11/2019 |
Not available |
FDMS |
PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) |
05/11/2008 |
- |
3.0 |
FIDAS |
Non-volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) |
05/11/2008 |
07/11/2019 |
Not available |
FDMS |
Volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) |
05/11/2008 |
07/11/2019 |
Not available |
FDMS |
Modelled Wind Direction |
01/08/2010 |
- |
10.0 |
|
Modelled Wind Speed |
01/08/2010 |
- |
10.0 |
|
Modelled Temperature |
01/08/2010 |
- |
2.0 |
|
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Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network
Pollutant |
Start Date |
End Date |
Inlet Height (m) |
benzene |
18/12/2001 |
- |
4.0 |
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PAH Digitel (solid phase)
Pollutant |
Start Date |
End Date |
Inlet Height (m) |
Benzo(a)pyrene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Benzo(a)anthracene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Benzo(j)fluoranthene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Dibenzo(ac)anthracene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Dibenzo(ah)anthracene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
5-Methyl Chrysene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Anthanthrene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Anthracene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Benzo(b)naphtho(2,1-d)thiophene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Benzo(c)phenanthrene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Benzo(e)pyrene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Benzo(ghi)perylene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Chrysene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Coronene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Cyclopenta(c,d)pyrene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Dibenzo(al)pyrene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Dibenzo(ae)pyrene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Dibenzo(ai)pyrene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Dibenzo(ah)pyrene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Fluoranthene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Perylene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Phenanthrene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Pyrene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
Retene |
16/06/2021 |
- |
2.0 |
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Networks measured at this monitoring site
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