Site Information for Birmingham Tyburn(UKA00479)

Please Note: This monitoring site is closed.

Birmingham Tyburn Information

The monitoring station is within a self-contained, air-conditioned housing located within the car park of council owned offices. The nearest road (other than car park access road) is approximately 60 metres north of the station, the A38 Tyburn Road . The site is located approximately 600 metres to the north of the M6 motorway.

UK-AIR ID: UKA00479

EU Site ID: GB0851A

Altitude (metres): 93

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: Birmingham

Government Region: West Midlands

Easting/Northing: 411595, 290439

Latitude/Longitude: 52.511722, -1.830583


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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
Bureau Veritas Automatic Urban Monitoring Network
Ricardo Energy & Environment Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network
Ricardo Energy & Environment PAH Digitel (solid phase)
National Physical Laboratory Particle Concentrations and Numbers
National Physical Laboratory UK Black Carbon 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 16/08/2004 31/12/2016 4.0
Nitric oxide 16/08/2004 31/12/2016 4.0
Nitrogen dioxide 16/08/2004 31/12/2016 4.0
Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide 16/08/2004 31/12/2016 4.0
Sulphur dioxide 16/08/2004 31/12/2016 4.0
Carbon monoxide 16/08/2004 30/09/2007 Not available
PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 16/08/2004 06/06/2017 4.0 TEOM1400FDMS-8500B-CB
Non-volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 23/01/2009 06/06/2017 0.0
Volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 23/01/2009 06/06/2017 0.0
PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 12/12/2008 06/06/2017 4.0 TEOM1400FDMS-8500B-CB
Non-volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) 12/12/2008 06/06/2017 0.0
Volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) 12/12/2008 06/06/2017 0.0
Modelled Wind Direction 01/08/2010 06/06/2017 Not available
Modelled Wind Speed 01/08/2010 06/06/2017 Not available
Modelled Temperature 01/08/2010 06/06/2017 Not available
PM10 Ambient Temperature 23/01/2009 06/06/2017 Not available
PM10 Ambient pressure measured 23/01/2009 06/06/2017 Not available
PM2.5 Ambient Temperature 12/12/2008 06/06/2017 Not available
PM2.5 Ambient Preasure 12/12/2008 06/06/2017 Not available

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Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
benzene 03/01/2008 31/05/2017 4.0

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PAH Andersen

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Benzo(a)pyrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Benzo(a)anthracene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Benzo(b+j)fluoranthene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Dibenzo(ah+ac)anthracene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
1-Methyl anthracene 17/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
1-Methyl Naphthalene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
1-Methyl phenanthrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
2-Methyl anthracene 17/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
2-Methyl Naphthalene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
2-Methyl phenanthrene 17/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
4.5-Methylene phenanthrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
5-Methyl Chrysene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
9-Methyl anthracene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Acenaphthene 17/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Acenaphthylene 17/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Anthanthrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Anthracene 17/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Benzo(b)naphtho(2,1-d)thiophene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Benzo(c)phenanthrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Benzo(e)pyrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Benzo(ghi)perylene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Biphenyl 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Cholanthrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Chrysene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Coronene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Cyclopenta(c,d)pyrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Dibenzo(al)pyrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Dibenzo(ae)pyrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Dibenzo(ai)pyrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Dibenzo(ah)pyrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Fluoranthene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Fluorene 17/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Perylene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Phenanthrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Pyrene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available
Retene 16/08/2004 01/01/2007 Not available

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PAH Digitel (solid phase)

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Benzo(a)pyrene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Benzo(a)anthracene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Benzo(b)fluoranthene 01/01/2012 24/05/2017 4.0
Benzo(j)fluoranthene 01/01/2012 24/05/2017 4.0
Benzo(b+j)fluoranthene 11/01/2007 31/12/2011 Not available
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Dibenzo(ac)anthracene 01/01/2012 24/05/2017 4.0
Dibenzo(ah)anthracene 01/01/2012 24/05/2017 4.0
Dibenzo(ah+ac)anthracene 11/01/2007 31/12/2011 Not available
5-Methyl Chrysene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Anthanthrene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Benzo(b)naphtho(2,1-d)thiophene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Benzo(c)phenanthrene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Benzo(e)pyrene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Benzo(ghi)perylene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Cholanthrene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Chrysene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Coronene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Cyclopenta(c,d)pyrene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Dibenzo(al)pyrene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Dibenzo(ae)pyrene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Dibenzo(ai)pyrene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Dibenzo(ah)pyrene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0
Perylene 11/01/2007 24/05/2017 4.0

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Particle Concentrations and Numbers

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Total Number Concentration (CPC) 01/01/2009 31/12/2013 0.0

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UK Black Carbon Network

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Black smoke 01/01/2007 31/12/2009 Not available
Black Carbon (880nm) 16/10/2008 28/02/2017 3.5
UV Particulate Matter (UV-BC) 16/10/2008 28/02/2017 3.5

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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.

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
Black Carbon Black Carbon About network Data Selector
Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network About network Network Information page
PAH Andersen PAH Andersen About network PAH data download page
PAH Digitel (solid phase) PAH Digitel (solid phase) About network PAH data download page
Particle Size Composition Particle Size Composition About network Particle Monitoring Data page
Data Selector