Site Information for Preston(UKA00408)

Preston Information

The monitoring station is located in a self contained cabin situated on an area of cleared land within a terraced housing development, on the east side of the town centre. The nearest road is approximately 4 metres from the station. This is a minor residential road. The nearest main road is the B6243, Ribbleton Lane approximately 70 metres from the station. The surrounding area is a mixture of residential and commercial properties.

UK-AIR ID: UKA00408

EU Site ID: GB0731A

Altitude (metres): 40

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: Preston

Government Region: North West & Merseyside

Easting/Northing: 355250, 430131

Latitude/Longitude: 53.765590, -2.680353


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Partners

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Operator Networks
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 06/06/2000 - 2.8
Nitric oxide 06/06/2000 - 2.8
Nitrogen dioxide 06/06/2000 - 2.8
Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide 06/06/2000 - 2.8
Sulphur dioxide 06/06/2000 30/09/2007 Not available
Carbon monoxide 06/06/2000 30/09/2007 Not available
PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 06/06/2000 - 2.8 FIDAS200
Non-volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 05/06/2007 27/01/2009 Not available
Volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 05/06/2007 27/01/2009 Not available
PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 27/01/2009 - 2.8 FIDAS200
Non-volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) 27/01/2009 24/06/2019 0.0
Volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) 27/01/2009 24/06/2019 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 05/06/2007 27/01/2009 Not available
PM10 Ambient pressure measured 05/06/2007 27/01/2009 Not available
PM2.5 Ambient Temperature 27/01/2009 24/06/2019 Not available
PM2.5 Ambient Preasure 27/01/2009 24/06/2019 Not available

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PAH Digitel (solid phase)

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Benzo(a)pyrene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Benzo(a)anthracene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Benzo(b)fluoranthene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Benzo(j)fluoranthene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ac)anthracene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ah)anthracene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
5-Methyl Chrysene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Anthanthrene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Anthracene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Benzo(b)naphtho(2,1-d)thiophene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Benzo(c)phenanthrene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Benzo(e)pyrene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Benzo(ghi)perylene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Chrysene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Coronene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Cyclopenta(c,d)pyrene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Dibenzo(al)pyrene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ae)pyrene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ai)pyrene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ah)pyrene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Fluoranthene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Perylene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Phenanthrene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Pyrene 02/03/2022 - 2.0
Retene 02/03/2022 - 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