Site Information for Port Talbot Margam(UKA00501)

Port Talbot Margam Information

The monitoring station is within a self-contained, air-conditioned housing located within the grounds of a fire station. The nearest road is approximately 10 metres from the station and is an entrance to the steel works. The nearest main road, A48 Commercial Road, is approximately 115 metres from the station, the M4 is approximately 350 metres to the NW. The surrounding area is open land associated with the steel works and residential dwellings. The monitoring station is located around 150 metres from the steel works boundary fence.

UK-AIR ID: UKA00501

EU Site ID: GB0906A

Altitude (metres): 5

Environment Type: Urban Industrial

Site Location

Environment Type: Urban Industrial

Site Address: Port Talbot

Government Region: South Wales

Easting/Northing: 277406, 188719

Latitude/Longitude: 51.583950, -3.770822


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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 Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network
Ricardo Energy & Environment PAH Digitel (solid phase)

Pollutants measured at this monitoring site

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Automatic Urban Monitoring Network

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m) Hourly PM Measurement method
Ozone 24/07/2007 - 3.5
Nitric oxide 24/07/2007 - 3.5
Nitrogen dioxide 24/07/2007 - 3.5
Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide 24/07/2007 - 3.5
Sulphur dioxide 24/07/2007 - 3.5
Carbon monoxide 01/01/2008 - 3.5
PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 24/07/2007 - 3.5 BAM1020heated
Non-volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 24/07/2007 08/01/2021 0.0
Volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 24/07/2007 08/01/2021 0.0
PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 23/04/2008 - 3.5 BAM1020heated
Non-volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) 23/04/2008 22/01/2020 0.0
Volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) 23/04/2008 22/01/2020 0.0
PM10 particulate matter (Daily measured) 19/02/2010 - 3.5
PM2.5 particulate matter (Daily measured) 01/01/2008 18/02/2010 Not available
Daily measured PM10 (uncorrected) 19/02/2010 31/12/2012 Not available
Daily measured PM2.5 (uncorrected) 01/01/2008 18/02/2010 Not available
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 24/07/2007 08/01/2021 Not available
PM10 Ambient pressure measured 24/07/2007 08/01/2021 Not available
PM2.5 Ambient Temperature 23/04/2008 22/01/2020 Not available
PM2.5 Ambient Preasure 23/04/2008 22/01/2020 Not available

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Heavy Metals Network

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Arsenic 01/01/2007 - 2.0
Cadmium 01/01/2007 - 2.0
Chromium 01/01/2008 - 2.0
Cobalt 01/04/2011 - 2.0
Copper 01/01/2007 - 2.0
Iron 01/01/2007 - 2.0
Lead 01/01/2007 - 2.0
Manganese 01/01/2007 - 2.0
mercury in PM10 01/01/2007 31/12/2013 2.0
total gaseous mercury 01/06/2011 31/12/2013 2.0
Nickel 01/01/2007 - 2.0
Platinum 01/01/2007 31/12/2013 2.0
Selenium 01/04/2011 - 2.0
Vanadium 01/01/2007 - 2.0
Zinc 01/01/2007 - 2.0

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Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
benzene 23/01/2020 - 4.0

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PAH Digitel (solid phase)

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Benzo(a)pyrene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Benzo(a)anthracene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Benzo(b)fluoranthene 01/01/2012 - 2.0
Benzo(j)fluoranthene 01/01/2012 - 2.0
Benzo(b+j)fluoranthene 09/10/2007 31/12/2011 Not available
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ac)anthracene 01/01/2012 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ah)anthracene 01/01/2012 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ah+ac)anthracene 09/10/2007 31/12/2011 Not available
5-Methyl Chrysene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Anthanthrene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Anthracene 01/01/2021 - 2.0
Benzo(b)naphtho(2,1-d)thiophene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Benzo(c)phenanthrene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Benzo(e)pyrene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Benzo(ghi)perylene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Cholanthrene 09/10/2007 01/05/2019 2.0
Chrysene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Coronene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Cyclopenta(c,d)pyrene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Dibenzo(al)pyrene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ae)pyrene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ai)pyrene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Dibenzo(ah)pyrene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Fluoranthene 01/01/2021 - 2.0
Perylene 09/10/2007 - 2.0
Phenanthrene 01/01/2021 - 2.0
Pyrene 01/01/2021 - 2.0
Retene 01/01/2021 - 2.0

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Partisol Research

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
PM2.5 particulate matter (Daily measured) 19/10/2007 31/12/2007 Not available
Daily measured PM2.5 (uncorrected) 19/10/2007 31/12/2007 Not available

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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
Data Selector
Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network About network Network Information page
PAH Digitel (solid phase) PAH Digitel (solid phase) About network PAH data download page
Partisol Research Partisol Research About network Data Selector