Site Information for Sandy Roadside(UKA00533)
Sandy Roadside Information
The monitoring station is within a self-contained, air-conditioned housing located north west of the Sandy centre on the A1, London Road withing the grounds of a car dealership. The surrounding area is residential to the east of the A1 and rural to the west of the A1. The monitoring station is located approximately 9 metres from the kerb.
UK-AIR ID: UKA00533
EU Site ID: GB0954A
Altitude (metres): 22
Environment Type: Urban Traffic
PM2.5 Targets This site is used in the assessment of the Annual Mean Concentration Target (AMCT) under the Environmental Target (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2023, subject to meeting the inclusion criteria on an annual basis. It is not used in the assessment of the Population Exposure Reduction Target (PERT). 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 Traffic
Site Address: Sandy
Government Region: Eastern
Easting/Northing: 516436, 249597
Latitude/Longitude: 52.132417, -0.300306
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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 London Monitoring Network |
Pollutants measured at this monitoring site
The pollutants measured at this monitoring site, grouped by network, are shown below.
Automatic London Monitoring Network
| Pollutant | Start Date | End Date | Inlet Height (m) | Hourly PM Measurement method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitric oxide | 28/07/2008 | - | 2.5 | |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 28/07/2008 | - | 2.5 | |
| Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide | 28/07/2008 | - | 2.5 | |
| PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured) | 28/07/2008 | - | 2.5 | BAM |
| Non-volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) | 27/01/2009 | 07/02/2019 | Not available | FDMS |
| Volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) | 27/01/2009 | 07/02/2019 | Not available | FDMS |
| PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) | 27/01/2009 | - | 2.5 | BAM |
| Non-volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) | 27/01/2009 | 07/02/2019 | Not available | FDMS |
| Volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) | 27/01/2009 | 07/02/2019 | 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 |
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 | Data Selector |