Site Information for Wirral Tranmere(UKA00406)

Wirral Tranmere Information

The monitoring station is housed within a self-contained, air-conditioned unit located within the fenced Community Garden which forms part of Victoria Park in Tranmere. The manifold is approximately 50 metres from the nearest minor road, Bebington Road. The Park is approximately 11.6 hectares in size and is bound by residential areas. There is a Gas facility 1.2 kilometres to the west on the banks of the River Mersey.

UK-AIR ID: UKA00406

EU Site ID: GB0730A

Altitude (metres): 38

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: Liverpool

Government Region: North West & Merseyside

Easting/Northing: 332054, 386711

Latitude/Longitude: 53.372870, -3.022722


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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.

Automatic Urban Monitoring Network

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m) Hourly PM Measurement method
Ozone 14/05/2000 - 2.5
Nitric oxide 14/05/2000 - 2.5
Nitrogen dioxide 14/05/2000 - 2.5
Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide 14/05/2000 - 2.5
Sulphur dioxide 14/05/2000 30/09/2007 Not available
Carbon monoxide 14/05/2000 30/09/2007 Not available
PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 14/05/2000 - 2.5 FIDAS200
Non-volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 16/07/2007 28/01/2009 Not available
Volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 16/07/2007 28/01/2009 Not available
PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 28/01/2009 - 2.5 FIDAS200
Non-volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) 28/01/2009 19/08/2019 0.0
Volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) 28/01/2009 19/08/2019 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 16/07/2007 28/01/2009 Not available
PM10 Ambient pressure measured 16/07/2007 28/01/2009 Not available
PM2.5 Ambient Temperature 28/01/2009 19/08/2019 Not available
PM2.5 Ambient Preasure 28/01/2009 19/08/2019 Not available

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Networks measured at this monitoring site

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