Site Information for Warrington(UKA00538)
Warrington Information
The monitoring station is within a self-contained, air conditioned housing located at the rear of Sacred Heart Primary School, Warrington. The manifold is approximately 100 metres north of the nearest major road, A57 Sankey Way. The A57 is a busy dual-carriageway. The surrounding area is open, lightly wooded park land to the west of the site and urban residential to the east of the site.
UK-AIR ID: UKA00538
EU Site ID: GB0958A
Altitude (metres): 11
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: Not available
Government Region: North West & Merseyside
Easting/Northing: 359156, 388220
Latitude/Longitude: 53.389225, -2.615593
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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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitric oxide | 21/10/2008 | - | 4.0 | |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 21/10/2008 | - | 4.0 | |
| Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide | 21/10/2008 | - | 4.0 | |
| PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured) | 01/11/2008 | - | 4.0 | BAM |
| Non-volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) | 27/11/2008 | 21/11/2018 | Not available | FDMS |
| Volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) | 27/11/2008 | 21/11/2018 | Not available | FDMS |
| PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) | 27/11/2008 | - | 4.0 | BAM |
| Non-volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) | 27/11/2008 | 21/11/2018 | Not available | FDMS |
| Volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) | 27/11/2008 | 21/11/2018 | 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 | Latest pollution summary Current Levels Pre-Formatted Data Files |