Site Information for Newcastle Centre(UKA00213)

Newcastle Centre Information

The monitoring station is within a self-contained, air-conditioned housing located approximately 20 metres from the B1307 and 180 metres away from a major through road of the city, the B1318 Great North Road. The surrounding area is generally open with a private car park and a grassed area in the immediate vicinity of the monitoring station.

UK-AIR ID: UKA00213

EU Site ID: GB0568A

Altitude (metres): 45

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: Newcastle

Government Region: North East

Easting/Northing: 425026, 564918

Latitude/Longitude: 54.978250, -1.610528


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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
Ricardo Energy & Environment Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network
Ricardo Energy & Environment PAH Digitel (solid phase)
National Physical Laboratory UK Black Carbon 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 08/03/1992 - 3.2
Nitric oxide 08/03/1992 - 3.2
Nitrogen dioxide 08/03/1992 - 3.2
Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide 08/03/1992 - 3.2
Sulphur dioxide 08/03/1992 15/08/2012 4.0
Carbon monoxide 08/03/1992 15/08/2012 4.0
PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 08/03/1992 - 3.2 BAM1020heated
Non-volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 21/02/2007 18/03/2020 0.0
Volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 21/02/2007 18/03/2020 0.0
PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 24/08/2008 - 3.2 BAM1020heated
Non-volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) 24/08/2008 18/03/2020 0.0
Volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured) 24/08/2008 18/03/2020 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 21/02/2007 18/03/2020 Not available
PM10 Ambient pressure measured 21/02/2007 18/03/2020 Not available
PM2.5 Ambient Temperature 24/08/2008 18/03/2020 Not available
PM2.5 Ambient Preasure 24/08/2008 18/03/2020 Not available

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Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
benzene 05/03/2002 - 4.0

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PAH Andersen

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Benzo(a)pyrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Benzo(a)anthracene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Benzo(b+j)fluoranthene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Dibenzo(ah+ac)anthracene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
1-Methyl anthracene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
1-Methyl Naphthalene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
1-Methyl phenanthrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
2-Methyl anthracene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
2-Methyl Naphthalene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
2-Methyl phenanthrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
4.5-Methylene phenanthrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
5-Methyl Chrysene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
9-Methyl anthracene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Acenaphthene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Acenaphthylene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Anthanthrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Anthracene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Benzo(b)naphtho(2,1-d)thiophene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Benzo(c)phenanthrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Benzo(e)pyrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Benzo(ghi)perylene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Biphenyl 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Cholanthrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Chrysene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Coronene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Cyclopenta(c,d)pyrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Dibenzo(al)pyrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Dibenzo(ae)pyrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Dibenzo(ai)pyrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Dibenzo(ah)pyrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Fluoranthene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Fluorene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Perylene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Phenanthrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Pyrene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available
Retene 01/01/2001 31/12/2006 Not available

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PAH Digitel (solid phase)

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Benzo(a)pyrene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Benzo(a)anthracene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Benzo(b)fluoranthene 01/01/2012 - 4.0
Benzo(j)fluoranthene 01/01/2012 - 4.0
Benzo(b+j)fluoranthene 23/05/2007 31/12/2011 Not available
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Dibenzo(ac)anthracene 01/01/2012 - 4.0
Dibenzo(ah)anthracene 01/01/2012 - 4.0
Dibenzo(ah+ac)anthracene 23/05/2007 31/12/2011 Not available
5-Methyl Chrysene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Anthanthrene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Anthracene 01/01/2021 - 4.0
Benzo(b)naphtho(2,1-d)thiophene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Benzo(c)phenanthrene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Benzo(e)pyrene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Benzo(ghi)perylene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Cholanthrene 23/05/2007 01/05/2019 4.0
Chrysene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Coronene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Cyclopenta(c,d)pyrene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Dibenzo(al)pyrene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Dibenzo(ae)pyrene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Dibenzo(ai)pyrene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Dibenzo(ah)pyrene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Fluoranthene 01/01/2021 - 4.0
Perylene 23/05/2007 - 4.0
Phenanthrene 01/01/2021 - 4.0
Pyrene 01/01/2021 - 4.0
Retene 01/01/2021 - 4.0

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UK Black Carbon Network

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Black Carbon (880nm) 04/07/2024 - Not available
UV Particulate Matter (UV-BC) 04/07/2024 - Not available
Infra Red Particulate matter (950nm) 04/07/2024 - Not available
Red Particulate matter (660nm) 04/07/2024 - Not available
Yellow Particulate matter (590nm) 04/07/2024 - Not available
Green Particulate matter (520nm) 04/07/2024 - Not available
Blue Particulate matter (470nm) 04/07/2024 - Not available
UV Particulate Matter (370nm) 04/07/2024 - 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
Current Levels
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Black Carbon Black Carbon About network Data Selector
Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network About network Network Information page
PAH Andersen PAH Andersen About network PAH data download page
PAH Digitel (solid phase) PAH Digitel (solid phase) About network PAH data download page