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The Environmental Protection Agency manages the National Ambient Air Quality Network.
Four heavy metals are measured as part of the PM10 sampling. Particulate filters are digested and analysed in the lab. For more information on all these substances check out our 'what we monitor' page.
The latest available results for Heavy Metals are:
Averaging Period: 1 Mar 2016 - 28 Feb 2017
Nickel
Average Concentration: 0.93 ng m-3This is below the lower assessment threshold of 10.0 ng m-3
Arsenic
Average Concentration: <0.05 ng m-3This is below the lower assessment threshold of 2.4 ng m-3
Cadmium
Average Concentration: 0.18 ng m-3This is below the lower assessment threshold of 2.0 ng m-3
Lead
Average Concentration: 0.009 ug m-3This is below the lower assessment threshold of 0.25 ug m-3