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Air Quality Bulletin – PM10 January 2012

The daily limit for PM10 is 50 ug/m3. The limit is deemed breached if more than 35 exceedances occur during the year.  The table below shows the number of exceedances at stations in Ireland based on available data to 31 January 2012.

Station Name Number of values
greater than
50 ug/m3
(year to date)a
Station Location Station Type Data available to Station Operator
Ringsend 0 Dublin 4 Urban Traffic 29 January EPA
Rathmines 1 Dublin 6 Urban Background 29 January EPA
Winetavern Street Dublin 8 Urban Traffic no data available Dublin City Council
Phoenix Park Dublin 8 Suburban Background no data available Dublin City Council
Blanchardstown Dublin 15 Suburban Traffic no data available Fingal County Council
Tallaght Dublin 24 Suburban Background no data available South Dublin County Council
Dún Laoghaire Co. Dublin Suburban Background no data available Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Old Station Road 0 Cork City Urban Traffic 3 January Cork City Council
Heatherton Park 0 Cork City Suburban Background 12 January Cork City Council
Bodkin Roundabout 0 Galway City Suburban Traffic 15 January Public Analyst's Laboratory HSE West
Ennis 0 Co. Clare Suburban Background 29 January EPA
Bray 0 Co. Wicklow Suburban Background  29 January EPA
Castlebar Co. Mayo Suburban Background no data available

EPA

Claremorris Co. Mayo Rural Background no data available EPA
Kilkitt 0 Co. Monaghan Rural Background 3 January EPA
Shannon 0 Co. Clare Suburban Background 29 January EPA

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a Exceedance Dates
Rathmines: Jan 13