The Irish Rail site was located at Irish Rail on the Old Knockmay Road, Portlaoise, Co. Loais.
Monitoring was carried out using a continuous BTEX monitor. The site is no longer operating.
Averaging Period: 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
BenzeneAverage Concentration: 0.35 ug m-3
This is below the lower assessment threshold of 2.0 ug m-3.
TolueneAverage Concentration: 0.48 ug m-3
EthylbenzeneAverage Concentration: 0.15 ug m-3
m+p-XyleneAverage Concentration: 1.03 ug m-3
o-XyleneAverage Concentration: 0.16 ug m-3
There are no limit values for toluene, ethylbenzene or xylene.