Air Quality Bulletin - Nitrogen Dioxide August 2020

The Enviromental Protection Agency manages the national ambient air quality monitoring network. 

The hourly limit for NO2 is 200 ug/m3. The limit is deemed breached if more than 18 exceedances occur during the year. The table below shows the number of exceedances at stations in Ireland based on available data to 31st August 2020. This data is provisional and subject to future revision following any further data validation.

Station Name

Number of values greater than 200 ug/m3 (year to date)

 

Station Location

Station Type

Data available to

Station Operator

Rathmines

0

Dublin 6

Urban Background

31st August

EPA

Ballyfermot

0

Dublin 7

Urban Traffic

31st August

Dublin City Council

St. John's Road

0

Dublin 8

Urban Traffic

31st August

Dublin City Council

Pearse Street

12

Dublin 2

Urban Traffic

31st August

  EPA

Winetavern Street

0

Dublin 8

Urban Traffic

31st August

Dublin City Council

Blanchardstown

0

Dublin 15

Suburban Traffic

31st August

Fingal County Council

Davitt Road

0

Dublin 12

Suburban Traffic

31st August

Dublin City Council

Tallaght

0

Dublin 24

Suburban Traffic

31st August

EPA

Dún Laoghaire

0

Dublin 24

Suburban Background

31st August

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

Swords

0

Co. Dublin

Suburban Background

31st August

EPA

Ringsend

0

Dublin 4

Urban Traffic

31st August

EPA

Dublin Airport Authority

0

Co. Dublin

Suburban Background

31st August

  EPA/DAA

Dublin Port

0

Dublin 1

Suburban Background

31st August

      EPA/DPA

Portlaoise

0

Co. Laois

Suburban Background

31st August

EPA

Birr

0

Co. Offaly

Suburban Traffic

  31st August

EPA

UCC Distillery Field

0

Cork City

Suburban Background

31st August

UCC

South Link Road

0

Cork City

Suburban Traffic

31st August

Cork City Council

Kilkenny Seville Lodge

0

Kilkenny City

Suburban Traffic

31st August

EPA

Dundalk

0

Co. Louth

Suburban background

31st August

EPA

Emo Court

0

Co. Laois

Rural Background

31st August

EPA

Castlebar

0

Co. Mayo

Suburban Background

31st August

EPA

Navan

0

Co. Meath

Suburban Traffic

31st August

EPA

Kilkitt

0

Co. Monaghan

Rural Background

31st August

 EPA

People's Park Limerick

0

Co. Limerick

Urban Background

31st August

 EPA

Sligo

0

Co. Sligo

Urban Traffic

  31st August EPA

Waterford

0

Co. Waterford

Suburban Background

31st August

 EPA 


 Exceedance dates:

Pearse Street

19/03/2020 0700

19/03/2020 0800

19/03/2020 0900

20/03/2020 0900

23/03/2020 0800

30/03/2020 0800

31/03/2020 0900

07/04/2020 0800

07/07/2020 1800

27/07/2020 0800

11/08/2020 0700

31/08/2020 0700