Air Quality Issues & Current Actions

Air Quality Issues & Current Actions

Iris CoghillEnvironmental ManagerEnvironment Department

Dundee City Counciliris.coghill@dundeecity.gov.uk

OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

Historical Context Comparison of Health Impacts EC Directives and the UK National Air Quality Strategy Local Air Quality Management Process

Review and Assessment Air Quality Management Areas Action Plans

Scottish Transport Emission Partnership

DUNDEE PRIOR TO CLEAN AIR ACTS (1956-1968)

DUNDEE PRIOR TO CLEAN AIR ACTS (1956-1968)

AIR POLLUTION MONITORING 1961-1982AIR POLLUTION MONITORING 1961-1982

Average Smoke concentrations in Dundee 1961 - 1982

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Comparison of Health Comparison of Health Impacts Impacts

Comparison of Health Comparison of Health Impacts Impacts

LOCAL AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT (REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT)

LOCAL AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT (REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT)

Assess whether the objectives are breached at relevant locations

Relevant locations – public exposure

Staged Process Updating & Screening

Assessments Progress Reports Detailed Assessments Declare an AQMA Further Assessment Action Plan

National Air Quality ObjectivesNational Air Quality ObjectivesNational Air Quality ObjectivesNational Air Quality Objectives

NO2 Objective (EU and Scottish)- Annual mean - 40ugm-3 - 1 hour mean 200ugm-3 (18 exceedances permitted

each year)

PM10 Objective- Annual mean - 18ugm-3 (EU 40ugm-3)- 24-hour mean 50ugm-3 not to be exceeded more

than 7 times a year (EU 50ugm-3 not to be exceeded more than 35 times a year)

MONITORINGMONITORING

NO2 diffusion tube Continuous automatic monitors

Computer Air Pollution Dispersion Modelling

Computer Air Pollution Dispersion Modelling

DUNDEE’s AQMA for NODUNDEE’s AQMA for NO22 & & PMPM1010

DUNDEE’s AQMA for NODUNDEE’s AQMA for NO22 & & PMPM1010

AQAP MEASURESAQAP MEASURES

Encourage Modal Shift

Increase Cleaner Vehicle Usage

Road Infrastructure / Traffic Management

ECO STARS (Fleet Recognition Scheme)

Encourage Modal ShiftEncourage Modal ShiftEncourage Modal ShiftEncourage Modal Shift

Cleaner & Greener VehiclesCleaner & Greener VehiclesCleaner & Greener VehiclesCleaner & Greener Vehicles

Vehicle emission testing & idling vehicle enforcement

Green vehicle procurement

Eco-driving LEZ/Charter? Taxi licensing?

Road Infrastructure and Road Infrastructure and Traffic ManagementTraffic Management

Road Infrastructure and Road Infrastructure and Traffic ManagementTraffic Management

Junction alterations Enhance Urban Traffic

Management Control Systems

Tactran Freight Quality Partnership

(Freight and Commercial vehicle route planning)

Partnership Working with Bus Operators

ECOSTARSECOSTARS(FLEET RECOGNITION SCHEME)(FLEET RECOGNITION SCHEME)

ECOSTARSECOSTARS(FLEET RECOGNITION SCHEME)(FLEET RECOGNITION SCHEME)

The ECO Stars scheme is voluntary, and seen as an appropriate way to provide public recognition for operators of commercial vehicles who are active in taking stepsTo improve efficiencyReduce fuel consumption andReduce the impact on local air quality and maximising carbon savingsGuidance for further financial and environmental savings

Scottish Transport Emission Scottish Transport Emission PartnershipPartnership

Scottish Transport Emission Scottish Transport Emission PartnershipPartnership

Useful Websites/TwitterUseful Websites/TwitterUseful Websites/TwitterUseful Websites/Twitter

www.scottishairquality.co.uk

www.airquality.co.uk

www.defra.gov.uk

Scottish Transport Emissions Partnership (STEP)

have set up a twitter account at:https://twitter.com/step_scotland