Table A1 Summary statistics for hourly NO 2 concentrations in Ireland in 2016

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1 Table A1 Summary statistics for hourly NO 2 concentrations in Ireland in 2016 Kilkitt Castlebar Enniscorthy Emo Court Portlaoise Kilkenny Seville Lodge South Link Road Swords Blanchardstown Ballyfermot Dun Laoghaire Rathmines Coleraine St. Winetavern St. µg/m 1 Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D Annual mean Median % Data Capture NO2 values > Values >140 (UAT) Values >100 (LAT) Hourly max NOx is expressed as µg/m 3 NO2. 2 NO2 annual mean limit value for the protection of human health: 40 µg/m 3 applicable from NO2 hourly limit value for the protection of human health: No more than 18 hrs > 200 µg/m 3 applicable from 2010.

2 Table A2 Summary statistics for hourly NOx concentrations in Ireland in 2016 Kilkitt Castlebar Enniscorthy Emo Court Portlaoise Kilkenny Seville Lodge South Link Road Swords Blanchardstown Ballyfermot Dun Laoghaire Rathmines Coleraine St. Winetavern St. µg/m 4 Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D Annual mean Median % Data Capture Hourly max NOx is expressed as µg/m 3 NO2. 5 NOx annual mean limit value for the protection of vegetation: 30 µg/m 3 applicable from Limit only applies to rural stations in Zone D

3 Table A3 Summary statistics for hourly SO 2 concentrations in Ireland in 2016 Shannon Estuary Kilkitt Enniscorthy Portlaoise Ennis Bishopstown CIT South Link Road Tallaght Rathmines Coleraine Street Winetavern Street (μg/m 3 ) Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D Annual mean Median % data capture Hourly values > Hourly max Daily values > Daily max SO2 annual mean limit value for the protection of ecosystems: 20 µg/m 3 applicable from SO2 hourly limit value for the protection of human health: No more than 24 hrs > 350 µg/m 3 applicable from 2005.

4 Table A4 Summary statistics for rolling 8 hour CO concentrations in Ireland in 2016 Enniscorthy Portlaoise South Link Road Coleraine Street Winetavern Street (mg/m 3 ) Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D Annual mean Median % data capture Values > Max CO maximum daily 8 hr mean limit value for the protection of human health: 10 mg/m 3.

5 Table A5 Summary statistics for rolling 8 hour ozone concentrations in Ireland in 2016 Valentia Castlebar Mace Head Kilkitt Emo Court Bray Kilkenny Bishopstown CIT South Link Road Swords Clonskeagh Rathmines (μg/m 3 ) Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D Annual mean Median % data capture No. days > Max 8 hr value Max ozone daily 8 hr mean limit: No more than 25 days > 120 μg/m 3.

6 Table A6 AOT40 values from rural stations (Zone D) in Ireland, (μg/m 3 ).h 10 Kilkitt Co. Monaghan Mace Head Co. Galway Castlebar Co. Mayo Valentia Co. Kerry Emo Court Co. Laois Average 10 AOT40 target value for 2010 is 18,000 μg/m 3.h; long term objective for 2020 is 6,000 μg/m 3.h. AOT40 is calculated 1 May 31 July.

7 Table A7 Summary statistics for daily PM 10 concentrations in Ireland in 2016 Kilkitt Enniscorthy Claremorris Castlebar Ennis Portlaoise Galway South Link Road Heatherton Park Tallaght Davitt Road Ballyfermot Dun Laoghaire Blanchardstown Phoenix Park Rathmines Winetavern St μg/m 3 Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D Annual mean Median % data capture Values > Daily Max PM10 annual mean limit value for the protection of human health: 40 µg/m 3 applicable from PM10 daily limit for the protection of human health: No more than 35 days >50 µg/m 3 applicable from 2005.

8 Table A8 Summary statistics for daily PM 2.5 concentrations for Ireland in 2016 Claremorris Longford Ennis Bray Heatherton Park Marino Finglas Rathmines Coleraine St μg/m 3 Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D Annual mean Median % data capture Daily max Annual mean limit value 25 µg/m 3.

9 Table A9 Summary statistics for chemical composition of PM 2.5 in 2016 Chemical Species Claremorris, Co. Mayo Annual Mean (ug/m 2 ) 14 Zone D Elemental Carbon (Transmittance Correction) Organic Carbon (Transmittance Correction) 0.97 Total Carbon 1.25 Chloride (Cl ) 0.52 Nitrate (NO3 ) 0.09 Sulphate (SO4 2 ) 0.18 Ammonium (NH4 + ) 0.18 Calcium (Ca + ) 0.03 Magnesium (Mg 2+ ) 0.05 Potassium (K + ) 0.03 Sodium (Na + ) 0.4 % data capture There are no limit values for chemical composition of PM2.5.

10 Table A10 Summary statistics for daily benzene concentrations in Ireland in 2016 Rathmines Kilkenny Seville Lodge (μg/m 3 ) Zone A Zone C Annual mean Median % data capture Daily Max Annual mean limit value for benzene is 5µg/m 3.

11 Table A11 Summary statistics for daily ozone precursor VOCs concentrations at Rathmines in 2016 Benzene Toluene Ethylbenzene m and p Xylene o Xylene (μg/m 3 ) Zone A Annual mean Median % data capture Hourly max No limit values for toluene, ethylbenzene, m and p xylene and o xylene.

12 Table A12 Summary statistics for daily ozone precursor VOCs concentrations at Kilkenny in 2016 Benzene Toluene Ethylbenzene m and p Xylene o Xylene (μg/m 3 ) Zone C Annual mean Median % data capture Hourly max No limit values for toluene, ethylbenzene, m and p xylene and o xylene.

13 Table A13 Summary statistics for daily ozone precursor VOCs concentrations at Portlaoise Rail in 2016 Benzene Toluene Ethylbenzene m and p Xylene o Xylene (μg/m 3 ) Zone C Annual mean Median % data capture Hourly max No limit values for toluene, ethylbenzene, m and p xylene and o xylene.

14 Table A14 Summary statistics for monthly lead, arsenic, cadmium and nickel concentrations in Ireland in 2016 Rathmines Heatherton Park Galway Castlebar Kilkitt Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D (ng/m3) Pb As Cd Ni Pb As Cd Ni Pb As Cd Ni Pb As Cd Ni Pb As Cd Ni Annual mean Median % data capture Monthly average max Annual mean limit value for lead is 500 ng/m 3. Target values for remaining heavy metals are applicable from 2013: arsenic 6ng/m 3, cadmium 5ng/m 3, nickel 20ng/m 3.

15 Table A15 Summary statistics for monthly mercury concentrations in 2016 Mace Head (ng/m 3 ) Zone D Annual mean Median 1.23 % data capture 94 Monthly average max No limit values for mercury.

16 Table A16 Summary statistics for monthly metal deposition concentrations in 2016 Metal 22 Rosemount, UCD Shannon Estuary, Co. Limerick Valentia, Co. Kerry Annual Mean (µg/m 2 /day) 23 Zone A Zone D Arsenic * Cadmium * Nickel * Lead * Mercury * Aluminium Chromium Cobalt Copper Manganese Antimony Thallium Vanadium Zinc Barium % data capture The metals marked * require monitoring under the legislation. The remainder are reported for information purposes. 23 There are no limit values for metal deposition.

17 Table A17 Summary statistics for monthly PAH concentrations in 2016 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Rathmines Heatherton Park Galway Kilkitt Castlebar Annual Mean (ng/m 3 ) Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D Zone D Benzo[a]Pyrene Naphthalene Acenaphtylene Acenaphthene Fluorene Phenanthrene Anthracene Fluoranthene Pyrene Chrysene Benz[a]Anthracene Benzo[b+k+j]Fluoranthene Benzo[g,h,i]Perylene Dibenzo[a,h]Anthracene Indeno[1,2,3 c,d]pyrene % data capture Annual mean limit value for benzo(a)pyrene is 1ng/m 3. There are no limit values for any other PAH.

18 Table A18 Summary statistics for monthly PAH deposition concentrations in 2016 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Rosemount, UCD Shannon Estuary, Co. Limerick Annual Mean (ng/m 2 /day) 25 Zone A Zone D Benzo(a)Pyrene Benz[a]Anthracene Benzo(b)Fluoranthene Benzo(k)Fluoranthene Dibenzo(a,h)Anthracene Indeno(1,2,3 c,d)pyrene % data capture There are no limit values for metal deposition.

19 Table A19 Assessment Zone classifications NO2 Zone A & Zone B Zone C & Zone D Assessment Classification Above lower assessment threshold Below lower assessment threshold SO2 Zone A, Zone B, Zone C & Zone D Below lower assessment threshold CO Zone A, Zone B, Zone C & Zone D Below lower assessment threshold Ozone Zone A & Zone B Zone C & Zone D Below long term objective Above long term objective PM10 Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D Above upper assessment threshold Above lower assessment threshold Above upper assessment threshold Below lower assessment threshold PM2.5 Zone A & Zone B Zone C & Zone D Below lower assessment threshold Above lower assessment threshold Benzene Zone A, Zone B, Zone C & Zone D Below lower assessment threshold Heavy Metals ( As, Cd, Ni, Pb) Zone A, Zone B, Zone C & Zone D Below lower assessment threshold PAH Zone A, Zone C & Zone D Zone B Below lower assessment threshold Above lower assessment threshold Above upper assessment threshold