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 2 36.6 27.6 20.0 18.6 17.3 30.2 15.7 22.7 6.6 11.1 4.1 9.6 8.5 3.0 Median 32.7 22.7 14.9 12.9 11.2 20.4 11.1 18.6 4.2 7.9 2.5 6.6 5.3 2.1 % Data Capture 100 96 94 99.3 100 95 99 89 96 95 91 97 99 98.4 NO2 values >200 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Values >140 (UAT) 4 2 0 1 0 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Values >100 (LAT) 76 24 1 35 10 186 7 20 0 0 0 4 0 0 Hourly max 3 193.9 146.5 102 141.7 127.3 160.2 205.9 157.3 51.2 86.1 48.7 136 90.9 80.2 1 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 2010 3 NO2 hourly limit value for the protection of human health: No more than 18 hrs > 200 µg/m 3 applicable from 2010.
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 5 63.4 49.5 31.1 29.1 25.6 76.4 24.5 56.3 9.7 18.9 5.5 17.3 13.4 3.7 Median 42.5 31.6 18.3 15.5 12.9 29.5 14.9 33.9 4.6 11.7 3.4 9.5 7.1 2.2 % Data Capture 100 96 94.4 99.3 100 95 99 89 96 95 91 97 99 98 Hourly max 1222.1 1008.2 558.1 570.9 705.2 953.2 1173.4 1069 289.6 456.9 172.7 884.4 479.8 456.9 4 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 2010. Limit only applies to rural stations in Zone D
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 6 0.2 0.6 1.7 2.4 6.1 3.2 3.7 1.3 2.5 1.8 2.0 Median 0 0.4 1.3 2.2 5.3 2.7 3.2 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.9 % data capture 92 97 99 89 63 99 97 84 82.4 99 91 Hourly values > 350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hourly max 7 10.2 13.8 26.6 20.7 44.2 33.6 51.9 25 43.1 10.4 15.7 Daily values > 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daily max 3.9 4.0 7.6 10.0 24.8 14.9 22.6 11 18.5 5.1 5.4 6 SO2 annual mean limit value for the protection of ecosystems: 20 µg/m 3 applicable from 2001. 7 SO2 hourly limit value for the protection of human health: No more than 24 hrs > 350 µg/m 3 applicable from 2005.
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 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.6 Median 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.6 % data capture 99 92 89 93 89 Values > 10 0 0 0 0 0 Max 8 1.9 2.3 2.3 1.9 4.1 8 CO maximum daily 8 hr mean limit value for the protection of human health: 10 mg/m 3.
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 36.0 47.1 43.8 31.7 50.3 43.5 49.9 49.8 57.1 71.8 50.9 69.1 Median 35.4 49.2 44.8 32.9 52 44.8 54.0 49.5 55.8 73.3 51.5 71.3 % data capture 100 100 90 89 99 100 81 98 100 100 100 97 No. days > 120 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Max 8 hr value 87.5 93.5 112.1 86.8 99.4 93.1 105 104.7 124.9 120.2 115.9 120.5 9 Max ozone daily 8 hr mean limit: No more than 25 days > 120 μg/m 3.
Table A6 AOT40 values from rural stations (Zone D) in Ireland, 2011 2016 (μg/m 3 ).h 10 Kilkitt Co. Monaghan Mace Head Co. Galway Castlebar Co. Mayo Valentia Co. Kerry Emo Court Co. Laois 2010 1232 2315 1051 1230 857 2011 1405 3354 620 1064 280 2012 2046 3606 1757 2417 1375 2013 1482 5064 1366 4436 1017 2014 1316 4091 597 1583 785 2015 747 2521 693 3460 276 2016 5227 7622 2792 4116 1372 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.
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 11 14.0 14.8 10.5 17.6 12.9 10.7 13.5 14.2 11.5 17.9 15.3 11.7 17.2 11.9 10.1 17.3 8.1 Median 11.6 12.5 8.1 14.4 11.2 8.8 11.1 11.5 9.4 15 13.1 10.1 13.8 10.3 9.2 14.6 6.7 % data capture 100 100 96 100 100 100 100 100 100 98 93 85 87 99 92 98 85 Values > 50 12 Daily Max 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 7 3 1 12 1 0 7 0 156.1 55.1 37.9 50.1 48.1 38.6 57.2 48 53 92 55.4 38.7 80.5 57 35.4 87.9 30.9 11 PM10 annual mean limit value for the protection of human health: 40 µg/m 3 applicable from 2005. 12 PM10 daily limit for the protection of human health: No more than 35 days >50 µg/m 3 applicable from 2005.
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 13 9 10 8.5 7 7 8 12 12 6 Median 6 7 6 5 5 6 8 10 4 % data capture 100 100 93 100 100 66 87 99 92 Daily max 46.4 53.3 111.3 90.8 49 27.1 84.8 56.6 27.2 13 Annual mean limit value 25 µg/m 3.
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) 15 0.43 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 95 14 There are no limit values for chemical composition of PM2.5.
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 16 1.01 0.20 Median 0.64 0.12 % data capture 95 87 Daily Max 1.94 3.42 16 Annual mean limit value for benzene is 5µg/m 3.
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 17 1.01 2.07 0.20 0.93 0.22 Median 0.64 1.32 0.08 0.47 0.08 % data capture 95 95 95 95 95 Hourly max 6.30 14.57 2.19 8.79 0.08 17 No limit values for toluene, ethylbenzene, m and p xylene and o xylene.
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 18 0.20 0.28 0.01 0.06 0.00 Median 0.12 0.16 0.00 0.02 0.00 % data capture 87 87 87 87 87 Hourly max 3.42 4.76 0.46 2.37 0.80 18 No limit values for toluene, ethylbenzene, m and p xylene and o xylene.
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 19 0.70 0.72 0.17 0.72 0.20 Median 0.46 0.42 0.06 0.26 0.05 % data capture 100 100 100 100 100 Hourly max 7.20 7.48 4.43 52.32 17.43 19 No limit values for toluene, ethylbenzene, m and p xylene and o xylene.
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 mean20 3.13 0.29 0.09 0.54 2.06 0.07 0.06 0.28 9.23 0.05 0.19 0.67 2.95 0.12 0.11 0.41 1.81 0.08 0.07 0.22 Median 3.29 0.24 0.09 0.37 1.76 0 0.05 0.24 2.04 0 0.09 0.29 2.21 0.15 0.08 0.38 0.3 0 0.01 0.18 % data capture Monthly average max 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 5.60 0.93 0.21 1.89 8.75 0.46 0.22 0.69 55.32 0.43 0.76 3.48 10.89 0.34 0.30 1.02 13.33 0.41 0.36 0.70 20 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.
Table A15 Summary statistics for monthly mercury concentrations in 2016 Mace Head (ng/m 3 ) Zone D Annual mean 21 1.25 Median 1.23 % data capture 94 Monthly average max 1.37 21 No limit values for mercury.
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 * 0.30 0.30 0.14 Cadmium * 0.03 0.01 0.02 Nickel * 0.32 0.27 0.24 Lead * 1.31 0.16 0.30 Mercury * 0.04 0.05 0.02 Aluminium 37.71 35.15 64.81 Chromium 0.43 0.4 0.22 Cobalt 0.07 0.03 0.02 Copper 3.48 1.10 12.15 Manganese 8.06 2.86 1.33 Antimony 0.22 0.39 0.13 Thallium 0.02 0.01 0.00 Vanadium 0.22 0.01 0.13 Zinc 16.56 28.13 40.51 Barium 2.05 0.21 0.56 % data capture 100 100 100 22 The metals marked * require monitoring under the legislation. The remainder are reported for information purposes. 23 There are no limit values for metal deposition.
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 24 0.34 0.51 0.43 0.07 0.57 Naphthalene 0.11 0.12 0.38 0.01 0.14 Acenaphtylene 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 Acenaphthene 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.01 Fluorene 0.03 0.03 0.06 0.03 0.03 Phenanthrene 0.04 0.04 0.08 0.01 0.04 Anthracene 0.02 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.01 Fluoranthene 0.06 0.10 0.10 0.05 0.10 Pyrene 0.07 0.12 0.11 0.04 0.12 Chrysene 0.12 0.26 0.16 0.05 0.32 Benz[a]Anthracene 0.17 0.37 0.22 0.20 0.44 Benzo[b+k+j]Fluoranthene 0.61 1.02 0.82 0.08 1.19 Benzo[g,h,i]Perylene 0.34 0.44 0.45 0.11 0.52 Dibenzo[a,h]Anthracene 0.15 0.22 0.23 0.05 0.22 Indeno[1,2,3 c,d]pyrene 0.43 0.56 0.52 0.10 0.59 % data capture 100 24 Annual mean limit value for benzo(a)pyrene is 1ng/m 3. There are no limit values for any other PAH.
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 15.6 27.6 Benz[a]Anthracene 9.8 7.1 Benzo(b)Fluoranthene 11.6 16.1 Benzo(k)Fluoranthene 8.3 9.6 Dibenzo(a,h)Anthracene 15.6 27.6 Indeno(1,2,3 c,d)pyrene 6.1 7.9 % data capture 100 83 25 There are no limit values for metal deposition.
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