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2012 Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment for Aberdeenshire Council 2012 Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment for Aberdeenshire Council In fulfillment of Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 Local Air Quality Management September 2012 Aberdeenshire Council Local Authority Lyn Farmer Officer Department Environmental Health Aboyne Area Office, Bellwood Rd, Address Aboyne, AB34 5HQ Telephone 013398 87373 e-mail [email protected] Report Reference 2012USA-4 number Date 05 September 2012 Reviewed and David Cooper Approved by Position Environmental Health Manager Date 05 September 2012 LAQM USA 2012 1 Aberdeenshire Council Executive Summary A review of monitoring data and emission sources within Aberdeenshire Council area was undertaken and resultant information compared with NAQS objectives. Aberdeenshire Council undertook monitoring of NO 2 concentrations at 8 sites within 4 settlements. Monitoring data demonstrates that concentrations of NO 2 in these locations are not likely to exceed the objectives. Transport, industrial, biomass and fugitive emissions sources were considered and information reviewed. In terms of transport sources, 10 settlements were identified where there may be potential for objectives to be exceeded due to volume of traffic passing through narrow, residential streets and/or busy roads and junctions. Congestion is unlikely in these locations however, although additional NO 2 diffusion tube monitoring is proposed for the settlement of Ellon to gain additional knowledge. In addition, a DMRB screening assessment was undertaken for Newmacher, Ellon and Oldmeldrum town centres: no exceedences of NAQS objectives were predicted. In terms of biomass installations, information was sought on existing and proposed plant, with screening assessments undertaken where necessary. No exceedences of NAQS were predicted. Information is required to enable completion of the screening assessments for biomass plant at 3 locations. At present, Aberdeenshire Council do not need to proceed to a Detailed Assessment for any pollutant; although further work will be carried out in regard to transport emissions and in regard to the completion of screening assessments for biomass installations. A Progress Report will be submitted in 2013. LAQM USA 2012 2 Aberdeenshire Council Table of contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Description of Local Authority Area ................................................................................... 6 1.2 Purpose of Report.............................................................................................................. 7 1.3 Air Quality Objectives ........................................................................................................ 8 1.4 Summary of Previous Review and Assessments.............................................................. 9 2 New Monitoring Data ..................................................................................... 10 2.1 Summary of Monitoring Undertaken................................................................................ 10 2.1.1 Automatic Monitoring Sites .............................................................................................. 10 2.1.2 Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites ...................................................................................... 10 2.2 Comparison of Monitoring Results with AQ Objectives................................................... 11 2.2.1 Nitrogen Dioxide .............................................................................................................. 11 2.2.2 PM 10 ................................................................................................................................. 15 2.2.3 Sulphur Dioxide................................................................................................................ 15 2.2.4 Benzene........................................................................................................................... 15 2.2.5 Other pollutants monitored .............................................................................................. 15 2.2.6 Summary of Compliance with AQS Objectives ............................................................... 15 3 Road Traffic Sources ..................................................................................... 16 3.1 Narrow Congested Streets with Residential Properties Close to the Kerb ..................... 16 3.1.1 Ellon ................................................................................................................................. 17 3.1.2 Banff................................................................................................................................. 17 3.1.3 Peterhead ........................................................................................................................ 17 3.1.4 Fraserburgh ..................................................................................................................... 17 3.1.5 Westhill ............................................................................................................................ 18 3.1.6 Stonehaven...................................................................................................................... 18 3.1.7 Huntly............................................................................................................................... 18 3.1.8 Oldmeldrum ..................................................................................................................... 19 3.2 Busy Streets Where People May Spend 1-hour or More Close to Traffic....................... 19 3.3 Roads with a High Flow of Buses and/or HDVs. ............................................................. 20 3.4 Busy Roads and Junctions .............................................................................................. 20 3.5 New Roads Constructed/Proposed Since the Last Round of Review and Assessment. 22 3.6 Roads with Significantly Changed Traffic Flows.............................................................. 22 3.7 Bus and Coach Stations .................................................................................................. 22 4 Other Transport Sources............................................................................... 23 4.1 Airports............................................................................................................................. 23 4.2 Railways (Diesel and Steam Trains) ............................................................................... 24 4.2.1 Stationary Trains.............................................................................................................. 24 4.2.2 Moving Trains .................................................................................................................. 25 4.3 Ports (Shipping) ............................................................................................................... 25 LAQM USA 2012 3 Aberdeenshire Council 5 Industrial Sources.......................................................................................... 26 5.1 Industrial Installations ...................................................................................................... 26 5.1.1 New or Proposed Installations for which an Air Quality Assessment has been Carried Out ......................................................................................................................................... 26 5.1.2 Existing Installations where Emissions have Increased Substantially or New Relevant Exposure has been Introduced ....................................................................................................... 28 5.1.3 New or Significantly Changed Installations with No Previous Air Quality Assessment... 28 5.2 Major Fuel (Petrol) Storage Depots................................................................................. 28 5.3 Petrol Stations.................................................................................................................. 29 5.4 Poultry Farms................................................................................................................... 29 6 Commercial and Domestic Sources ............................................................. 30 6.1 Biomass Combustion – Individual Installations ............................................................... 30 6.2 Biomass Combustion – Combined Impacts..................................................................... 32 6.3 Domestic Solid-Fuel Burning ........................................................................................... 32 7 Fugitive or Uncontrolled Sources................................................................. 34 8 Conclusions and Proposed Actions............................................................. 35 8.1 Conclusions from New Monitoring Data .......................................................................... 35 8.2 Conclusions from Assessment of Sources ...................................................................... 35 8.3 Proposed Actions............................................................................................................. 36 9 References...................................................................................................... 37 List of Tables Table 1.1 Air Quality Objectives included in Regulations for the purpose of LAQM in Scotland Table 1.2 Details
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