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Annual Status Report 2020 Basildon Council Basildon Council 2020 Air Quality Annual Status Report (ASR) In fulfilment of Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 Local Air Quality Management June, 2020 LAQM Annual Status Report 2020 Basildon Council Local Authority Officer Martin Howlett Department Environmental Health Basildon Centre, St Martins Square, Address Basildon, Essex, SS14 1DL Telephone 01268 208192 E-mail [email protected] Report Reference BAS/ASR2020 Number Date 16th June 2020 Written by Tim Savage Scientific Team Public Health & Protection Services Chelmsford City Council Duke Street Chelmsford Essex Cm1 1JE LAQM Annual Status Report 2020 Basildon Council Executive Summary: Air Quality in Our Area This 2020 Annual Status Report is designed to provide the public with information relating to local air quality in Basildon, to fulfil Basildon Borough Council’s statutory duty to review and assess air quality within its area, and to determine whether or not the air quality objectives are likely to be achieved. In 2019, there was no measured exceedances of Air Quality Objectives set down under Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) requirements. A graph can be found in Appendix A that shows monitoring results from 2015 to 2019. This long-term chart shows that measured concentrations of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) are declining. Air Quality in Basildon Air pollution is associated with a number of adverse health impacts. It is recognised as a contributing factor in the onset of heart disease and cancer. Additionally, air pollution particularly affects the most vulnerable in society: children and older people, and those with heart and lung conditions. There is also often a strong correlation with equalities issues, because areas with poor air quality are also often the less affluent areas1,2. The annual health cost to society of the impacts of particulate matter alone in the UK is estimated to be around £16 billion3. The borough of Basildon comprises the urban areas of Basildon, Billericay and Wickford as well as rural villages and settlements set among the surrounding countryside. The main source of air pollution in the borough is from traffic emissions, particularly along the A127 and A13 major routes and at the key junctions of A13/A130 Sadlers Farm junction, A127/A132 Nevendon Interchange and A127 Pipps Hill Interchange. The Government’s 2017 National Air Quality Plan identified a number of locations along the A127 in Essex were likely to be exceeding air quality thresholds for Nitrogen Dioxide. 1 Environmental equity, air quality, socioeconomic status and respiratory health, 2010 2 Air quality and social deprivation in the UK: an environmental inequalities analysis, 2006 3 Defra. Abatement cost guidance for valuing changes in air quality, May 2013 i LAQM Annual Status Report 2020 Basildon Council Actions to Improve Air Quality To tackle the air pollution along the A127 and surrounding area, Essex County Council, Basildon Borough Council is proposing to introduce a non-charging Clean Air Zone. The key action is the introduction of a 50mph speed limit along the A127 from the Fortune of War to Pound Lane junction. Figure i.1 – Proposed Non-Charging Clean Air Zone Businesses within the zone will be offered advice and support on upgrading to cleaner vehicles and installing electric charging points and cycle parking. We also want to help them encourage staff to cycle, walk or use public transport more in their daily commutes. An non-charging Clean Air Zone information leaflet is available at the following link: https://www.essexhighways.org/uploads/docs/our-clean-air-proposals-for-south- essex_online-vsn.pdf ii LAQM Annual Status Report 2020 Basildon Council Local Engagement and How to get Involved Basildon Council is a member of the Essex Air Quality consortium. The purpose of the Essex Air is to promote improvements in air quality related issues. The Essex Air web site provides a daily forecast of air pollution. Also, the @EssexAir twitter feed provides localised weekly air pollution forecasts. Figure i.2 Essex Air Twitter Air Quality Notifications Links to Defra recommended actions and health advice are provided when air pollution is likely to be moderate or higher. This will enable those with heart or lung conditions, or other breathing problems to make informed judgements about their levels of activity or exposure. Essex County Council has worked closely with Liftshare to develop the Essex Car Share scheme. This operates across Basildon and provides commuters with a car sharing service which could cut congestion and air pollution whilst saving money. iii LAQM Annual Status Report 2020 Basildon Council Basildon Councils Air Quality Priorities Basildon Councils air quality priority is to fulfil the obligations set out in the ministerial direction Environment Act 1995 (Basildon Borough Council and Essex County Council) Air Quality Direction 2019. The Full Business Case for the A127 speed limit change was submitted to Defra’s Joint Air Quality Unit in November 2019 with the expectation that it would be in place by April 2020. http://www.basildonmeetings.info/documents/s106156/AIR%20QUALITY%20UPDAT E.pdf Work towards addressing the remaining exceedances continues through 2020. Latest information is available at https://www.essexhighways.org/highway-schemes/a127- basildon-air-quality.aspx An audit of the current monitoring regime has been undertaken. The diffusion tube monitoring locations will be radically altered for 2020 in light of sustained compliance with annual average NO2 levels at existing sites up to and including 2019. New locations will be placed at the facades of residential properties wherever possible. iv LAQM Annual Status Report 2020 Basildon Council Table of Contents Executive Summary: Air Quality in Our Area .......................................................... i Air Quality in Basildon ......................................................................................................... i Actions to Improve Air Quality ............................................................................................ ii Local Engagement and How to get Involved ..................................................................... iii Basildon Councils Air Quality Priorities ............................................................................. iv 1 Local Air Quality Management ........................................................................ 1 2 Actions to Improve Air Quality ........................................................................ 2 2.1 Air Quality Management Areas .............................................................................. 2 2.2 Progress and Impact of Measures to address Air Quality in Basildon .................... 2 2.3 PM2.5 – Local Authority Approach to Reducing Emissions and/or Concentrations.................................................................................................................. 3 3 Air Quality Monitoring Data and Comparison with Air Quality Objectives and National Compliance ...................................................................... 4 3.1 Summary of Monitoring Undertaken ...................................................................... 4 3.1.1 Automatic Monitoring Sites ............................................................................................ 4 3.1.2 Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites..................................................................................... 4 3.2 Individual Pollutants .............................................................................................. 4 3.2.1 Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)................................................................................................... 4 Appendix A: Monitoring Results ............................................................................. 5 Appendix B: Full Monthly Diffusion Tube Results for 2019 .................................. 9 Appendix C: Supporting Technical Information / Air Quality Monitoring Data QA/QC ............................................................................................................. 10 Appendix D: Maps of Monitoring Locations ......................................................... 13 Appendix E: Summary of Air Quality Objectives in England .............................. 17 Glossary of Terms .................................................................................................. 18 References .............................................................................................................. 19 v LAQM Annual Status Report 2020 Basildon Council List of Tables Table 2.1 – Progress on Measures to Improve Air Quality .......................................... 2 Table A.1 – Details of Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites ............................................... 5 Table A.2 – Annual Mean NO2 Monitoring Sites .......................................................... 6 Table B.1 – NO2 Monthly Diffusion Tube Results 2019 ............................................... 9 Table C.1 – AIR PT Results 2019 .............................................................................. 10 Table C.2 – NO2 Fall Off Calculator ........................................................................... 12 Table E.1 – Air Quality Objectives in England ........................................................... 17 List of Figures Figure i.1 – Proposed Non-Charging Clean Air Zone .................................................. ii Figure i.2 – Essex Air Twitter Air Quality Notifications ...............................................
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