2017 Air Quality Annual Progress Report Glasgow City Council
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Glasgow City Council 2017 Air Quality Annual Progress Report Glasgow City Council In fulfilment of Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 Local Air Quality Management September 2017 LAQM Annual Progress Report 2017 Glasgow City Council Local Authority K. Reid Officer Department Sustainable Glasgow Address 231 George Street, Glasgow. G1 1RX Telephone 0141 287 9251 E-mail [email protected] Report Reference GCC/LES/SG/APR2017 number Date September 2017 LAQM Annual Progress Report 2017 Glasgow City Council Executive Summary: Air Quality in Our Area Local Authorities are required to regularly review and assess the air quality within their area of responsibility. This Review and Assessment process is the basis of local air quality management and is intended to compare current and future concentrations of key air pollutants against the objectives detailed in the regulations as part of the National Air Quality Strategy. This Progress Report is required as part of Glasgow City Council’s Review and Assessment programme. This Progress Report has looked in detail at the new monitoring data available since the last round of review and assessment as well as considering the impact from various potential sources of pollution. Air Quality in Glasgow During 2016, Glasgow City Council has measured concentrations of nitrogen dioxide above the Annual Mean Objective at two automatic monitoring stations within existing Air Quality Management Areas (AQMA’s) and at multiple locations, by diffusion tube, within the existing City Centre AQMA. The Hourly Mean Objective was not exceeded at any of the automatic monitoring stations. Neither the Annual Mean Objective for PM10 nor the Daily Mean Objective was exceeded at any monitoring location during 2016. For Scottish Local Authorities particulates at PM2.5 have now been prescribed in regulation with an Annual Mean Objective of 10µg/m3 by 2020 this objective was not exceeded at any monitoring location during 2016. During 2016 Glasgow City Council revoked the citywide AQMA for PM10 Annual Mean. In conjunction with this revocation the existing Byres Road and Dumbarton Road AQMA was amended in respect of the Annual Mean PM10 Objective. Actions to Improve Air Quality In response to the implementation of the AQMA’s in the city, Glasgow Council produced Air Quality Action Plans in 2004 and 2009 introducing a range of measures aimed at reducing pollution in the city. The Action Plan is an evolving project, several measures such as vehicle idling enforcement, vehicle emission testing and initiatives towards cleaner taxis and passenger vehicles remain on going. Other measures such as a council workplace travel plan and easier public access to air quality information have been introduced. The Air Quality Action Plan programme is shown in Table 2.2. LAQM Annual Progress Report 2017 iii Glasgow City Council Measures recently introduced by the council include the Glasgow ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme, which aims to promote best practise for fleet operators and city car club. The Council continues to promote and facilitate improvements in sustainable transport through investment in cycling infrastructure. Glasgow City Council’s Strategic Plan for Cycling 2016 - 2025 was recognised as a category winner courtesy of the Scottish Transport Awards. This plan has included introducing the West City Way; a safe route segregated from traffic between Kelvingrove Park and Central Station, and the South West City Way, a 2km stretch of segregated cycle route from Pollokshields to the city centre via the Tradeston footbridge. Local Priorities and Challenges During November 2015 the Scottish Government launched the Cleaner Air for Scotland (CAFS) strategy which is intended to shape the direction taken in Scotland to achieve compliance with the air quality objectives. This strategy incorporates actions on a range of related subjects such as transport, health, legislation, place making, communication and climate change. As part of the strategy there will be a National Low Emission Framework (NLEF) which will seek to set out the methodology for actions and interventions intended to reduce the emission of pollutants. This will be informed by a National Modelling Framework (NMF) which will help local authorities to identify and quantify the pollution sources in their areas. Glasgow remains an active participant in national discussions and working groups aimed at establishing a framework for the implementation of LEZs in Scotland. Glasgow has undertaken the initial traffic assessments and modelling work to evaluate the potential for pollution reduction in the city centre. The Council has previously stated its interest in a local LEZ as a potential policy option for improving air quality in the city. During 2016, the Scottish Government also published their CAFS Progress Report, which provides further detail on this work. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/06/2881 LAQM Annual Progress Report 2017 iv Glasgow City Council How to Get Involved Information relating to Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) and AQMA’s in Glasgow is available via the Glasgow Council website. This information includes Air Quality Action Plans, Progress Reports and Detailed Assessments. https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=18863 The website also contains links to the national Air Quality in Scotland webpage where the public can access both real time and historical monitoring data in addition to registering to receive text/email alerts where poor air quality is forecast. http://www.scottishairquality.co.uk/ LAQM Annual Progress Report 2017 v Glasgow City Council Table of Contents Executive Summary: Air Quality in Our Area ........................................................ iii Air Quality in Glasgow ....................................................................................................... iii Actions to Improve Air Quality ........................................................................................... iii Local Priorities and Challenges ......................................................................................... iv How to Get Involved........................................................................................................... v 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 Glasgow ................... 4 3. Air Quality Monitoring Data and Comparison with Air Quality Objectives ............................................................................................................... 18 3.1 Summary of Monitoring Undertaken .....................................................................18 3.1.1 Automatic Monitoring Sites .......................................................................................... 18 3.1.2 Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites................................................................................... 18 3.2 Individual pollutants ..............................................................................................18 3.2.1 Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)................................................................................................. 18 3.2.2 Particulate Matter (PM10) .............................................................................................. 20 3.2.3 Particulate Matter (PM2.5) ............................................................................................. 20 3.2.4 Benzene (C6H6) ............................................................................................................ 20 3.2.5 Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) .......................................................... 20 4. New Local Developments .............................................................................. 21 4.1 Road Traffic Sources ............................................................................................21 4.2 Other Transport Sources ......................................................................................21 4.3 Industrial Sources.................................................................................................21 4.4 Commercial and Domestic Sources .....................................................................21 4.5 New Developments with Fugitive or Uncontrolled Sources ...................................21 5. Planning Applications ................................................................................... 22 6. Conclusions and Proposed Actions ............................................................. 23 6.1 Conclusions from New Monitoring Data ................................................................23 6.2 Conclusions relating to New Local Developments ................................................23 6.3 Proposed Actions .................................................................................................24 Appendix A: Monitoring Results .......................................................................... 26 Appendix B: Full Monthly Diffusion Tube Results .............................................. 59 Appendix C: Supporting Technical Information / Air Quality Monitoring Data QA/QC ............................................................................................................