BARROW-IN-FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL Updating and Screening Assessment 2015 In fulfillment of Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 Local Air Quality Management 0 BARROW-IN-FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL Local Authority GEOFF DOWKER Officer Department ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BARROW-IN-FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL, TOWN HALL Address DUKE STREET BARROW-IN-FURNESS CUMBRIA LA14 2LD Telephone 01229 876366 e-mail [email protected] Report Reference USA2015 number Date MAY 2015 LAQM USA 2015 BARROW-IN-FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL Executive Summary In common with other local authorities Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council is required to review and assess air quality for specified pollutants in its area. This report details the Updating and Screening Assessment as carried out in 2015 and looks at sources of pollutants to identify significant changes since the last round of review and assessment. It also shows monitoring data for 2014. The measured annual mean concentrations for NO2 indicate that the objective of 40µg/m3 was not exceeded at any of the monitoring locations. 3 3 Background NO2 concentrations increased from 7.9µg/m in 2007 to 10.7µg/m in 2009 and reduced to 8.7µg/m3 in 2014. The Boroughs highest annual mean NO2 concentration identified at Lindal 1 was 33.3µg/m3 and is below the objective. The two ‘new’ roadside monitoring locations have annual mean NO2 concentrations also below the objective, those being ‘Dalton 1’ of 27.2µg/m3 and ‘Walney Road’ of 16.8µg/m3. The impacts of transport, industrial and biomass sources have been assessed in this report. All of the assessments require no further action at this time. The existing monitoring programme will continue for the foreseeable future unless any other areas of possible relevant exposure above air quality objective thresholds are identified. The air quality objectives are judged likely to be achieved in respect of all pollutants and there is no need to proceed to a detailed assessment for any pollutant. LAQM USA 2015 BARROW-IN-FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL Table of contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Description of Local Authority Area ................................................................................... 5 1.2 Purpose of Report .............................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Air Quality Objectives ........................................................................................................ 6 1.4 Summary of Previous Review and Assessments .............................................................. 7 2 New Monitoring Data ..................................................................................... 12 2.1 Summary of Monitoring Undertaken ................................................................................ 12 2.1.1 Automatic Monitoring Sites .............................................................................................. 12 2.1.2 Non Automatic Monitoring Sites…………..…….…………………..………………….…… 12 2.2 Comparison of Monitoring Results with AQ Objectives ................................................... 13 2.2.1 Nitrogen Dioxide .............................................................................................................. 13 2.2.2 PM10 ................................................................................................................................. 17 2.2.3 Sulphur Dioxide................................................................................................................ 17 2.2.4 Benzene ........................................................................................................................... 17 2.2.5 Other pollutants monitored .............................................................................................. 17 2.2.6 Summary of Compliance with AQS Objectives ............................................................... 18 3 Road Traffic Sources ..................................................................................... 19 3.1 Narrow Congested Streets with Residential Properties Close to the Kerb ..................... 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 HGVs. ............................................................. 20 3.4 Junctions .......................................................................................................................... 20 3.5 New Roads Constructed or Proposed Since the Last Round of Review and Assessment . ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 3.6 Roads with Significantly Changed Traffic Flows .............................................................. 20 3.7 Bus and Coach Stations .................................................................................................. 21 4 Other Transport Sources ............................................................................... 22 4.1 Airports ............................................................................................................................. 22 4.2 Railways (Diesel and Steam Trains) ............................................................................... 22 4.2.1 Stationary Trains .............................................................................................................. 22 4.2.2 Moving Trains .................................................................................................................. 22 4.3 Ports (Shipping) ............................................................................................................... 23 5 Industrial Sources .......................................................................................... 24 5.1 Industrial Installations ...................................................................................................... 24 5.1.1 New or Proposed Installations for which an Air Quality Assessment has been Carried Out……………………………………………………………………………………..……..…...24 5.1.2 Existing Installations where Emissions have Increased Substantially or New Relevant Exposure has been Introduced………………………………………………………….……..27 LAQM USA 2015 BARROW-IN-FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL 5.1.3 New or Significantly Changed Installations with No Previous Air Quality Assessment ... 27 5.2 Major Fuel (Petrol) Storage Depots ................................................................................. 28 5.3 Petrol Stations.................................................................................................................. 28 5.4 Poultry Farms................................................................................................................... 28 6 Commercial and Domestic Sources ............................................................. 29 6.1 Biomass Combustion – Individual Installations ............................................................... 29 6.2 Biomass Combustion – Combined Impacts ..................................................................... 30 6.3 Domestic Solid-Fuel Burning ........................................................................................... 31 7 Fugitive or Uncontrolled Sources ................................................................. 32 8 Conclusions and Proposed Actions ............................................................. 33 8.1 Conclusions from New Monitoring Data .......................................................................... 33 8.2 Conclusions from Assessment of Sources ...................................................................... 33 8.3 Proposed Actions ............................................................................................................. 33 9 References ...................................................................................................... 35 List of Tables Table 1.0 Air Quality Objectives Included in Regulations for the Purpose of LAQM in England Table 1.1 Summary of Previous Review and Assessment Reports Table 2.0 Details of Non-Automatic Monitoring Sites Table 2.1 Results of Nitrogen Dioxide Diffusion Tubes in 2014 Table 2.2 Results of Nitrogen Dioxide Diffusion Tubes (2010 to 2014) List of Figures Figure 2.1.1 Map of Non Automatic Roadside Monitoring Site- Ulverston Road, Lindal In Furness (LIND 1),- Monitoring site. Figure 2.1.2 Map of Non Automatic Roadside Monitoring Site- New Hindpool Road (WALN 1) - A590 Figure 2.1.3 Map of Non Automatic Roadside Monitoring Site- Dalton In Furness (DALT 1)- Ulverston Road. Figure 2.2 Trends in Annual Mean Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations measured at Diffusion Tube Background Site (Dowdales School 1993-2014 [Bias Adjusted]) Appendices Appendix A: QA/QC Data Appendix B: Map of Borough of Barrow-in-Furness Showing A1 Installations Appendix C: Results of Nitrogen Dioxide Diffusion Tubes Monitoring 2014 Appendix D: Laboratory WASP Results & Gradko NO2 Proficiency Scheme 2014 Appendix E: Previous Monitoring Locations by Year LAQM USA 2015 BARROW-IN-FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL 1 Introduction 1.1 Description of Local Authority Area The Borough of Barrow-in-Furness covers about 70 square km at the seaward end of the Furness peninsula which is bounded by the Irish Sea, the Duddon Estuary and Morecambe Bay. The main settlement is the town of Barrow-in-Furness, the next largest settlement is Dalton-in-Furness. There are numerous villages and hamlets. The major sources of atmospheric pollution relate to combustion processes, natural