Preliminary assessment of air quality for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and lead in the Netherlands under European legislation
Breugel PB van Buijsman E
Breugel PB van
Buijsman E
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2001-05-11
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Preliminary assessment of air quality for sulphur
dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and lead in
the Netherlands under European legislation
Translated Title
Voorlopige beoordeling van de luchtkwaliteit voor
zwaveldioxide, stikstofdioxide, stikstofoxiden, fijn stof en lood in
Nederland in het kader van de EU regelgeving
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Abstract
De huidige luchtkwaliteit in Nederland voor
zwaveldioxide, stikstofdioxide, stikstofoxides, fijn stof en lood is
beoordeeld in het kader van grenswaarden, overschrijdings marges, en de
beoordelingsdrempels, zoals weergegeven in de eerste dochterrichtlijn voor
luchtkwaliteit van de EU. Op basis van de verschillen in luchtkwaliteit en
gegevens over bevolkings aantallen en dichtheden, zijn drie zones en zes
agglomeraties in Nederland gedefinieerd. Afhankelijk van de luchtkwaliteit
in relatie tot de beoordelings drempelwaarden van de eerste dochterrichtlijn
zijn vaststellingsstrategieen voor die luchtkwaliteit in de verschillende
zones en agglomeraties bepaald. Toetsing aan grenswaarden levert op dat de
grenswaarde voor het jaargemiddelde voor stikstofdioxide in veel stedelijke
gebieden wordt overschreden. In mindere mate geldt dit voor de grenswaarde
voor het jaargemiddelde voor fijn stof concentraties. De vereiste
meetinspanning uit de dochterrichtlijn zijn vergeleken met de huidige
stations configuratie en de aantallen van verschillende typen stations.
Acht nieuwe meetstations dienen te worden opgezet voor stikstof dioxide, en
23 voor fijn stof onder de aanname dat alleen metingen gebruikt worden om de
luchtkwaliteit vast te stellen.
The current air quality in the Netherlands for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter and lead has been assessed in the context of limit values, margins of tolerance and the assessment thresholds used in the first daughter directive for air quality of the European Union. On the basis of the differences in air quality and data on population, numbers and density, three zones and six agglomerations in the Netherlands are defined. Depending on the air quality in relation to the assessment threshold levels in the daughter directive, strategies for assessing air quality in the different zones and agglomerations have been defined. Testing for limit values yielded a yearly mean nitrogen dioxide level in many urban areas, which highly exceeded the limit value for this substance. This was also the case for particulate matter concentrations, but to a lesser extent. The monitoring requirements in the daughter directive have been compared with the current station configuration and numbers of different types of stations. Eight new stations will have to be set up for nitrogen dioxide, and 23 for particulate matter under the assumption that only measurements are used to determine the air quality.
The current air quality in the Netherlands for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter and lead has been assessed in the context of limit values, margins of tolerance and the assessment thresholds used in the first daughter directive for air quality of the European Union. On the basis of the differences in air quality and data on population, numbers and density, three zones and six agglomerations in the Netherlands are defined. Depending on the air quality in relation to the assessment threshold levels in the daughter directive, strategies for assessing air quality in the different zones and agglomerations have been defined. Testing for limit values yielded a yearly mean nitrogen dioxide level in many urban areas, which highly exceeded the limit value for this substance. This was also the case for particulate matter concentrations, but to a lesser extent. The monitoring requirements in the daughter directive have been compared with the current station configuration and numbers of different types of stations. Eight new stations will have to be set up for nitrogen dioxide, and 23 for particulate matter under the assumption that only measurements are used to determine the air quality.
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