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Aberdeen Union Street Roadside

Latest Data: Updated 22/01/2025 19:00 GMT

Pollutant	Index	Band	Concentration	Period
PM_2.5	1	LOW	11 µg/m³ (Ref.eq)	24 Hour mean
PM₁₀	1	LOW	14 µg/m³ (FIDAS)	24 Hour mean
NO₂	1	LOW	43 µg/m³	hourly mean
PM₁	No Data		11 µg/m³ (FIDAS)	24 Hour mean
NO	No Data		61 µg/m³	hourly mean

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Parameter	Parameter Name
NO	Nitric oxide
NO2	Nitrogen dioxide
PM10	PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured)
PM2.5	PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured)
PM1	PM1 particulate matter (Hourly measured)

Statistics for Aberdeen Union Street Roadside

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Site Name	Aberdeen Union Street Roadside
Site Type	Roadside
Easting, Northing	393655.92, 805967.60
Latitude, Longitude	57.144555, -2.106472
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Site Comments	The station is located in the city centre between Union Row and Huntley Street and is sited approximately 2m from the kerb. The sampling inlet is approximately 1.5m high. Levels are typical of the exposure experience by pedestrian shopping on Union Street. The traffic flow on Union Street is approximately 20000 vehicles/day and consists of a high proportion of buses. The nearest road is 2.5m away from the station.

Monitoring Network: Scottish Automatic Urban Network
Parameter	Date Started	Date Ended
Volatile PM10 (Hourly measured)	11/04/2014	31/03/2021
Modelled Wind Speed	01/08/2010
PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured)	11/04/2014
Non-volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured)	11/04/2014	31/03/2021
Nitric oxide	01/01/2005
Modelled Wind Direction	01/08/2010
Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide	01/01/2005
Volatile PM2.5 (Hourly measured)	11/04/2014	31/03/2021
Nitrogen dioxide	01/01/2005
PM1 particulate matter (Hourly measured)	20/07/2021
Non-volatile PM10 (Hourly measured)	11/04/2014	31/03/2021
Modelled Temperature	01/08/2010
PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured)	01/01/2005

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