Port Talbot

Port Talbot closed on 24/07/2007

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Port Talbot closed on 24/07/2007

You can still view any information available using the Site Information tab, or find data in the Data section.

Statistics for Port Talbot

Site Name Port Talbot
Site Type Urban background
Easting, Northing 278027, 188242
Latitude, Longitude 51.579800, -3.761690
OS Grid Ref SS7803688249
Address Groeswen Hospital, Margam Road, Port Talbot
Site Comments The monitoring station is within a self-contained, air-conditioned housing located within the grounds of a small hospital. The nearest road is the M4 motorway approximately 75 metres distance which passes through the town. Traffic flow is approximately 50,000 - 55,000 vehicles per day in a typical weekday. The station is approximately 700 metres from a large steelworks. The manifold inlet is approximately 3.5 metres high and the surrounding area is open.
Monitoring Network: Welsh Automatic Urban pollution Monitoring
Parameter Date Started Date Ended
Daily measured PM2.5 (uncorrected) 14/09/2000 22/07/2007
PM10 Particulate matter (daily measured) 28/09/2000 09/05/2004
PM2.5 Particulate matter (daily measured) 14/09/2000 22/07/2007
Daily measured PM10 (uncorrected) 28/09/2000 09/05/2004
Sulphur dioxide 09/01/1997 24/07/2007
Nitrogen dioxide 09/01/1997 24/07/2007
Non-volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 13/02/2006 24/07/2007
Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide 09/01/1997 24/07/2007
Volatile PM10 (Hourly measured) 13/02/2006 24/07/2007
Ozone 09/01/1997 24/07/2007
Particulates < 10um (hourly measured) 09/01/1997 24/07/2007
Nitric Oxide 09/01/1997 24/07/2007

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