Air quality management areas in Salford
What is an air quality management area?
Under the Environmental Protection Act 1995 local authorities are required to review air quality in their areas. Where air quality objectives are not likely to be achieved, local authorities must designate air quality management areas (AQMAs).
The first review and assessment of air quality was undertaken by Salford City Council between 1999 and 2000. The assessments showed 'exceedences' of the annual average nitrogen dioxide objective and, to a lesser extent, the daily particulate objective were likely.
Following the air quality assessment, Salford Ctiy Council declared AQMAs for nitrogen dioxide and particles (PM10). The AQMAs reflect the highly built up areas of the conurbation that the major transport contribution to the elevated levels of air pollution.
The most recent review of air quality across Greater Manchester was completed in 2004. Following this review, existing air quality management areas in Salford will be amended to reflect modelling results, changes in pollutant emissions and air quality objectives. Before the AQMAs are amended and new AQMAs declared, there will be a public consultation which will give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed AQMA.
Where are the air quality management areas in Salford?
The amended AQMAs will be based on modelling results from the most recent review of air quality completed in 2004. Modelling was undertaken for the years 2004 and 2010 using a dispersion modelling tool (ADMS Urban). Further assessment is required to determine if an AQMA will be required for particulates at Junction 13 of the M60 motorway.
More information and copies of air quality review and assessment reports can be found on our Air Quality Review and Assessments in Salford page.
This page was last updated on 02 October 2006
Email this page to a friend
Bookmark this page using:
Find out more about social bookmarking.
These sites allow you to store, tag and share links across the internet. You can share these links both with friends and people with similar interests. You can also access your links from any computer you happen to be using.
If you come across a page on our site that you find interesting and want to save for future reference or share it with other people, simply click on one of these links to add to your list.
All of these sites are free to use but do require you to register. Once you have registered you can begin bookmarking. Each of the sites works slightly differently so use the links below to find out which service best suits your needs.
Find out more about social bookmarking at Wikipedia.
