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Air Pollution Records

WB 0521 Publicnotice 002

The National Environmental Standard (NES) for air quality has been exceeded during 1-29 February 2024. The limit is a measure of particulate matter (PM10) of 50 μg/m3 (micrograms per cubic metre) in a 24 hour average.

Exceedances from 1 – 29 February 2024 were:

DateSite of measurementPM10 (μg/m3)*
10 February 2024 Awatoto 90
19 February 2024 Awatoto 64

An airshed is a defined geographic area where air pollution is monitored. The monitoring sites are located at Marewa Park in the Napier airshed, St John’s College in the Hastings airshed and Waitangi Road in the Awatoto airshed. Emissions in the Napier and Hastings airsheds are predominantly from residential heating sources, while those in the Awatoto airshed are predominantly from industrial and natural sources. 

This notice is in accordance with Clause 16 of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins, and Other Toxics) Regulations 2004.

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Dr Nic Peet
Chief Executive

4 March 2024

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