Download - 6th EIONET meeting Portoroz
Preliminary assessment of air quality for the first EU Daughter directive
- Problems and solutions from a Dutch perspective -
Peter van Breugel, Ed Buijsman, Hans Eerens
6th EIONET meeting Portoroz
Preliminary assessment Zones &
Table 1. Agglomerations in the Netherlands (CBS, 2000)
No Citycentre
Surrounding municipalities Number ofinhabitants
x thousands
1 Amsterdam/Haarlem
Amsterdam, Aalsmeer, Amstelveen, Uithoorn,Ouder Amstel, Diemen, Zaanstad, Heemskerk,Beverwijk, Velsen, Haarlem, Bloemendaal,Zandvoort, Heemstede, Bennebroek,Haarlemmerliede, Spaanwoude andHaarlemmermeer
1,490
2 Rotterdam/Dordrecht
Rotterdam, Schiedam, Vlaardingen, Maassluis,Rozenburg, Spijkenisse, Albrandswaard, Capelle a/dIJssel, Ridderkerk, Barendrecht, Heerjansdam,Zwijndrecht, Hendrik-ido-Ambacht, Dordrecht,Papendrecht and Sliedrecht
1,250
3 TheHague/Leiden
The Hague, Monster, ‘s Gravenzande, Naaldwijk, DeLier, Maasland, Schipluiden, Wateringen, Delft,Rijswijk, Voorburg, Leidschendam, Wassenaar,Voorschoten, Leiden, Oegstgeest, Katwijk,Valkenburg, Rijnsburg and Leiderdorp
1,045
4 Utrecht Utrecht, Houten, Nieuwegein, IJsselstein, Vleuten-De Meern and Maarssen
415
5 Eindhoven Eindhoven, Best, Veldhoven, Geldrop, Mierlo,Nuenen and Helmond
410
6 Heerlen/Kerkrade
Heerlen, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Brunssum,Voerendaal and Nuth
250
Preliminary assessment Threshold values
level
LV
UAT (x%)
LAT (y%)
Assessment
Non-compliance
Compliance
regime 1
regime 2
regime 3
LV
UAT (x%)
LAT (y%)
UAT UAT
LATLAT
Preliminary assessment Reference values
Component Nature of thelimit value
Unity Limitvalue
Upperassessment
thresholdlevel
Lowerassessment threshold
level
Sulphurdioxide
Daily mean [Protectionof human
health]
µgSO2/m
³
125 75 50
Winter half-yearly mean [Protection
ofecosystems]
. 20 12 8
Preliminary assessment Interpretation
Figure 1. Number of days in which the daily mean concentration of50 μg/m3 is exceeded based on measurements for 1999.
Figure 1. Spatial distribution of the yearly mean particulate matter PM10,based on measurements for 1999; concentrations in μg/m3.
Preliminary assessment Regime
Agglomeration SO2 NO2 PM10 Pb
Amsterdam/Haarlem 3 1 1 3The Hague/Leiden 3 1 1 3Rotterdam/Dordrecht 2 1 1 3Utrecht 3 1 1 3Eindhoven 3 1 1 3Heerlen/Kerkrade 3 1 1 3
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Preliminary assessment Regime
Zone SO2 NO2 PM10 Pb
North 3 3 1 3Central 3 1 1 3South 3 2 1 3
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Preliminary assessment LML- nr of Stations
Zone SO2 NO2 PM10 Pb
North 0 0 7 0Central 1 8 8 0South 0 3 7 0
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Preliminary assessment LML nr of stations
Agglomeration SO2 NO2 PM10 Pb
Amsterdam/Haarlem 1 4 4 0The Hague/Leiden 1 4 4 0Rotterdam/Dordrecht 2 4 4 0Utrecht 1 2 2 0Eindhoven 1 2 2 0Heerlen/Kerkrade 1 2 2 0
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ConclusionsConclusions
* Number of regional stations can be reduced
* More Urban stations necessary
* Street models (CAR) needed to extrapolate results from street stations.
* Definition of agglomerations open for interpretation, definition of physical agglomeration in combination with administrative units preferred.
* Choice of zones in the Netherlands as a combination of provinces
Can EEA/ACC support (preliminary) assessments?Can EEA/ACC support (preliminary) assessments?
• Criteria (test sets) for evaluating models for compliance checking
• Set of models approved/suitable for compliance checking• List of approved Measurements methods/instruments• Information/discussion platform for EU air quality experts• Projections:
– Baseline Assumptions / Data
– Other…
Can EEA/ACC support (preliminary) assessments?Can EEA/ACC support (preliminary) assessments?
• Preliminary Assessments Foreseen:
1. CO, Benzene (Fall 2001)
2. Ozone (Spring 2002)
3. HM, Hg, PAH (2002/2003)
Remarks foreseen assessmentsRemarks foreseen assessments
Fall 2001: Summary of European experience
Spring 2002: Data available for ozone, support
VOC locations / EMEP?
2002/3:
* As, Ni, Cd: Cooperation
EEA/ EMEP/ Countries: really needed?
* Summary European experience
* Can EEA/ EMEP/ Countries agree to go
without an EU directive?