HC Deb 04 March 1991 vol 187 cc14-5W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the air pollution monitoring sites based in Wales for(a) ozone, (b) carbon monoxide, (c) nitrogen oxides, (d) acid deposition, (e) atmospheric hydrocarbon, (f) trace germs, (g) atmospheric chemistry, (h) smoke and sulphur dioxide directive, (i) other sulphur dioxide sites, (j) lead sites and (k) multi-element sites including lead.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

The sites operated in Wales on behalf of the United Kingdom Government are:

  1. (a) Ozone—Aston Hill.
  2. (b) Acid deposition sites—Beddgelert; Tycanol Wood; Llyn Brianne; Plinlimmon.
  3. (c) Smoke and sulphur dioxide, including directive sites —Cardiff; Cresselly (Pembs); Marshfield, near Cardiff; Newport, Gwent; Neyland; Pontypool; Port Talbot; Waunfawr; Welshpool; Wrexham; Cwmgwrach, Neath; Glynneath—installed but not yet operational.
  4. (d) Lead sites—Cardiff.

There are no air pollution monitoring sites operated in Wales on behalf of the United Kingdom Government in respect of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, atmospheric hydrocarbon, trace germs, atmospheric chemistry and multi-elements.

However, other monitoring is carried out under the aegis of various independent organisations.

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