§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the levels of(a) atmospheric pollution, (b) oxides of nitrogen and (c) black smoke emissions in the Doncaster area in each year since 1985.
§ Mr. AtkinsAnnual average concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and black smoke in the Doncaster area from 1985 to 1993 are given in the tables.
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1. Nitrogen Dioxide (ppb) Year Site Address NO2 Conc (ppb) 1986 Ambulance Station Armthorpe Road DN2 SLU 24.0 1986 College of Technology Waterdale 24.0 1986 Barnsley Road Scawsby 25.0 1986 Mere Lane Armthorpe 19.0 1991 Ambulance Station Armthorpe Road DN2 5LU 28.0 19931 Old Guildhall Doncaster DN1 1RH (1–5 metres from road) 28.0 19931 Old Guildhall Doncaster DN1 1RH (20–30 metres from road) 29.3 19931 Ambulance Station Armthorpe Road DN2 5LU 21.5 19931 East Lane House East Lane Stainforth Doncaster 18.8 1 All nitrogen dioxide data for 1993 are still provisional.
2. Sulphur dioxide (ppb) Year Site1 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 5 Site 6 Site 7 Site 8 Site 9 1985 29 33 23 30 32 30 — — — 1986 30 32 20 24 27 31 — — — 1987 16 26 16 20 24 26 — 30 — 1988 12 19 — 16 15 19 15 19 11 1989 11 18 — 17 18 19 17 19 13 1990 12 17 — 14 16 21 16 22 12 1991 17 18 — 14 16 21 17 23 11 1992 — 26 10 12 16 15 14 18 6 1993 — — 13 13 17 17 6 20 9 Sites1 1. Welfare Block, Coalite, Works, Askern, nr Doncaster. 2. Mere Lane, Armthorpe, Doncaster. 3. Church St. Armthorpe, Doncaster. 4. Woodlands Clinic, Central Avenue. 5. College of Further Education, Mexborough. 6. The Library Moorends. 7. Homscarr Middle School, Grange Lane, Rossington, Doncaster. 8. East Lane House, East Lane, Stainforth, Doncaster. 9. Ellison St. Thorne, Doncaster.
3. Black Smoke (ug/m3) (British Standard Unit) Year Site1 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 5 Site 6 Site 7 Site 8 Site 9 1985 42 43 30 31 29 60 — — — 1986 65 49 31 34 28 85 — — — 1987 68 48 30 41 35 81 — 98 — 1988 35 21 — 27 25 68 20 61 19 1989 18 19 — 24 21 56 16 43 23 1990 12 14 — 13 15 21 13 45 11 1991 17 19 — 17 21 18 18 48 12 1992 — 31 11 11 20 16 12 31 11 1993 — — 13 13 21 21 15 25 11 1Sites As in table 2.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he plans to take to reduce levels of PM10 in British cities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AtkinsMeasures to reduce emissions of particles from cars and light vans by 40 per cent. will be applied in 1996 under the consolidated cars directive 91/441/EEC. In addition a further stage of EC directive 91/542, covering emissions from heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches, has been agreed for implementation in 1996, which will reduce particulate emissions from these sources by about 50 per cent.
Further action to reduce levels of fine particles will be considered in the light of advice from the Department of Health's independent Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants and from the expert panel on air quality standards, which recommends air quality standards to the Secretary of State for the Environment and which is currently considering a standard for particles.