Air quality monitoring in Cork City
Nitrogen Dioxide ( µ g/m³)
Sulphur Dioxide ( µ g/m³)
PM 2.5 ( µ g/m³)
PM 10 ( µ g/m³)
Ozone ( µ g/m³)
Band
Index
8 HOUR MEAN
24 HOUR MEAN
24 HOUR MEAN
1 HOUR MEAN
1 HOUR MEAN
1
0-33
0-67
0-29
0-11
0-16
GOOD AIR QUALITY FAIR AIR QUALITY POOR AIR QUALITY VERY POOR AIR QUALITY
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
34-66 67-100 101-120 121-140 141-160 161-187 188-213 214-240
68-134
30-59 60-89
12-23 24-35 36-41 42-47 58-53 54-58 59-64 65-70
17-33 34-50 51-58 59.66 67-75 76-83 84-91 92-100
135-200 201-267 268-334 335-400 401-467 468-534 535-600
90-119 120-149 150-179 180-236 237-295 296-354
10 241 or more 601 or more 355 or more 71 or more
101 or more
Table 3.1 Air Quality Index for Health (Source EPA Website, https://www.epa.ie/air/quality/index/#d.en.68493)
Accompanying health messages for at-risk groups and the general population
Band
Index
At-risk individuals*
General population
1
GOOD
2 3 4 5
Enjoy your usual outdoor activities.
Enjoy your usual outdoor activities.
Adults and children with lung problems, and adults with heart problems, who experience symptoms, should consider reducing strenuous physical activity, particularly outdoors. Adults and children with lung problems, and adults with heart problems, should reduce strenuous physical activity, particularly outdoors, and particularly if they experience symptoms. People with asthma may find they need to use their reliever inhaler more often. Older people should also reduce physical exertion. Adults and children with lung problems, adults with heart problems, and older people, should avoid strenuous physical activity. People with asthma may find they need to use their reliever inhaler more often.
FAIR
Enjoy your usual outdoor activities.
6
7 8
Anyone experiencing discomfort such as sore eyes, cough or sore throat should consider reducing activity, particularly outdoors.
POOR
9
VERY POOR
Reduce physical exertion, particularly outdoors, especially if you experience symptoms such as cough or sore throat.
10
Explanation of the Air Quality Index for Health (Source: EPA Website, https://www.epa.ie/air/quality/index/#d.en.68493
Table 3.2
14
Powered by FlippingBook