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Air quality in the Bay of Plenty region: Rotorua Airshed

Rotorua Airshed

Rotorua Airshed PM₁₀ Exceedences

Rotorua Airshed PM10 Exceedences

Note: The NES targets for this airshed are provisional.

Source data for PM₁₀ - Rotorua
Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Method	TEOM (with co-location)	TEOM FDMS	TEOM FDMS	TEOM FDMS	TEOM FDMS	TEOM FDMS
Valid data (%)	more than 75%	90%	90%	93%	96%	78%
No of exceedences PM₁₀	0	23	29	39	27	16
2^nd highest 24 hour average	44	112	102	122	103	83
Highest 24 hour average	47	116	111	162	126	84
Annual average	14	19	22	25	26	18

Source: Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Notes:
(1) In 2005, PM10 annual average and valid data (%) results were obtained from the Pererika Street monitoring site. From 2006, PM10 annual average and valid data (%) results were obtained from the Edmund Road monitoring site. The number of exceedences and the highest and 2nd highest 24 hour averages are consolidation of 3x monitoring sites within the Rotorua airshed.
(2) The Rotorua airshed was effected by the 2009 Australian dust storms. The exceedance due to this event has not been included in this table.

Last updated: 2 August 2011