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Air quality in the Canterbury region: Geraldine Airshed

Geraldine Airshed

Geraldine Airshed

Geraldine Airshed PM10 Exceedences

Geraldine Airshed PM10 Exceedences

Note: The NES targets for this airshed are provisional.

Source data for PM10 - Geraldine
Year 2005 2006 2007 2009 2009 2010
Method Not monitored Not monitored TEOM FDMS TEOM FDMS TEOM FDMS  TEOM FDMS 
Valid data (%) Not monitored Not monitored  93%  97% 94% 92%
No of exceedences PM10 Not monitored Not monitored 2 6 7 4
2nd highest 24 hour average Not monitored Not monitored 51 59 67 58
Highest 24-hr average Not monitored Not monitored 55 72 94 58
Annual average Not monitored Not monitored 19 21 22 19

Source: Environment Canterbury

Note:
(1) The 2009 highest 24-hour average value for this airshed was due to transboundary pollution from the Australian dust storms. The exceedance due to this event has not been included in this table

 

Last updated: 2 August 2011