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Table 12.2: Summary of PM10 concentrations at ambient monitoring sites in Otago

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Area Maximum 99.5 percentile Annual average % days monitored Days > 50 µgm-3 % of winter days guideline was exceeded

Oamaru 1998

61

59

n/a

4%

1 measured
8 equivalent1

7%

Alexandra 1997

178

168

n/a

7%

12 measured
78 equivalent1

63%

Alexandra 1998

134

129

n/a

9%

8 measured
66 equivalent1

53%

Alexandra 1999

87

84

22

17%

9 measured
53 equivalent1

43%

Alexandra 2000

108

105

23

16%

9 measured
55 equivalent1

45%

Alexandra 2001

193

173

n/a

13%

9 measured
65 equivalent1

53%

Cromwell 1999

73

73

n/a

4%

5 measured
38 equivalent1

31%

South Dunedin 1998

84

83

n/a

4%

2 measured
18 equivalent1

14%

South Dunedin 2001

55

55

n/a

4%

2 measured
15 equivalent1

13%

Dunedin North 1997

72

67

19

15%

2 measured
12 equivalent1

10%

Dunedin North 1998

88

82

18

16%

4 measured
25 equivalent1

20%

Dunedin North 1999

51

50

18

16%

1 measured
6 equivalent1

5%

Dunedin North 2000

57

52

14

16%

1 measured
6 equivalent1

5%

Dunedin North 2001

41

39

15

15%

0

 

Mosgiel 1998

95

95

n/a

4%

5 measured
44 equivalent1

36%

Mosgiel 2000

70

67

n/a

9%

1 measured
8 equivalent1

7%

Mosgiel 2001

60

59

n/a

10%

2 measured
14 equivalent1

11%

Mosgiel 2001 (hi-vol)

49.9

49

n/a

8%

0

 

Milton 1999

57

57

n/a

5%

2 measured
19 equivalent1

15%

Balclutha 1997

54

53

n/a

5%

1 measured
8 equivalent1

6%

Arrowtown 1999

55

55

n/a

2%

1 measured
18 equivalent1

14%

Queenstown 1999

36

35

n/a

4%

0

 

Green Island 1997

65

65

n/a

6%

2 measured
15 equivalent1

13%

Green Island 2000

107

107

n/a

4%

2 measured
16 equivalent1

13%

Green Island 2001

58

57

n/a

2%

1 measured
14 equivalent1

11%

East Taieri 1997

22

21

n/a

3%

0

 

Note: Guideline value exceedences are highlighted in bold.

1 This is an estimate of the number of days PM10 concentrations may have exceeded the guideline value if monitoring had been carried out on all days during winter (May to August inclusive). It is extrapolated from the number of measured exceedences and the number of days when monitoring did occur.

 

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