Figure 7.3: Highest 24-hour concentrations and extent of exceedences of PM10 particulates in monitored airsheds, 2005
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Notes:
(1) µg/m3 = micrograms per cubic metre.
(2) No data was available for Reefton for 2005.
(3) The data for Richmond was extrapolated to account for one-day-in-three monitoring.
Source: Ministry for the Environment.
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Site |
No. of exceedences |
Highest 24hr (µg/m3) |
|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
42 |
103 µg/m3 |
Ashburton |
18 |
89 µg/m3 |
Auckland |
4 |
86 µg/m3 |
Blenheim |
3 |
58 µg/m3 |
Christchurch |
39 |
154 µg/m3 |
Dunedin |
1 |
52 µg/m3 |
Hamilton |
0 |
37 µg/m3 |
Hastings |
18 |
145 µg/m3 |
Invercargill |
5 |
198 µg/m3 |
Kaiapoi |
17 |
152 µg/m3 |
Kaitaia |
0 |
41 µg/m3 |
Lower Hutt |
0 |
41 µg/m3 |
Matamata |
0 |
36 µg/m3 |
Mosgiel |
11 |
98 µg/m3 |
Napier |
4 |
67 µg/m3 |
Nelson South |
51 |
96 µg/m3 |
Rangiora |
10 |
99 µg/m3 |
Richmond |
34 |
84 µg/m3 |
Rotorua |
2 |
54 µg/m3 |
Tahunanui |
18 |
81 µg/m3 |
Taupo |
1 |
45 µg/m3 |
Te Kūiti |
2 |
54 µg/m3 |
Timaru |
47 |
109 µg/m3 |
Tokoroa |
33 |
89 µg/m3 |
Upper Hutt |
0 |
23 µg/m3 |
Wainuiomata |
0 |
28 µg/m3 |
Wairarapa |
1 |
61 µg/m3 |
Wellington |
0 |
30 µg/m3 |
Whangarei |
0 |
47 µg/m3 |
