Pollution Control - Air Quality
The UK’s National Air Quality Strategy sets air quality standards and objectives for seven pollutants which Local Authorities are required to have regard to. These include benzene, 1,3- butadiene, carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter (PM10) and sulphur dioxide.
Local authorities are obliged to periodically review the air quality within their area to determine the risk of the air quality objectives set out in the national strategy being exceeded. If a Local Authority identifies a risk of any of the objectives being exceeded then they must proceed to a Detailed Assessment for that pollutant.
To-date the following reports have been produced by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
- 1999 First Stage Review and Assessment
Initial screening of sources of air pollution sources within the Borough - 2003 Updating and Screening Assessment Report on air quality within the Borough and consideration of any new sources with potential to impact on air quality
- 2004 Progress Report
Outlining any significant changes that may affect air quality - 2005 Progress Report
Outlining any significant changes that may affect air quality - 2006 Updating and Screening Assessment
Review of all local developments, industry, air quality monitoring and traffic data to-date since the last review concluded -
2007 Progress Report
Outlining any significant changes that may affect air qualit
The previous reports produced by BGCBC have concluded that none of the objectives for any of the pollutants are likely to be exceeded within the Borough and therefore no Detailed Assessment for any pollutant has been carried out to-date.
The 2008 Progress Report does not identify the requirement for a Detailed Assessment to be carried out for any of the seven pollutants identified in the UK’s National Air Quality Strategy. The next Updating and Screening Assessment is scheduled to be published in April 2009.
