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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the concentration of (a) nitrogen dioxide, (b) sulphur dioxide and (c) benzene in Leicester has been in each year since 1997. [223643] Alun Michael: The table shows annual mean concentrations (in micrograms per metre cubed) for nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide from 1997 to 2004 measured by the Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN) air monitoring site in Leicester. There are no measurements of benzene in Leicester. The table includes measurements from Birmingham, East (1997 to 2000) and Birmingham Roadside (2002-04). These are the nearest benzene monitors to Leicester. Annual mean concentrations for nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide, measured by the Automatic Urban and Rural Network air monitoring site in Leicester, and for benzene measured at Birmingham, East (1997 to 2000) and Birmingham Roadside (2002-04) Micrograms per metre cubed _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Nitrogen dioxide Sulphur dioxide Benzene 1997 41 10 3.3 1998 40 10 2.8 1999 41 9 2.4 2000 34 7 1.4 2001 35 9 -- 2002 35 6 3.4 2003 37 6 3.8 2004 37 4 3.2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All historic and current air quality measurements from the AURN are published at www.airquality.co.uk

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c1149W; 223643

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Air pollution Monitoring Leicester Benzene Sulphur dioxide Nitrogen dioxide

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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