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Scottish Annual Air Quality Seminar 2009 18 th March 2009

Scottish Annual Air Quality Seminar 2009 18 th March 2009. Fiona Maguire Senior EHO, Pollution Control North Lanarkshire Council. Air monitoring equipment. 8 air monitoring stations 60 NO 2 tubes 1 heavy metal monitor 1 SO 2 bubbler. Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs). Chapelhall

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Scottish Annual Air Quality Seminar 2009 18 th March 2009

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  1. Scottish Annual Air Quality Seminar 200918th March 2009 Fiona Maguire Senior EHO, Pollution Control North Lanarkshire Council

  2. Air monitoring equipment • 8 air monitoring stations • 60 NO2 tubes • 1 heavy metal monitor • 1 SO2 bubbler

  3. Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) • Chapelhall • Hirst Road, Harthill • Motherwell • Whifflet, Coatbridge

  4. Work with Roads &Transportation • Discussion with transportation managers • Meetings with road strategy colleagues • Obtaining accurate baseline traffic data for NLC area

  5. Work with Planning • Inclusion of Air Quality in Local Plan • Involvement in master-planning of large sites • AQ Guidance for developers • Statutory consultees in development control

  6. Consultation • Integral to Action Planning process • Internal consultation day • External consultation day • Public consultation exercise

  7. Next Step • Public consultation – imminent • Meeting with SEPA and Transport Scotland re Harthill AQMA • Draft Action Plan finalised – Autumn 2009

  8. Hints from NLC Experience • Action Planning takes time !!!! • Crucial to make the right contacts and get the right people involved • Can be an uphill struggle as you can’t “see” air quality problem • Rome wasn’t built in a day !

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