Auckland air quality report December 2023
Author:
Louis Boamponsem, Auckland Council Research and Evaluation Unit, RIMUSource:
Auckland Council Research and Evaluation Unit, RIMUPublication date:
2023Topics:
EnvironmentExtract:
Summary
- No breach of national air quality standards occurred in November 2023.
- The Khyber Pass Road and Customs Street sites recorded the highest levels of NO2 and SO2 concentrations respectively in November.
- As in previous years, from January to November, city centre sites recorded the highest levels of particulate matter, likely due to traffic and construction activities.
It is important to note that air quality at a monitoring site can vary from year to year due to weather and other influences (See Auckland air quality report, October 2021). For a brief short-term trend analysis of key pollutants concentration changes, please see Table 2.
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Where to view our data
Data can be viewed on the environmental data portal, the LAWA website LAWA or requested from environmentaldata@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Full state and trends analyses and reports are prepared every few years (the most recent report is Trends in Auckland’s air quality 2006-2018).
The 2022 Annual data report is available on the Knowledge Auckland website.
See also, the frequently asked questions about the Auckland air quality monitoring programme.
This edition includes a focus on the Customs Street air quality monitoring site.
Auckland Council, December 2023
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