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Regulation 31
SCHEDULE 12Collation of information and criteria for aggregating data and calculating statistical parameters
This schedule has no associated Explanatory Memorandum
PART 1Information to be submitted to the Commission
1. The following information on ozone concentrations shall be obtained and collated—
| Type of station | Level | Averaging/accumulation time | Provisional data for each month from April to September | Report for each year |
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Information threshold | Any | 180μg/m3 | 1 hour | For each day with any exceedance: date, total hours of, exceedance, maximum 1 hour ozone and related NO2 values when required; | For each day with any exceedance: date, total hours of exceedance, maximum 1 hour ozone and related NO2 values, when required |
| | | | monthly 1 hour maximum ozone | |
Alert threshold | Any | 240μg/m3 | 1 hour | For each day with any exceedance: date, total hours of exceedance, maximum 1 hour ozone and related NO2 values, when required | For each day with any exceedance: date, total hours of exceedance, maximum 1 hour ozone and related NO2 values, when required |
Health protection | Any | 120μg/m3 | 8 hours | For each day with any exceedance: date, 8 hours maximum | For each day with any exceedance: date, 8 hours maximum |
Vegetation protection | Suburban, rural, rural background | AOT40 = 6,000 μg/m3.h | 1 hour, accumulated from May to June | | Value |
Forest protection | Suburban, rural, rural background | AOT40 = 20,000μg/m3.h | 1 hour, accumulated from April to September | | Value |
Materials | Any | 40 μg/m3 | 1 year | | Value |
2. The Secretary of State shall also ensure that the following information is collated—
(a)for ozone, nitrogen dioxide, oxides of nitrogen and the sums of ozone and nitrogen dioxide (added as parts per billion and expressed in μg/m³ ozone) the maximum, 99.9th, 98th and 50th percentiles and annual average and number of valid data from hourly series; and
(b)the maximum, 98th and 50th percentile and annual average from a series of daily 8-hour ozone maxima.
3. Data compiled in monthly reports shall be considered provisional and shall be updated where necessary in subsequent submissions.
PART 2Criteria for aggregating data and calculating statistical parameters
4. In this Part, percentiles are to be calculated using the method specified in Council Decision 97/101/EC() establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within member States.
5. The following criteria are to be used for checking validity when aggregating data and calculating statistical parameters—
Parameter | Required proportion of valid data |
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1 hour values | 75% (45 minutes) |
8 hour values | 75% of values (6 hours) |
Maximum daily 8 hours mean from hourly running 8 hours averages | 75% of the hourly running 8 hour averages (18 8 hours averages per day) |
AOT40 | 90% of the 1 hour values over the time period defined for calculating the AOT40 value |
Annual mean | 75% of the 1 hour values over summer (April to September) and winter (January to March, October to December) seasons separately |
Number of exceedances and maximum values per month | 90% of the daily maximum 8 hours mean value (27 available daily values per month) 90% of the 1 hour values between 8:00 and 20:00 Central European Time |
Number of exceedances and maximum values per year | Five out of six summer months over the summer season (April to September) |
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