Air Quality Review & Assessment

The Environment Act 1995 made provision for local authorities to assess the air quality in their area and compare it with national objectives for certain pollutants.

If necessary local authorities must declare Air Quality Management Areas and prepare action plans to aim to meet the Governments Objectives.

We are currently monitoring air quality at rural and urban background sites using a mobile air quality station at various road sites throughout the Vale using passive diffusion tubes. Data from the monitoring is held at the Civic Offices, Barry.

The pollutants that we sample for are:

• Nitrogen Dioxide
• Sulphur Dioxide
• Ozone
• Fine Particles (PM10)
• Carbon Monoxide

For more information on the items below, please contact us.

Air Quality Review Stage 1

Air Quality Review Stage 2

Air Quality Review Stage 3

Round 2 - Update and Screening

Round 2 - Progress Report 2004

(Please follow the links for "About Air Quality" to find out about each pollutant)

Visit the Welsh Air Quality website for more information.

• Progress Report 2011
• Progress Report 2010
• Air Quality Review and Assessment Round 4 Update and Screening 2009
• Executive summary Round 3 Progress Report
• Round 3 Progress Report 2008 - Final
• Detailed Assessment Penarth Dec 2008 - Final

• Round 2 Progress Report 2005 (PDF)
• Round 2 Detailed Assessment 2005 (Sulphur Dioxide) (PDF)
• Round 2 Progess Report 2007 (PDF)