Continuous air quality monitoring locations in the Royal Borough

Note: The tables below use the following abbreviations and definitions:

Site type / Ownership
AURN- Automatic Urban and Rural Network
DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
LAQN - London Air Quality Network
RBKC - Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Site Definition
Kerbside - within 1m of a busy road
Roadside - located 1 - 5m
Urban background - at least 50m from any major pollutant source.

Chelsea

Automated monitoring site in Chelsea

Site Type

LAQN

Ownership

RBKC

Pollutants measured

nitrogen oxides

Grid reference

TQ527178

Site
location and
description

Located at the building façade of the Chelsea Old Town Hall at the rear of the pavement approx. 8m from the Kings Road. Height inlet approx. 3m.

Site definition

Roadside

Start date

27/9/2000

Website
for data

www.erg.kcl.ac.uk

Cromwell Road/Cromwell Road 2

Automated monitoring site in Cromwell Road/Cromwell Road 2

Site Type

AURN

Ownership

DEFRA

Pollutants measured

nitrogen oxides
carbon monoxide
sulphur dioxide

Grid reference

TQ264789
TQ265790 >1998

Site
location and
description

Originally sited at the kerbside of the Cromwell Rd. Traffic density approx. 60,000 vehicles per day. Now located at the rear of the pavement at the Natural History Museum, 3.5m from the Cromwell Road. The height of the inlet is approx. 2m.

Site definition

Kerbside/ Roadside

Start date

22/2/1973

Website
for data

www.airquality.co.uk

Cromwell Road 2

Automated monitoring site in Cromwell Road 2

Site Type

LAQN

Ownership

RBKC

Pollutants measured

PM₁₀

Grid reference

TQ265790

Site
location and
description

Located within the DEFRA monitoring cabin in the grounds of the Natural History Museum. Approx. within 8m of the Cromwell Rd and 5m of Queens Gate. Height inlet is approx. 1.4m.

Site definition

Roadside

Start date

22/5/1998

Website
for data

www.erg.kcl.ac.uk

Knightsbridge

Automated monitoring site in Knightsbridge

Site Type

LAQN

Ownership

RBKC

Pollutants
measured

nitrogen oxides

Grid reference

TQ527179

Site
location and
description

Located on the Kerb of Hans Road and 4m from the Brompton Rd. Height inlet approx 3m.

Site definition

Kerbside

Start date

28/03/2000

Website
for data

www.erg.kcl.ac.uk

North Kensington

Automated monitoring site in North Kensington

Site Type

LAQN and AURN affilate

Ownership

RBKC

Pollutants measured

nitrogen oxides
PM₁₀
carbon monoxide
sulphur dioxide

Grid reference

TQ401821

Site
location and
description

Sited in the grounds of Sion Manning school in St Charles Square, North Kensington. Surrounded by a mainly residential area. Height inlet is approx. 3m.

Site definition

Urban background

Start date

1/4/1995
Affilated from
1/4/1996

Website
for data

www.erg.kcl.ac.uk, www.airquality.co.uk

West London

Automated monitoring site in West London

Site Type

AURN

Ownership

DEFRA

Pollutants measured

nitrogen oxides
carbon monoxide

Grid reference

TQ251788

Site
location and
description

Located within the Council depot, Pembroke Road. The nearest road is Warwick Rd (50m). The surrounding area is built-up. Height inlet is approx. 30m.

Site definition

Urban background

Start date

1/1/1987

Website
for data

www.airquality.co.uk

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