PM10 concs in UK tables 4.1 to 4.8 Table 4.1 Predicted PM10 concentrations for 2005 and 2010 based on 1996 and 1995 analysis. Individual site analysis of PM10, black smoke and sulphate data, 50% reduction of traffic emissions, "business as usual" secondary particle concentrations (mgm-3)
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Annual mean
2005 estimate based on 1996 23 19 20 20 18 20 16 19
2005 estimate based on 1995 22 18 18 - 16 20 17 21
2010 estimate based on 1996 22 18 19 19 17 19 15 18
2010 estimate based on 1995 20 16 17 - 15 19 16 20
NAQS 99th percentile
2005 estimate based on 1996 78 67 66 68 79 74 52 65
2005 estimate based on 1995 67 58 53 - 54 77 56 62
2010 estimate based on 1996 72 64 64 63 70 69 51 60
2010 estimate based on 1995 63 53 50 - 50 76 55 60
Fixed daily means above 50mgm-3
2005 estimate based on 1996 11 8 6 7 10 7 3 7
2005 estimate based on 1995 9 3 13 - 2 8 3 6
2010 estimate based on 1996 8 6 5 4 6 6 1 5
2010 estimate based on 1995 8 2 0 - 2 8 2 6

Table 4.2 Predicted PM10 concentrations for 2005 and 2010 based on 1996 and 1995 analysis. Individual site analysis of PM10, black smoke and sulphate data, 100% reduction of traffic emissions, "business as usual" secondary particle concentrations (mgm-3)
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Annual mean
2005 estimate based on 1996 22 18 19 19 17 16 15 18
2005 estimate based on 1995 20 16 17 - 15 17 16 20
2010 estimate based on 1996 20 17 18 18 16 16 15 17
2010 estimate based on 1995 19 15 16 - 14 16 16 19
NAQS 99th percentile
2005 estimate based on 1996 71 61 65 65 77 55 50 60
2005 estimate based on 1995 65 53 51 - 51 62 55 61
2010 estimate based on 1996 69 58 61 61 68 55 48 57
2010 estimate based on 1995 63 52 50 - 48 62 54 59
Fixed daily means above 50mgm-3
2005 estimate based on 1996 9 7 6 4 8 3 3 6
2005 estimate based on 1995 9 2 0 - 2 6 3 4
2010 estimate based on 1996 6 3 4 4 6 3 1 4
2010 estimate based on 1995 7 2 0 - 1 5 1 4


Table 4.3 Predicted PM10 concentrations for 2005 and 2010 based on 1996 and 1995 analysis. Individual site analysis of PM10, black smoke and sulphate data, "business as usual" primary emissions reduction scenario, 50% reduction of secondary particle concentrations (mgm-3)
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Annual mean
2005 estimate based on 1996 21 16 19 18 15 18 15 18
2005 estimate based on 1995 20 16 15 - 14 19 16 20
2010 estimate based on 1996 19 15 17 17 14 17 14 16
2010 estimate based on 1995 18 14 14 - 13 18 15 19
NAQS 99th percentile
2005 estimate based on 1996 64 56 57 58 52 61 45 56
2005 estimate based on 1995 60 56 50 - 45 80 52 58
2010 estimate based on 1996 59 51 53 53 49 58 42 50
2010 estimate based on 1995 57 51 49 - 43 77 50 57
Fixed daily means above 50mgm-3
2005 estimate based on 1996 6 3 2 4 3 4 0 3
2005 estimate based on 1995 5 2 0 - 0 7 2 3
2010 estimate based on 1996 4 3 2 2 1 4 0 2
2010 estimate based on 1995 3 2 0 - 0 7 1 2


Table 4.4 Predicted PM10 concentrations for 2005 and 2010 based on 1996 and 1995 analysis. Individual site analysis of PM10, black smoke and sulphate data, 50% reduction in traffic emissions, 50% reduction of secondary particle concentrations (mgm-3)
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Annual mean
2005 estimate based on 1996 19 15 17 17 14 17 14 16
2005 estimate based on 1995 18 14 14 - 13 18 15 18
2010 estimate based on 1996 18 14 16 16 13 17 13 15
2010 estimate based on 1995 17 14 13 - 12 17 14 18
NAQS 99th percentile
2005 estimate based on 1996 60 53 53 55 50 59 43 52
2005 estimate based on 1995 57 51 47 - 42 75 51 57
2010 estimate based on 1996 56 49 50 50 48 57 41 47
2010 estimate based on 1995 56 50 46 - 40 74 50 56
Fixed daily means above 50mgm-3
2005 estimate based on 1996 5 2 2 2 3 4 0 3
2005 estimate based on 1995 3 2 0 - 0 7 1 3
2010 estimate based on 1996 3 2 2 1 1 3 0 2
2010 estimate based on 1995 2 2 0 - 0 6 1 1


Table 4.5 Predicted PM10 concentrations for 2005 and 2010 based on 1996 and 1995 analysis. Individual site analysis of PM10, black smoke and sulphate data, 100% reduction in traffic emissions, 50% reduction of secondary particle concentrations (mgm-3)
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Annual mean
2005 estimate based on 1996 17 14 16 15 13 14 13 15
2005 estimate based on 1995 17 13 13 - 12 15 14 17
2010 estimate based on 1996 17 13 15 15 13 14 13 14
2010 estimate based on 1995 16 13 12 - 11 14 14 17
NAQS 99th percentile
2005 estimate based on 1996 55 50 49 51 48 47 41 48
2005 estimate based on 1995 55 48 44 - 40 60 50 55
2010 estimate based on 1996 53 47 47 48 46 44 39 44
2010 estimate based on 1995 54 47 43 - 38 60 49 55
Fixed daily means above 50mgm-3
2005 estimate based on 1996 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 2
2005 estimate based on 1995 1 2 0 - 0 4 1 0
2010 estimate based on 1996 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 2
2010 estimate based on 1995 1 1 0 - 0 4 1 0



Table 4.6 Predicted PM10 concentrations for 2005 and 2010 based on 1996 and 1995 analysis. Individual site analysis of PM10, black smoke and sulphate data, "business as usual" primary emissions reduction scenario, 100% reduction of secondary particle concentrations (mgm-3)
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Annual mean
2005 estimate based on 1996 16 13 15 15 11 16 12 15
2005 estimate based on 1995 16 12 10 - 11 17 14 17
2010 estimate based on 1996 16 12 15 14 11 15 12 14
2010 estimate based on 1995 15 12 10 - 10 16 13 16
NAQS 99th percentile
2005 estimate based on 1996 46 48 47 41 34 55 37 45
2005 estimate based on 1995 52 50 48 - 38 78 47 53
2010 estimate based on 1996 44 45 44 39 32 53 36 43
2010 estimate based on 1995 50 49 47 - 36 75 46 52
Fixed daily means above 50mgm-3
2005 estimate based on 1996 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 2
2005 estimate based on 1995 1 0 0 - 0 7 0 2
2010 estimate based on 1996 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 2
2010 estimate based on 1995 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 1


Table 4.7 Predicted PM10 concentrations for 2005 and 2010 based on 1996 and 1995 analysis. Individual site analysis of PM10, black smoke and sulphate data, 50% reduction in traffic emissions, 100% reduction in secondary particle concentrations (mgm-3)
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Annual mean
2005 estimate based on 1996 15 11 14 14 10 15 12 13
2005 estimate based on 1995 14 11 9 - 10 16 13 16
2010 estimate based on 1996 14 11 14 13 10 14 11 13
2010 estimate based on 1995 14 11 9 - 9 15 13 15
NAQS 99th percentile
2005 estimate based on 1996 41 43 41 38 31 50 35 42
2005 estimate based on 1995 49 48 44 - 36 73 46 52
2010 estimate based on 1996 40 41 39 37 30 48 35 41
2010 estimate based on 1995 49 48 42 - 35 72 45 51
Fixed daily means above 50mgm-3
2005 estimate based on 1996 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 2
2005 estimate based on 1995 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 0
2010 estimate based on 1996 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 2
2010 estimate based on 1995 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 0


Table 4.8 Predicted PM10 concentrations for 2005 and 2010 based on 1996 and 1995 analysis. Individual site analysis of PM10, black smoke and sulphate data, 100% reduction in traffic emissions, 100% reduction of secondary particle concentrations (mgm-3)
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Annual mean
2005 estimate based on 1996 13 10 13 12 9 11 11 12
2005 estimate based on 1995 13 10 8 - 9 12 12 14
2010 estimate based on 1996 13 10 13 12 9 11 11 12
2010 estimate based on 1995 13 10 8 - 9 12 12 14
NAQS 99th percentile
2005 estimate based on 1996 38 38 37 34 27 39 34 38
2005 estimate based on 1995 47 44 41 - 32 55 44 50
2010 estimate based on 1996 38 38 37 34 27 39 34 38
2010 estimate based on 1995 47 44 41 - 32 55 44 50
Fixed daily means above 50mgm-3
2005 estimate based on 1996 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
2005 estimate based on 1995 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 0
2010 estimate based on 1996 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
2010 estimate based on 1995 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 0


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