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<strong>PM2.5</strong> <strong>in</strong> the UK<br />

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2.3 Methods used to produce the <strong>PM2.5</strong> data <strong>in</strong> this report<br />

21. Most of the <strong>PM2.5</strong> data used <strong>in</strong> this report were produced by the Automatic<br />

Urban and Rural Network (AURN), the UK’s national compliance monitor<strong>in</strong>g<br />

network which has extensive <strong>quality</strong> assurance and <strong>quality</strong> control checks to<br />

comply with European report<strong>in</strong>g requirements. The network and methods used<br />

are described <strong>in</strong> the follow<strong>in</strong>g sections.<br />

2.3.1 Current <strong>PM2.5</strong> monitor<strong>in</strong>g sites <strong>in</strong> the Automatic Urban and<br />

Rural Network (AURN)<br />

22. Table A1.1 <strong>in</strong> Annex 1 provides a summary of <strong>PM2.5</strong> monitor<strong>in</strong>g sites <strong>in</strong><br />

the UK AURN <strong>in</strong> 2010. All but one of these sites uses either Filter Dynamic<br />

Measurement System (FDMS) or Partisol <strong>in</strong>struments, described <strong>in</strong> more detail<br />

below. The sites are shown on a map of the United K<strong>in</strong>gdom <strong>in</strong> Figure 2.2.<br />

Figure 2.2: <strong>PM2.5</strong> monitor<strong>in</strong>g sites <strong>in</strong> the Automatic Urban and Rural Network<br />

(AURN).

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