Particulate Matter (PM) less than ten micrometres in size (PM10) can penetrate deep into the respiratory system increasing the risk of respiratory and cardiovascular disorders. PM10 arises from direct emissions of primary particulate such as black smoke and formation of secondary PM in the atmosphere by reactions of gases such as sulphur dioxide and ammonia. The main sources of primary PM10 are incomplete burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and peat and emissions from road traffic, in particular diesel engines. Other sources of particulates include re-suspended dust from roads. Natural PM includes sea-salt and organic materials such as pollens. The diverse sources and impacts of PM make it one of the most challenging issues to address.

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Attachment 1    Carlow_PM10_TR_2004.txt	0.0 Mb
Attachment 2    Clare_Ennis_PM10_2006.txt	0.01 Mb
Attachment 3    Clare_Ennis_PM10_2007.xls	0.13 Mb
Attachment 4    Cork_Blackpool_PM10_TR_2000.txt	0.0 Mb
Attachment 5    Cork_CorkHarbour_PM10_2007.xls	0.13 Mb
Attachment 6    Cork_HeathertonPark_PM10_2002.xls	0.03 Mb
Attachment 7    Cork_HeathertonPark_PM10_2003.xls	0.03 Mb
Attachment 8    Cork_HeathertonPark_PM10_2004.xls	0.03 Mb
Attachment 9    Cork_HeathertonPark_PM10_2005.txt	0.01 Mb
Attachment 10    Cork_HeathertonPark_PM10_2005.xls	0.03 Mb

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Author(s)	EPA,
Title Of Website	Secure Archive For Environmental Research Data
Publication Information	EPA Ireland Archive of PM10 Monitoring Data
Name of Organisation	Environmental Protection Agency Ireland
Electronic Address or URL	http://erc.epa.ie/safer/resource?id=154a12f7-76e4-102b-aa08-55a7497570d3
Unique Identifier	154a12f7-76e4-102b-aa08-55a7497570d3
Date of Access	Last Accessed: 2010-09-06

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Format Of Attached Data Files And Resources	Microsoft Excel worksheet sheet ASCII or Unicode raw text file
How are data within the resource presented?	tableDigital
Data from this resource are supplied in the following media types	onLine
Number of Attached Files (Publicly Available for Download):	137

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The information outlined in this section of the metadata for this resource relates to specific parts of the INSPIRE Directive's requirements for Geospatial Metadata. Consequently some of the information presented here is in INSPIRE ISO19115 Metadata format. For those interested in learning more about the implementing rules for metadata in INSPIRE the Joint Research Center provide a PDF document (780Kb) explaining each of the metadata fields.

SAFER-Data Identification Number	69
SAFER-Data Display URL	http://erc.epa.ie/safer/iso19115/display?isoID=69
Resource Title	EPA Ireland Archive of PM10 Monitoring Data
Resource Keywords	PM1O Particulate Matter
ISO 19115 Topic Categories	climatologyMeterologyAtmosphere
Languages Within Resource Data/Documentation	eng
Metadata Language	eng
EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Code	Air Quality
EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Theme	Air Quality
Unique Resource Idenifier ID	154a12f7-76e4-102b-aa08-55a7497570d3
This Metadata Describes The Following:	dataset
Frequency Of Changes To This Metadata or Attached Data	annually

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Project Start Date	Sunday 1st June 1997 (01-06-1997)
Earliest Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects	Sunday 1st January 1995 (01-01-1995)
Most Recent Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects	Wednesday 31st December 2008 (31-12-2008)
Resource Metadata Published On	Monday 19th May 2008 (19-05-2008)
Last Resource Metadata Edit occured on	Monday 21st September 2009 at 12:34:15 (21-09-2009)
Resource Datasets or Digital Objects Updated On	Monday 21st September 2009 at 12:34:15 (21-09-2009)

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Description of Geographical Characteristics of This Resource

Stations in the republic of Ireland.

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Rectangle 1: (N,W,S,E) (53.43572,-6.48193,53.20932,-6.04248)

Rectangle 2: (N,W,S,E) (53.31775,-9.1626,53.19945,-8.87695)

Rectangle 3: (N,W,S,E) (51.92394,-8.535,51.86886,-8.33038)

Rectangle 4: (N,W,S,E) (53.73734,-6.40778,53.69671,-6.25946)

Rectangle 5: (N,W,S,E) (52.37057,-6.36108,52.3068,-6.54236)

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In 2005 the black smoke standards were replaced by PM monitoring requirements based on Directive 1999/30/EC (CEC, 1999). This Directive established limit values for PM10 mass concentration levels. The PM10 daily mean limit of 50 μg/m3 should not be exceeded more than 35 times per calendar year. The annual mean PM10 limit value is 40 μg/m3.

Supplementary Metadata Information

PM10- this stands for Particulate Matter that is less than ten microns in diameter. Elevated PM levels can occur if meteorological conditions favouring poor dispersion of local emissions persist for an appreciable length of time, i.e. days to weeks. These types of events occur during stable warm or cold periods, which are often associated with conditions that favour transport of air from other European countries to Ireland. These air masses typically contains high concentrations of pollutants such as PM and contribute to increased levels across Ireland. PM10 is measured using either of a TEOM, (tapered element oscillating microbalance) Leckel or Partisol sampler. The TEOM is a gravimetric instrument that draws ambient air through a filter, continuously weighing the filter and calculating near real time mass concentrations. The Leckel and Partisol samplers draw in a known volume of air. Particles within the air sample are collected on a pre-weighed filter, which are then analysed gravimetrically. Filters are exposed for a period of 24 hours. PM2.5 is measured in a similar manner FILENAME CONVENTION: To intuitively guide users on the data contained in each of the dataset files the FILENAMES shown abide by a simple convention. The first part of the filename corresponds to the station location where the monitoring took place, the second refers to the pollutant measured. The third part of the filename corresponds to the year of measurement. For datasets which contain data measured over two years rather than one the year provided includes the year when measurement commented at that station site. If measurement data was collected at using a mobile monitoring station the code TR will follow the pollutant name. FILE TYPES: For the most part files will be available in one of three different formats. MS Excel spreadsheet format (look for the XLS file name),Comma Separated formats (CSV file type), or plain text (TXT file type). The latter two will open in recent versions of MS Excel.

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The following is a list of resources on SAFER-Data from which users downloaded attachments from soon after downloading attachments from this resource EPA Ireland Archive of PM10 Monitoring Data. You can view the full metadata description for these resources by using the links supplied.

• EPA Ireland Archive of Nitrogen Oxides Monitoring Data View Full Metadata Description
• EPA Ireland Archive of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Monitoring Data View Full Metadata Description
• EPA Ireland Archive of Ozone Monitoring Data View Full Metadata Description
• EPA Ireland Archive of Carbon Monoxide Monitoring Data View Full Metadata Description
• EPA Ireland Archive of Benzene Monitoring Data View Full Metadata Description

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