Air Quality Monitoring Network Newcastle Autumn 2023 seasonal newsletter

Air quality in Newcastle: Autumn 2023

Air quality in the Newcastle region was generally good during autumn 2023. Daily particle levels were within national benchmarks from 92% of the time at Stockton, 99% at Carrington and Mayfield, and 100% at all other sites.

Date
17 October 2023
Publisher
Department of Planning and Environment
Type
Publication, Newsletter
Cost
Free
Language
English
Tags
  • ISSN 2206-0421
  • ID EHG20230335
  • File PDF 1.2MB
  • Pages 11
  • Name air-quality-monitoring-network-newcastle-autumn-2023-230335.pdf

Air quality in the Newcastle region was generally good during autumn 2023. Daily particle levels were within national benchmarks from 92% of the time at Stockton, 99% at Carrington and Mayfield, and 100% at all other sites. Stockton, Carrington, and Mayfield particle levels are affected by sea salt due to their proximity to the coast. Hourly particle levels were in the good to fair air quality categories from 98.6% to 100% of the time throughout the region.