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Air Quality in Canterbury

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High Pollution in Previous Years


Number of high pollution nights during previous years:

 

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Rangiora

10

7

 

 

 

6

9

15

4

Kaiapoi

 

 

39

29

35

17

17

28

20

Christchurch
(St. Albans)

50

31

51

28

35

36

32

27

14

Ashburton

13

16

 

 

 

 

18

25

13

Timaru

48

50

48

33

50

39

46

36

36

Waimate

 

 

 

1

6

 

 

10

0

Geraldine

 

 

 

 

5

3

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highest daily concentrations of PM10 during previous years:

 

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Rangiora

87

97

 

 

 

78

99

138

107

Kaiapoi

 

 

153

138

163

99

152

161

104

Christchurch
(St. Albans)

194

182

220

214

136

135

147

184

120

Ashburton

94

97

 

 

 

 

89

136

90

Timaru

152

162

154

107

155

117

109

190

120

Waimate

 

 

 

51

82

 

 

95

50

Geraldine

 

 

 

 

63

55

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second highest daily concentrations of PM10 during previous years:

 

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Rangiora

77

95

 

 

 

67

78

102

73

Kaiapoi

 

 

126

126

116

89

94

145

90

Christchurch
(St. Albans)

179

143

174

163

135

135

141

172

99

Ashburton

79

85

 

 

 

 

80

104

72

Timaru

109

142

131

106

122

110

107

130

99

Waimate

 

 

 

50

73

 

 

62

42

Geraldine

 

 

 

 

62

61

 

 

51

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