air-ann-dir-2008-50
air-ann-dir-2008-50
Annexes II VII XI XII XIII XIV - Assessment Thresholds & Limit Values
EU. Limit, Critical, Target, Long-term Values; Alert, Info. and Assessment Thresholds - Anxes II A; VII B&C; XI B; XII A&B; XIII; XIV C, D&E, Dir 2008/50/EC, amended by Dir 2015/1480/EC, 29 Aug 2015
This list contains the Limit, Critical, Target and Long-term Values on ambient air for protection of human health and vegetation. It also contains the Alert, Information and Upper and Lower Assessment thresholds for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, benzene, carbon monoxide, lead, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone.
RELEVANT LEGISLATION
| Upper assessment threshold |
35 µg/m3
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| Lower assessment threshold |
25 µg/m3
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| Average limit |
50 µg/m3
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| Tolerance margin |
50 %
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| Objective |
Protection of Human Health
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| Average sampling duration |
1 d
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| Qualifier |
Passes through a size-selective inlet as defined in the reference method for the sampling and measurement of PM 10, EN 12341, with a 50 % efficiency cut- off at 10 µm aerodynamic diameter.
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| Annex |
XI (Section B),II (Section A3)
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| Notes |
01 Without prejudice to Annex I, the criteria for 'Required proportion of valid data' shall be used for checking validity when aggregating data and calculating statistical parameters
07 Already in force since 1 January 2005
12 Limit value not to be exceeded more than 35 times a calendar year
14 The required proportion of valid data for the Limit Value referes to the percentage of the hourly averages
30 Average Limit is the Limit Value, a level fixed with the aim of avoiding, preventing or reducing harmful effects on human health and/or the environment and not to be exceeded once attained
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