Dutch Roadside Air Quality Monitoring for 2015 Compliance

The National Air Quality Cooperation Programme (NSL) contains measures to ensure compliance with European air quality limit values in the Netherlands. Annual monitoring from 2010 tracks air quality development and implementation of measures using a Monitoring Tool. The dataset likely contains measurements for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM10) against limit values of 40 ug/m3 for NO2 by 2015 and 40 ug/m3 annual average for PM10 by 2011.

Use Cases

• Assessing compliance with EU NO2 limit values based on the 40 ug/m3 standard for 2015.
• Evaluating PM10 pollution levels against the 40 ug/m3 annual average and 50 ug/m3 daily average standards.
• Monitoring the impact of spatial developments on air quality as part of the NSL programme.
• Identifying areas where additional measures may be needed based on monitoring tool calculations.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a formal national programme (NSL) with legal measures for compliance.
• Specific regulatory targets are provided: 40 ug/m3 for NO2 by 2015 and 40 ug/m3 annual average for PM10 by 2011.
• Annual monitoring provides a time-series perspective starting from 2010.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Calculations carried out with the NSL Monitoring Tool.

Time Range

Focus on 2015 compliance, with annual monitoring from 2010.

Freshness

Monitoring round is for 2016, assessing 2015 compliance; last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Netherlands