UKEAP Ammonia Measurements from Passive Samplers at Four UK Sites, 2021

Monthly ammonia (NH3) measurements were collected from January to December 2021 using ALPHA® passive samplers at four rural UK Eutrophying and Acidifying Pollutants (UKEAP) network sites. The dataset was created by the Environmental Information Data Centre, originally for validating a new PTFE membrane prepared at the UKCEH Edinburgh research laboratory. Full details are available via the provided DOI link.

Use Cases

• Validate passive sampler membrane performance based on the described PTFE membrane validation purpose.
• Analyze seasonal trends in atmospheric ammonia concentrations based on the monthly measurement cadence.
• Model rural background air pollution levels based on data from the UKEAP network sites.
• Assess spatial variability of ammonia across the UK based on measurements from four distinct sites.

Strengths

• Measurements cover a full calendar year from January to December 2021.
• Data is from the established UK Eutrophying and Acidifying Pollutants (UKEAP) monitoring network.
• Specific sampler type (ALPHA®) and membrane (PTFE1020) are documented.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the four specific UK rural sites.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Monthly measurements from ALPHA® passive samplers co-located with UKEAP DELTA sites.

Time Range

January 2021 to December 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 07:34:29.575381; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Four rural sites across the UK (UKEAP network)