UKEAP Ammonia Measurements from Passive Samplers, 2022

Monthly ammonia (NH3) concentrations were measured at four rural UK sites throughout 2022 using a new PTFE membrane in ALPHA® passive samplers. The dataset was created by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) Edinburgh research laboratory for validating the new membrane. Full details are available via a provided DOI link.

Use Cases

• Validate the performance of a new PTFE membrane for ALPHA® samplers based on co-location with UKEAP DELTA sites.
• Analyze seasonal trends in atmospheric ammonia concentrations based on monthly measurements from 2022.
• Study rural background levels of a eutrophying and acidifying pollutant based on data from the UKEAP network.
• Compare ammonia measurements from passive samplers against other monitoring methods.

Strengths

• Measurements cover a full calendar year from January to December 2022.
• Data is from four distinct rural monitoring sites within a national network.
• Includes validation data for a specific new laboratory-prepared PTFE membrane.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Monthly measurements from ALPHA® (Adapted Low-cost Passive High Absorption) passive samplers.

Time Range

January 2022 to December 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 07:35:59.456264; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Four rural sites in the United Kingdom (UK)