Maximum Annual Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations in Fulford, UK

Maximum annual nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations measured in Fulford, United Kingdom, reported in micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m³). The dataset is published by the Government Digital Service under the OGL-UK-3.0 license. A note indicates that values above 40µg/m³ exceed the UK government's health-based annual mean objective.

Use Cases

• Assessing compliance with UK government air quality objectives based on the stated 40µg/m³ threshold.
• Analyzing long-term trends in peak nitrogen dioxide pollution for the Fulford area.
• Comparing local air quality measurements against regional or national benchmarks.
• Supporting public health studies on the correlation between NO2 levels and respiratory outcomes.

Strengths

• Includes a clear regulatory benchmark (40µg/m³) for assessing data against a health-based objective.
• Published by a government source (Government Digital Service), suggesting an official measurement origin.
• Available in a standard, machine-readable CSV format.

Limitations

• Row count and temporal coverage are unknown, limiting suitability assessment for time-series analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely contains measurements from environmental monitoring stations.

Time Range

Calendar year, but specific years are unknown.

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Fulford, United Kingdom