Lower Hunter monitoring sites

Monitoring site		Status May 2008	Latitude (South)	Longitude (East)	O₃	NO NO₂ NO_x	NEPH	TEOM- PM₁₀	TEOM- PM_2.5	SO₂	CO
Beresfield	Francis Greenway High School	Active	32° 47' 54"	151° 39' 36"	Å	Å	Å	Å	Å	Å
Newcastle	Athletics Field	Active	32° 55' 57"	151° 45' 30"	Å	Å	Å	Å		Å	Å
Wallsend	Swimming Pool	Active	32° 53' 46"	151° 40' 09"	Å	Å	Å	Å	Å	Å
Å = DECC-operated site

Glossary

O₃: ozone
NO: nitrogen oxide
NO₂: nitrogen dioxide
NO_x: oxides of nitrogen
NEPH: suspended fine particles as measured by a nephelometer
TSP: total suspended particulates
PM₁₀: particles less than 10 micrometres in diameter measured using a high-volume sampler
TEOM-PM₁₀: particles less than 10 micrometres in diameter measured using a tapered element oscillating microbalance
TEOM-PM_2.5: particles less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter measured using a tapered element oscillating microbalance
SO₂: sulfur dioxide
CO: carbon monoxide
Pb: lead
Cd: cadmium