Why did we monitor
Following consultations with experts in air quality monitoring, Shinfield Parish Council installed two air quality monitors within the Shinfield Parish located at;
- Shinfield Junior School, Chestnut Crescent, Shinfield
- Lambs Lane Primary, Back Lane, Spencers Wood
The overall purpose was to gain an idea of the air quality from one end of the parish to the other for our school children and residents.
In recent years there has been a high number of developments with further planned and we need to monitor the air quality so that the parish remains a place where people wish to live and work.
The monitoring equipment allowed the Parish Council to keep an eye on particle matter readings of PM2.5 & PM10 (although limit not set for England) we are using those set in Scotland as the safe limit.
Analysis & Conclusion
The monitors were constantly recording data and send a report daily for analysis. The analysis is performed by TRL (Transport Research Limited) who are recognised experts in the field of air quality. See the diagram to the right for the initial report covering July to December 2019. As you can see our air quality is very good having values 80% lower than the safe limits.
**Further analysis showed readings are well within the safe limits**