EPA - Ireland's Environment, An Integrated Assessment - 2020

Chapter 3: Air Quality Figure 3.6  Annual mean levels of PM 10 from 2009 to 2019 (Source: EPA) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Annual mean (μg/m 3 ) Year 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 EU ANNUAL LIMIT VALUE WHO AIR QUALITY GUIDELINE Zone A traffic (Dublin) Zone A background (Dublin) Zone B traffic (Cork) Zone C (Ennis) Zone D (Castlebar) Figure 3.7  Annual mean levels of PM 2.5 from 2009 to 2019 (Source: EPA) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Annual mean (μg/m 3 ) Year 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 WHO AIR QUALITY GUIDELINE Zone A background (Dublin) Zone B background (Cork) Zone C (Ennis) Zone D (Longford) 71