Ciupek, K; Butterfield, D; Quincey, P; Sweeney, B; Lilley, A; Bradshaw, C; Fuller, G; Green, D; Font Font, A (2019) 2018 Annual report for the UK Black Carbon Network. NPL Report. ENV 34

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Abstract

The Black Carbon Network provides data on ambient concentrations of primary particulate matter from predominantly combustion sources, using instruments that are inherently reliable and sensitive, with high time resolution. The data are a good surrogate for general primary air pollution, and are therefore much more responsive to control measures for sources such as vehicles than, for example, PM2.5 data. The network as currently organised also gives very clear quantification of urban and roadside increments. Observations of the main features and trends in the data are summarized below.
2018 urban annual mean Black Carbon concentrations on the Network (with the corresponding 2017 concentrations in brackets) ranged from 0.6 (0.7) μg.m-3 at Glasgow Townhead to 2.8 (4.0) μg.m-3 at Marylebone Road. Values between 0.1 (0.1) μg.m-3 and 0.4 (0.5) μg.m-3 were seen at the rural background sites Chilbolton, Detling and Auchencorth Moss. The network mean for Black Carbon concentration was 1.0 (1.1) μg.m-3.

Item Type:	Report/Guide (NPL Report)
NPL Report No.:	ENV 34
Subjects:	Environmental Measurement > Air Quality and Airborne Particulates
Divisions:	Atmospheric Environmental Sciences
Identification number/DOI:	10.47120/npl.ENV34
Last Modified:	03 Feb 2026 15:22
URI:	https://eprintspublications.npl.co.uk/id/eprint/10254