Birkenhead and Peterhead Air Quality Monitoring Campaign - September 2024 to September 2025

The EPA undertook a 12-month air quality monitoring campaign on the Le Fevre Peninsula from September 2024 to September 2025 with two mobile stations set up in Birkenhead and Peterhead in addition to the existing EPA permanent monitors. The purpose of the campaign was to provide a more detailed understanding of local air quality conditions in relation to particulate matter (PM) and to identify any potential impacts to PM from local sources, including the Adbri Birkenhead Cement Facility.

The EPA analysed several parameters including Total Suspended Particulates (TSP), particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 micrometres (µm) or less (PM10), dust deposition and dust composition analysis as part of this campaign. Particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 µm or less (PM2.5) were measured at the EPA’s existing Le Fevre 1 and Le Fevre 2 monitoring stations.

The Birkenhead and Peterhead Air Quality Monitoring Campaign fact sheet summarises the results of the 12-month campaign.