####Air Quality Monitoring Data Dublin City Council measures ambient air quality in Dublin in accordance with Air Quality standards. 'This dataset contains Air Quality Monitoring Data from 2011 and 2012, consisting five spreadsheets taken from five air monitoring sites around Dublin City that show hourly results for the pollutants Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) , Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Carbon Monoxide ( CO) and Particulate Matter (PM2.5 & PM10). The regulations are set by the Clean Air for Europe Directive 2008 (2008/50); from January 1st, 2010 the directive also requires PM2.5 monitoring. There is no real time data for PM10 or PM25. Black smoke monitoring is also carried out as a form of background monitoring using the benchmark of EU Directive 80/779/EEC as a guide however this has been scaled down since the 1990s following the introduction of the coal ban. 'Multi-pollutant sites are: Winetavern Street PM10, NO2, CO, SO2 ,Coleraine Street- PM2.5, NO2, CO, SO2 ,Ballyfermot PM10, NO2, SO2 ,PM10 only sites include: Phoenix Park ,Rathmines ,PM2.5 only: Marino ,Black Smoke: Ringsend, Crumlin, Finglas, Cabra. Annual reports from 2004 published here: http://www.dublincity.ie/WaterWasteEnvironment/AirQualityMonitoringandNoiseControl/AirPollution/Pages/AnnualReports.aspx

This data was collected by Google and Dublin City Council as part of [Project Air View Dublin](https://smartdublin.ie/google-and-dublin-city-council-launch-innovative-partnership-to-capture-dublins-air-quality-street-by-street/). Google's first electric Street View car equipped with Aclima’s mobile air sensing platform drove through the roads of Dublin City measuring street by street air quality. Driving predominantly took place Monday–Friday between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm from May 2021 through August 2022, so the dataset primarily represents typical daytime, weekday air quality. The car measured pollution on each street and highway at 1-second intervals, driving with the flow of traffic at normal speeds. The pollutants determined are: Carbon Monoxide(CO), Carbon Dioxide(CO2), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), NO (nitric oxide), Ozone (O3), and Particulate Matter PM2.5 (including size resolved particle counts from 0.3 - 2.5 μm). Airview_DublinCity_Measurements is the 1-second intervals data captured during the period. AirView_Dublin_City_RoadData is the 1-second data points aggregated in approximately 50m road segments. For more information about the project, methodology and maps, visit [Google EIE Labs](https://insights.sustainability.google/labs/airquality/). Citing this data: Feel free to include the data in other analysis, materials, reports, and communications with the following data attribution:  Aclima & Google 2022 via Dublinked

This is an api that provides continuous real time as well as historic data from the network of air quality monitoring stations that are part of the national air quality monitoring network managed in cooperation between the Environmental Protection Agency and Dublin City Council, as well as other stations set up by Dublin City Council to monitor local air quality conditions. This api also provides access to Dublin City Council's network of environmental sound level monitors. For more information, visit https://dublincityairandnoise.ie/ To convert datetime to unix timestamp, you can use this converter: https://wtools.io/convert-date-time-to-unix-time

Control of emissions from solvents Under two pieces of legislation, the Air Monitoring and Noise Control Unit of Dublin City Council is involved in the assessment of applications for Certificates of compliance/approval in relation to solvent use. This dataset comprises two spreadsheets; the VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) Register and DECO (Paints) Register, which contain names and addresses of the registered car sprayers and dry cleaners in Dublin City and expiry dates of certificates.'The EUROPEAN UNION (INSTALLATIONS AND ACTIVITIES USING ORGANIC SOLVENTS) REGULATIONS 2012 sets controls on emissions of VOCs from various commercial activities including dry cleaners, sheet metal work, manufacturers of metal gates and fencing, electronics manufacturing and pharmaceutical manufacture etc. Many of these types of business may be included or exempted under these Regulations depending on the quantity of solvent used.'Under the EUROPEAN UNION (PAINTS, VARNISHES, VEHICLE REFINISHING PRODUCTS AND ACTIVITIES) REGULATIONS 2012 , all businesses which carry out vehicle refinishing i.e. car spray painting, must be registered with the relevant Local Authority. Inspections of VOC premises are carried out and if the Environmental Health Officer is satisfied, then a Certificate of Compliance is issued to the company. 'Annual report published online http://www.dublincity.ie/WaterWasteEnvironment/AirQualityMonitoringandNoiseControl/AirPollution/Pages/Solvents.aspx