2.         AIR QUAILITY MONITORING

 

2.1       Monitoring Locations

 

2.1.1    The air quality monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2010/02 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao-Bridge HKBCF ¡V Reclamation Works¡¨ and Contract No. HY/2011/03 ¡§Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road ¡V Section between Scenic Hill and HKBCF¡¨. The ET of the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct impact air quality monitoring at AMS6 and AMS7A as part of EM&A programme if these air quality monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03. Figure 1 shows the locations of air monitoring stations. The relocation of air monitoring station AMS7A (Chu Kong Air-Sea Union Transportation Co. Ltd.) back to the original location AMS7 (Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel) was approved by EPD. The relocation was completed in 30 December 2015 and the air monitoring at AMS7 will start from January 2016.

 

Table 2.1 Air Quality Monitoring Location

Air Monitoring Station

Location

AMS6

Dragonair/CNAC (Group) Building (A80)

AMS7A

Chu Kong Air-Sea Union Transportation Co. Ltd.

AMS7

Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel

 

2.2       Monitoring Requirements

 

2.2.1    The monitoring requirements, equipment, parameters, frequency and duration, methodology, schedule, and meteorological information are described in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract No. HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03.

 

2.2.2    The Action and Limit levels for 1-hr TSP and 24-hr TSP are summarized in Table 2.2.

 

Table 2.2 Action and Limit Levels for Air Quality

Monitoring Station

Action Level (µg/m³)

Limit Level (µg/m³)

1 hour TSP

AMS6

360

500

AMS7A

370

AMS7

370

24 hours TSP

AMS6

173

260

AMS7A

183

AMS7

183

 

2.2.3    The event and action plan is provided in Appendix D.

 

2.2.4    If exceedance(s) at these stations is/are recorded by the ET of the Contract or referred by the other ET under the HZMB project to the Contract, the ET of the Contract will carry out an investigation and findings will be reported in the monthly EM&A Report.

 

2.3       Monitoring Results

 

2.3.1    The monitoring results for AMS6 and AMS7A are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract No. HY/2011/03 and HY/2010/02 respectively.

 

2.3.2    Summary of Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level at AMS6 shall be referred to the monthly EM&A report prepared by Contract No. HY/2011/03.

 

2.3.3    There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at station AMS7A by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.