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/2013/01 ¡§Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao-Bridge HKBCF ¡V Passenger Clearance Building¡¨ 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 AMS2, AMS3B, AMS6 and AMS7B as part of EM&A programme if these air quality monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2013/01 and HY/2011/03. Figure 1 shows the locations of air monitoring stations.

Table 2.1 Air Quality Monitoring Location

Air Monitoring Station

Location

AMS2

Thung Chung Development Pier

AMS3B

Site Boundary of Site Office Area at Works Area WA2

AMS3C

Ying Tung Estate Market Rooftop

AMS6

Dragonair/CNAC (Group) Building (A80)

AMS7B

3RS Site Offices

Remarks: AMS3C is the alternative AQM Station.

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/2013/01, HY/2013/04 and HY/2011/03.

2.2.1     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

AMS2

374

500

AMS3C

368

AMS6

360

AMS7B

370

24 hours TSP

AMS2

176

260

AMS3C

167

AMS6

173

AMS7B

183

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

2.2.3     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.

2.1         Monitoring Results

2.3.1     The monitoring results for AMS2, AMS6 and AMS3C and AMS7B are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract No. HY/2011/03 and HY/2013/01 respectively for the reporting month.

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 exceedances of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at station AMS2, AMS3C and AMS7B as referred to the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 during the reporting period.