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Our Ref: RFI/2014/28324 Your Ref: 280114

The document is a response to a request for results of air quality sampling following a tyre fire in Sherburn-in-Elmet. It summarizes that the air quality assessment was conducted by Public Health England and the National Air Quality Technical Advisory Board, and they determined that monitoring teams did not need to be mobilized. It explains that allowing the fire to burn out was decided to be the best way to deal with the fire in order to control pollution, as the smoke was dissipating over a wide area and any pollution was being diluted to harmless levels. Directly tackling the fire would have required millions of liters of water and over a week to achieve, potentially spreading contamination.

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Our Ref: RFI/2014/28324 Your Ref: 280114

The document is a response to a request for results of air quality sampling following a tyre fire in Sherburn-in-Elmet. It summarizes that the air quality assessment was conducted by Public Health England and the National Air Quality Technical Advisory Board, and they determined that monitoring teams did not need to be mobilized. It explains that allowing the fire to burn out was decided to be the best way to deal with the fire in order to control pollution, as the smoke was dissipating over a wide area and any pollution was being diluted to harmless levels. Directly tackling the fire would have required millions of liters of water and over a week to achieve, potentially spreading contamination.

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Our Ref: RFI/2014/28324 Your Ref: 280114 Dear Paul

RE: Request for results of air quality sampling following Sherburn-inElmet tyre fire Thank you for your enquiry dated 28 th January 2014.

Air Quality Part of the n!iron"ent #$en%y&' role i' to liai'e (ith Pu)li% *ealth re$ardin$ air quality in order to +ro!ide the )e't ad!i%e to the +u)li%. n$land

The air quality a''e''"ent i' "ade )y Pu)li% *ealth n$land ,P* - and the .ational #ir /uality Te%hni%al #d!i'or ,.#/T#-. Thi' a''e''"ent ha' not required "onitorin$ tea"' to )e "o)ili'ed. Thi' i' )e%au'e in order to %ontrol the a"ount of air0 (ater and $round +ollution0 a de%i'ion ha' )een "ade to allo( the fire to )urn out. Thi' i' the )e't (ay to deal (ith 'u%h a fire and (a' de%ided follo(in$ di'%u''ion )et(een .orth 1ork'hire Fire and Re'%ue 2er!i%e0 the n!iron"ent #$en%y0 Pu)li% *ealth n$land and other a$en%ie'. Thi' i' )e%au'e0 the '"oke ha' )een di''i+atin$ o!er a (ide area and any +ollution i' )ein$ diluted to har"le'' le!el'0 redu%in$ the i"+a%t on the en!iron"ent. Thi' a++roa%h (ill al'o redu%e the a"ount of (a'te that need' to )e re"o!ed (hen the fire i' out. If the fire 'er!i%e (ere to dire%tly ta%kle the fire0 it (ould require "illion' of litre' of (ater to )e a++lied to the fire and %ould take "ore than a (eek to a%hie!e. Thi' (ould %arry a(ay %onta"ination to (ater %our'e'0 under$round (ater 'y'te"' and %on%entrate hi$h le!el' of +ollution in the 'urroundin$ area (hil't )ein$ diffi%ult to "onitor. It (ould al'o require the di'tur)an%e and turnin$ o!er of the "aterial on fire0 re'ultin$ in +arti%ulate' )ein$ )lo(n in to the air and addin$ to the air +ollution. The lar$er a"ount' of 'lud$e and +artially )urnt tyre' (ould then ha!e to )e di'+o'ed of el'e(here0 de+o'itin$ 'i$nifi%ant a"ount' of +ollution and %onta"inated run off fro" the (a'te. Thi' infor"ation i' +ro!ided 'u)3e%t to the atta%hed noti%e (hi%h (e ad!i'e that you 'hould read. If you require any further hel+0 +lea'e do not he'itate to %onta%t "e. 1our' 'in%erely0

David Wannan Customers and Engagement eam! Yor"shire Area

4 0113 815 6364 ,Internal 728 63644 da!id.(annan8en!iron"ent9a$en%y.$o!.uk


n!iron"ent #$en%y :ateral 8 ;ity <alk :eed' :211 5#T Part of the Environment Agencys Yorkshire and North East Region

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