Primary Pollutant

(AQI)

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Major Air Pollutants in United Kingdom

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21 (CO)

PM2.5

The current PM2.5 concentration in United Kingdom is ✓below the recommended limit given by the WHO 24 hrs air quality guidelines value.

United Kingdom - States Air Pollution Level

STATES Status AQI AQI-US AQI-IN PM2.5 PM10 Temp Humid
Brent MODERATE 84 84 110 16 122 6 90
Solihull GOOD 27 27 29 3 5 6 81
Greenwich GOOD 32 32 17 7 13 6 91
Dundee City GOOD 19 19 9 4 9 4 81
Blackpool GOOD 26 26 28 4 7 5 87
Vale Of Glamorgan,The GOOD 25 25 14 6 8 7 81
Highland GOOD 30 30 16 2 3 3 93
Kingston Upon Hull,City Of GOOD 27 27 29 4 8 3 86
Angus GOOD 17 17 7 4 7 4 81
Dorset GOOD 38 38 28 9 0 7 87
Norfolk GOOD 21 21 11 5 8 2 90
Torfaen GOOD 26 26 28 5 3 7 81
Derry And Strabane GOOD 31 31 23 7 8 2 86
Plymouth GOOD 33 33 25 8 14 7 81
Wigan GOOD 25 25 27 4 7 6 81
Aberdeen City GOOD 18 18 11 3 6 2 85
Sunderland GOOD 38 38 41 4 7 5 81
Tower Hamlets GOOD 29 29 16 6 11 7 83
Kent GOOD 46 46 25 10 12 6 93
South Lanarkshire GOOD 29 29 14 5 10 4 84
Leeds GOOD 33 33 36 5 14 3 93
Falkirk GOOD 19 19 12 4 7 3 87
London,City Of GOOD 38 38 14 9 18 7 81
Lewisham GOOD 40 40 17 9 14 6 90
Renfrewshire GOOD 17 17 14 2 8 4 81
Newport GOOD 33 33 16 8 16 8 78
Glasgow City GOOD 27 27 18 4 8 4 83
East Ayrshire GOOD 32 32 35 6 10 4 81
Camden GOOD 32 32 14 8 9 6 85
Warwickshire MODERATE 79 79 109 42 6 5 83
Fife GOOD 16 16 7 3 7 5 80
Richmond Upon Thames GOOD 38 38 20 9 17 6 86
Neath Port Talbot GOOD 36 36 24 8 15 8 76
Cambridgeshire GOOD 28 28 25 6 17 4 83
Cornwall GOOD 23 23 25 4 17 7 81
Inverclyde GOOD 13 13 6 3 6 0 95
Wrexham GOOD 30 30 32 4 6 5 81
Monmouthshire GOOD 42 42 16 10 13 6 84
Wirral GOOD 27 27 29 3 5 6 81
Reading GOOD 42 42 19 10 10 6 96
Cardiff GOOD 38 38 24 9 19 7 81
Northamptonshire GOOD 42 42 20 10 12 5 87
Salford GOOD 27 27 16 7 13 5 93
Midlothian GOOD 29 29 31 3 6 4 81
Cumbria GOOD 46 46 32 11 16 -1 93
Birmingham GOOD 34 34 21 7 12 4 85
Perth And Kinross GOOD 22 22 10 5 7 5 78
North Lanarkshire GOOD 28 28 17 4 7 3 86
Sheffield GOOD 40 40 20 9 14 4 90
Southend On Sea GOOD 38 38 16 9 11 5 81
Derbyshire GOOD 26 26 24 4 13 6 81
Rhondda Cynon Taff GOOD 29 29 12 7 10 7 81
Manchester GOOD 34 34 22 7 18 5 90
Clackmannanshire GOOD 21 21 9 5 9 4 81
Ealing GOOD 42 42 40 9 40 6 84
Redbridge GOOD 29 29 31 4 9 6 93
York GOOD 32 32 28 8 18 3 93
Caerphilly GOOD 28 28 12 7 11 6 83
Pembrokeshire GOOD 31 31 33 3 5 8 76
Harrow GOOD 9 9 10 2 10 6 87
Edinburgh,City Of GOOD 20 20 14 2 7 5 76
Southampton GOOD 33 33 17 8 10 8 93
Swansea GOOD 29 29 27 4 10 6 78
Leicester GOOD 25 25 21 6 9 0 94
Gateshead GOOD 27 27 29 4 7 2 93
Coventry GOOD 46 46 18 11 15 5 75
Lambeth GOOD 42 42 17 10 11 6 87
Stockton On Tees GOOD 33 33 36 3 6 3 87
Armagh,Banbridge And Craigavon GOOD 32 32 25 7 19 2 87
Bristol,City Of GOOD 29 29 12 7 19 7 81
East Dunbartonshire GOOD 21 21 6 3 6 4 84
Nottingham MODERATE 55 55 23 14 23 1 93
Medway GOOD 42 42 23 10 16 7 93
Belfast GOOD 21 21 22 4 13 2 84
South Ayrshire GOOD 32 32 35 2 5 4 87
Newham GOOD 46 46 15 11 12 6 93
Merton GOOD 50 50 20 12 10 6 93
Stockport GOOD 14 14 15 0 15 5 93
Isle Of Anglesey GOOD 8 8 4 2 4 6 81
West Dunbartonshire GOOD 13 13 5 3 5 3 87
East Lothian GOOD 17 17 7 4 7 3 87
Hillingdon GOOD 28 28 14 6 10 6 87
Lisburn And Castlereagh GOOD 29 29 25 7 11 2 80
Stirling GOOD 17 17 8 4 8 4 87
Warrington GOOD 43 43 19 11 16 3 88
Knowsley GOOD 30 30 32 5 11 2 92
Stoke On Trent GOOD 25 25 25 6 8 0 92
Thurrock GOOD 38 38 15 9 8 4 90
Lancashire GOOD 27 27 29 4 6 4 87
Bexley GOOD 36 36 15 9 13 6 91
Croydon GOOD 50 50 20 12 0 6 93
Waltham Forest GOOD 38 38 37 9 17 6 93
North Ayrshire GOOD 17 17 8 4 8 4 81
West Lothian GOOD 20 20 14 5 14 4 78
Oxfordshire GOOD 38 38 19 9 11 6 93
Redcar And Cleveland GOOD 33 33 36 4 8 2 93
Ards And North Down GOOD 22 22 24 5 10 2 87
Hampshire GOOD 25 25 10 6 8 6 94
Bournemouth GOOD 46 46 24 11 0 7 88
Portsmouth GOOD 23 23 11 6 4 6 100
Edinburgh, City of GOOD 35 35 38 2 5 5 81
Essex GOOD 33 33 13 8 10 4 87
Surrey GOOD 19 19 21 0 0 7 93
West Sussex MODERATE 72 72 36 22 23 7 93

United Kingdom - Metro Cities AQI

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38
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
7˚C / 81%
21
34
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
4˚C / 85%
22
34
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
5˚C / 90%
20
30
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
4˚C / 83%
12
29
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
7˚C / 81%
20
40
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
4˚C / 90%
36
33
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
3˚C / 93%
23
55
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
1˚C / 93%


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FAQs of United Kingdom's Air Quality Index

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Some facts about air pollution level in United Kingdom and what quality of air you breathe in your region.


The real-time air quality in United Kingdom is 20 GOOD AQI now. This was last updated 2 hours ago .

The current concentration of PM2.5 in United Kingdom is 22 (µg/m³). The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends 15 µg/m³ as the threshold concentration of PM2.5 for 24 hrs mean. Currently, the concentration is 0.88 times the recommended limit.

Generally, the air quality at United Kingdom starts deteriorating in late October. The winters are the worst-hit season in terms of air pollution.

You should wear a good N95 mask when you go outdoor in United Kingdom until the AQI is improving upto moderate range.

Office going people should avoid personal vehicles and use public transportations or carpooling.

(i) The primary causes of outdoor air pollution are solid, liquid particles called aerosols & gase from vehicles emissions, construction activities, factories, burning stubble & fossil fuels and wildfire, etc.

(ii) Main causes of indoor air pollution are harmful gases from cooking fuels (such as wood, crop wastes, charcoal, coal and dung), damp, mould smoke, chemicals from cleaning materials, etc.

Indoor air pollution in United Kingdom is as dangerous as outdoor pollution, because the air pollutants come inside the houses or buildings through doors, windows and ventilation.

In United Kingdom, you must use an air purifier or fresh air machine at home or office indoor and close all the doors, windows and ventilations when the outdoor air quality index (aqi) in United Kingdom is very high. Proper ventilation is highly recommended only when outdoor air quality is improving and moderate AQI range.



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