Primary Pollutant

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Major Air Pollutants in United Kingdom

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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
Aberdeen City GOOD 31 31 10 8 14 15 68
Angus GOOD 33 33 15 8 15 15 67
Antrim And Newtownabbey GOOD 38 38 28 9 16 19 64
Ards And North Down GOOD 50 50 28 12 31 17 68
Armagh,Banbridge And Craigavon GOOD 38 38 30 9 30 18 64
Belfast GOOD 50 50 34 12 31 16 71
Bexley MODERATE 74 74 38 23 35 24 62
Birmingham MODERATE 69 69 34 21 33 20 66
Bournemouth MODERATE 57 57 43 15 0 25 54
Brent GOOD 39 39 42 0 42 21 64
Bristol,City Of MODERATE 78 78 32 25 32 19 68
Bury GOOD 21 21 23 0 23 24 54
Caerphilly MODERATE 60 60 33 17 18 18 72
Camden MODERATE 66 66 33 19 24 24 57
Cardiff MODERATE 75 75 41 24 36 18 71
Central Bedfordshire GOOD 50 50 28 12 28 19 73
Clackmannanshire GOOD 33 33 14 8 12 12 82
Cornwall MODERATE 70 70 38 21 33 17 88
Coventry MODERATE 70 70 34 21 32 17 72
Croydon MODERATE 61 61 28 17 0 26 48
Derbyshire GOOD 42 42 26 9 22 19 67
Derry And Strabane GOOD 48 48 34 12 12 18 70
Devon MODERATE 57 57 25 15 25 20 73
Dorset MODERATE 57 57 33 15 0 25 54
Dundee City GOOD 30 30 12 7 12 14 71
Ealing MODERATE 55 55 29 14 29 22 59
East Ayrshire GOOD 42 42 16 10 17 19 60
East Dunbartonshire GOOD 36 36 20 9 16 17 59
East Lothian MODERATE 55 55 23 14 17 14 82
East Renfrewshire GOOD 33 33 14 8 14 15 67
Edinburgh, City of GOOD 38 38 27 9 15 14 77
Edinburgh,City Of GOOD 34 34 20 8 18 13 80
Essex MODERATE 78 78 42 25 25 22 65
Falkirk GOOD 30 30 16 7 13 14 80
Fife GOOD 36 36 14 8 14 14 77
Gateshead GOOD 46 46 31 11 16 14 77
Glasgow City GOOD 41 41 26 10 16 17 61
Greenwich GOOD 50 50 29 14 28 22 67
Hampshire MODERATE 52 52 22 13 18 21 64
Haringey MODERATE 55 55 23 14 27 24 54
Harrow MODERATE 68 68 34 20 29 21 64
Highland GOOD 50 50 19 12 17 15 77
Hillingdon MODERATE 56 56 29 15 28 26 48
Inverclyde GOOD 40 40 15 9 15 16 63
Kent MODERATE 95 95 55 33 45 22 65
Kingston Upon Hull,City Of MODERATE 53 53 38 12 21 22 65
Knowsley MODERATE 70 70 35 21 27 21 60
Lambeth MODERATE 61 61 28 17 30 21 64
Lancashire GOOD 42 42 35 10 19 24 47
Leeds GOOD 42 42 17 10 16 17 68
Leicester MODERATE 61 61 30 17 23 16 77
Lewisham MODERATE 60 60 42 17 40 22 64
Lisburn And Castlereagh GOOD 38 38 33 9 16 17 68
London,City Of MODERATE 68 68 34 20 33 24 60
Manchester MODERATE 55 55 27 14 25 22 59
Medway MODERATE 66 66 42 19 42 22 65
Merton MODERATE 63 63 30 18 28 23 65
Midlothian GOOD 38 38 33 9 18 14 82
Monmouthshire MODERATE 57 57 25 15 21 22 62
Neath Port Talbot MODERATE 63 63 41 18 36 17 75
Newham MODERATE 57 57 25 15 23 23 65
Newport MODERATE 61 61 28 17 25 18 68
Norfolk MODERATE 53 53 27 13 21 22 61
North Ayrshire GOOD 38 38 14 9 14 18 60
North Lanarkshire GOOD 42 42 24 10 24 18 60
Northamptonshire MODERATE 70 70 35 21 27 21 69
Nottingham MODERATE 66 66 32 19 31 18 68
Oxfordshire MODERATE 57 57 29 15 22 20 68
Pembrokeshire MODERATE 59 59 32 16 22 19 73
Perth And Kinross GOOD 44 44 26 10 26 14 70
Plymouth MODERATE 63 63 43 18 28 17 90
Portsmouth MODERATE 57 57 33 15 25 21 64
Reading MODERATE 59 59 32 16 27 24 65
Redbridge GOOD 36 36 28 6 28 22 65
Redcar And Cleveland MODERATE 57 57 31 15 31 16 72
Renfrewshire MODERATE 53 53 32 13 32 17 59
Richmond Upon Thames MODERATE 54 54 30 14 30 23 56
Salford GOOD 50 50 21 12 24 20 60
Sheffield GOOD 50 50 24 12 22 18 70
South Ayrshire GOOD 42 42 27 10 17 19 60
South Lanarkshire GOOD 37 37 19 9 16 17 61
Southampton MODERATE 57 57 28 15 24 21 64
Southend On Sea MODERATE 76 76 40 24 35 21 64
Stirling GOOD 38 38 15 9 15 14 82
Stockport GOOD 26 26 28 0 28 22 57
Stockton On Tees GOOD 44 44 30 10 30 16 75
Stoke On Trent MODERATE 63 63 37 18 29 20 64
Sunderland GOOD 33 33 27 8 12 16 72
Swansea MODERATE 60 60 33 16 21 19 68
Thurrock MODERATE 71 71 36 21 32 22 67
Tower Hamlets MODERATE 66 66 32 19 25 24 54
Waltham Forest MODERATE 57 57 25 15 29 25 57
Warrington GOOD 39 39 29 9 21 22 59
Warwickshire MODERATE 59 59 35 16 24 18 70
West Dunbartonshire GOOD 38 38 17 9 17 17 59
West Lothian GOOD 33 33 13 8 10 12 82
West Sussex MODERATE 53 53 32 12 14 27 51
Wigan MODERATE 55 55 41 14 41 16 72
Wirral MODERATE 63 63 36 18 25 21 60
Wrexham MODERATE 57 57 33 15 22 20 64
York GOOD 50 50 24 12 18 17 70

United Kingdom - Metro Cities AQI

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68
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
24˚C / 60%
34
69
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
20˚C / 66%
27
55
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
22˚C / 59%
28
42
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
17˚C / 61%
32
78
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
19˚C / 68%
24
50
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
18˚C / 70%
17
42
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
17˚C / 68%
32
66
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
18˚C / 68%


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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 28 GOOD AQI now. This was last updated 38 minutes ago .

The current concentration of PM2.5 in United Kingdom is 12 (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 0.48 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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