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
Brent GOOD 30 30 13 7 11 13 82
Solihull GOOD 25 25 14 5 11 12 87
Greenwich GOOD 30 30 14 7 13 15 75
Dundee City GOOD 19 19 8 4 7 11 88
Blackpool GOOD 21 21 12 5 8 13 87
East Sussex GOOD 21 21 14 5 9 13 87
Vale Of Glamorgan,The GOOD 23 23 12 6 11 12 91
Kingston Upon Hull,City Of GOOD 25 25 10 6 10 14 78
Angus GOOD 18 18 10 4 8 12 82
Dorset GOOD 33 33 17 8 0 13 86
Norfolk GOOD 25 25 13 6 12 16 81
Torfaen GOOD 23 23 12 5 11 12 91
Derry And Strabane GOOD 22 22 9 5 8 11 90
Plymouth GOOD 25 25 11 6 11 11 91
Wigan GOOD 25 25 12 6 9 12 85
Aberdeen City GOOD 18 18 11 4 8 11 80
Sunderland GOOD 17 17 10 4 6 14 80
Tower Hamlets GOOD 28 28 14 7 12 17 64
Kent GOOD 25 25 13 6 12 15 74
South Lanarkshire GOOD 27 27 8 4 7 11 92
Leeds GOOD 27 27 12 7 10 13 78
Falkirk GOOD 18 18 7 4 6 11 93
London,City Of GOOD 42 42 19 10 19 15 73
Lewisham GOOD 27 27 12 6 11 16 70
Renfrewshire GOOD 22 22 11 4 8 12 91
Newport GOOD 24 24 9 4 9 13 89
Glasgow City GOOD 20 20 15 4 6 10 94
East Ayrshire GOOD 21 21 23 3 5 11 92
Camden GOOD 29 29 14 7 13 16 67
Devon GOOD 28 28 14 6 13 13 87
Warwickshire GOOD 19 19 14 4 8 12 91
Trafford GOOD 17 17 9 5 10 13 80
Fife GOOD 19 19 10 4 8 13 82
Richmond Upon Thames GOOD 27 27 12 7 12 16 73
Neath Port Talbot GOOD 32 32 17 7 15 14 86
Cambridgeshire GOOD 26 26 13 6 13 15 77
Cornwall GOOD 21 21 12 5 10 12 89
Inverclyde GOOD 16 16 10 3 4 8 92
Wrexham GOOD 18 18 19 4 8 9 95
Monmouthshire GOOD 29 29 12 7 11 10 94
Wirral GOOD 21 21 18 4 8 11 90
Reading GOOD 22 22 10 5 8 12 92
Cardiff GOOD 29 29 12 7 10 12 92
Northamptonshire GOOD 33 33 14 8 8 10 93
Salford GOOD 24 24 12 5 10 12 84
Midlothian GOOD 17 17 15 4 6 10 94
Cumbria GOOD 19 19 13 4 8 12 84
Birmingham GOOD 22 22 17 5 13 12 88
Perth And Kinross GOOD 19 19 10 4 8 12 82
North Lanarkshire GOOD 24 24 8 4 8 11 92
Sheffield GOOD 23 23 8 6 8 12 82
Southend On Sea GOOD 29 29 12 7 11 15 78
Derbyshire GOOD 16 16 12 3 8 10 88
Central Bedfordshire GOOD 22 22 12 6 11 15 76
Rhondda Cynon Taff GOOD 25 25 11 6 10 10 96
Manchester GOOD 20 20 10 4 10 12 85
Clackmannanshire GOOD 17 17 7 4 7 9 94
Ealing GOOD 28 28 24 7 20 14 78
Redbridge GOOD 28 28 13 7 12 16 73
York GOOD 27 27 12 7 12 12 87
Caerphilly GOOD 20 20 14 5 13 11 94
Pembrokeshire GOOD 17 17 17 4 8 13 89
Harrow GOOD 28 28 14 7 14 15 77
Edinburgh,City Of GOOD 19 19 10 4 8 11 85
East Renfrewshire GOOD 21 21 12 5 8 12 89
Southampton GOOD 25 25 9 6 10 12 92
Swansea GOOD 22 22 11 4 9 12 89
Leicester GOOD 29 29 11 7 11 10 93
Gateshead GOOD 17 17 11 4 10 12 83
Coventry GOOD 17 17 10 4 8 10 93
Isle Of Anglesey GOOD 24 24 13 6 12 12 85
Lambeth GOOD 21 21 8 5 8 14 78
Stockton On Tees GOOD 26 26 19 5 10 12 88
Armagh,Banbridge And Craigavon GOOD 19 19 9 4 8 12 88
Bristol,City Of GOOD 25 25 15 6 15 13 90
East Dunbartonshire GOOD 31 31 13 7 11 11 91
Nottingham GOOD 24 24 13 6 11 11 89
Medway GOOD 50 50 20 12 16 15 79
Belfast GOOD 20 20 10 5 9 11 94
South Ayrshire GOOD 22 22 24 3 6 12 88
Newham GOOD 29 29 19 7 14 15 74
Merton GOOD 24 24 12 6 12 16 72
Stockport GOOD 19 19 11 5 9 12 84
West Dunbartonshire GOOD 21 21 8 4 8 10 94
East Lothian GOOD 19 19 11 4 8 12 81
Bury GOOD 20 20 12 5 9 12 80
Antrim And Newtownabbey GOOD 13 13 11 3 7 10 97
Hillingdon GOOD 24 24 12 6 10 14 84
Lisburn And Castlereagh GOOD 19 19 10 4 8 11 93
Stirling GOOD 17 17 6 4 6 9 94
Warrington GOOD 17 17 8 4 8 12 86
Knowsley GOOD 24 24 11 6 14 12 84
Stoke On Trent GOOD 21 21 17 4 8 10 95
Thurrock GOOD 29 29 14 7 14 16 72
Lancashire GOOD 17 17 14 4 9 11 90
Bexley GOOD 29 29 13 7 12 15 74
Croydon GOOD 21 21 8 5 0 13 83
Waltham Forest GOOD 29 29 13 7 13 17 64
West Lothian GOOD 19 19 11 4 8 13 84
North Ayrshire GOOD 23 23 16 4 8 12 87
Oxfordshire GOOD 17 17 11 4 7 12 90
Redcar And Cleveland GOOD 21 21 19 5 9 11 86
West Sussex GOOD 30 30 16 5 5 13 84
Ards And North Down GOOD 17 17 12 4 7 11 93
Hampshire GOOD 25 25 17 6 17 12 91
Bournemouth GOOD 28 28 15 7 10 12 88
Portsmouth GOOD 25 25 10 6 9 13 86
Essex GOOD 17 17 7 4 5 14 83
Surrey GOOD 26 26 10 7 13 15 76

United Kingdom - Metro Cities AQI

19
42
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
15˚C / 73%
17
22
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
12˚C / 88%
10
20
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
12˚C / 85%
16
20
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
10˚C / 94%
15
25
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
13˚C / 90%
8
23
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
12˚C / 82%
9
21
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
14˚C / 75%
13
24
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
11˚C / 89%


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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 12 GOOD AQI now. This was last updated .

The current concentration of PM2.5 in United Kingdom is 7 (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 0.28 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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