Primary Pollutant

(AQI)

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Major Air Pollutants in United Kingdom

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United Kingdom co carbon monoxide icon
40 (CO)
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10 (NO2)

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
Angus GOOD 38 38 22 9 22 6 65
Belfast GOOD 25 25 20 5 8 7 93
Bexley GOOD 33 33 31 8 15 9 81
Birmingham GOOD 42 42 28 10 21 8 81
Caerphilly GOOD 36 36 14 8 13 8 100
Camden GOOD 50 50 21 12 21 9 81
Cardiff GOOD 46 46 28 11 22 8 100
Central Bedfordshire GOOD 25 25 20 4 20 8 87
Clackmannanshire GOOD 29 29 14 7 14 5 75
Derbyshire GOOD 40 40 16 10 14 9 87
Derry And Strabane GOOD 47 47 21 12 17 3 96
Dorset GOOD 38 38 15 9 0 9 93
Dundee City GOOD 32 32 20 8 20 6 65
Ealing GOOD 34 34 37 6 25 9 81
East Renfrewshire GOOD 29 29 31 0 2 3 93
Edinburgh,City Of GOOD 28 28 18 6 14 5 75
Falkirk GOOD 25 25 8 4 11 5 75
Fife GOOD 38 38 21 9 21 5 75
Gateshead GOOD 30 30 32 7 21 4 87
Glasgow City GOOD 29 29 13 5 8 3 93
Greenwich GOOD 29 29 31 5 9 9 81
Harrow GOOD 33 33 21 8 5 9 81
Inverclyde GOOD 32 32 35 3 5 3 93
Leeds GOOD 33 33 30 8 10 4 93
Leicester GOOD 50 50 23 12 20 7 76
Lewisham GOOD 19 19 21 4 21 9 81
Lisburn And Castlereagh GOOD 30 30 32 3 5 7 93
Manchester GOOD 38 38 16 9 16 6 87
Merton GOOD 14 14 15 3 15 8 87
Neath Port Talbot GOOD 35 35 28 8 18 8 100
North Ayrshire GOOD 8 8 4 2 3 5 87
North Lanarkshire GOOD 21 21 9 5 9 3 93
Nottingham MODERATE 53 53 25 13 20 8 76
Oxfordshire GOOD 29 29 12 7 12 8 87
Pembrokeshire GOOD 33 33 36 8 15 9 93
Perth And Kinross GOOD 38 38 18 9 18 6 70
Plymouth GOOD 42 42 39 10 27 7 95
Portsmouth MODERATE 59 59 31 16 30 8 87
Redcar And Cleveland GOOD 29 29 31 6 18 5 93
Richmond Upon Thames GOOD 33 33 34 8 14 9 81
Sheffield GOOD 50 50 21 13 14 9 93
South Lanarkshire GOOD 28 28 6 3 5 3 93
Southampton MODERATE 59 59 32 16 32 8 100
Southend On Sea GOOD 27 27 10 5 10 10 82
Stirling GOOD 29 29 16 7 16 5 75
Swansea GOOD 31 31 33 4 15 9 93
Tower Hamlets GOOD 10 10 11 0 11 10 76
Trafford GOOD 14 14 6 0 6 6 87
Waltham Forest GOOD 32 32 12 5 12 9 81
Warwickshire GOOD 38 38 33 9 16 8 81
West Lothian GOOD 30 30 10 5 11 5 75
West Sussex GOOD 33 33 18 8 10 9 93
Wigan MODERATE 76 76 39 24 32 8 76
Wirral GOOD 50 50 30 12 20 9 76
York GOOD 42 42 30 10 11 5 93

United Kingdom - Metro Cities AQI

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42
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
8˚C / 81%
16
38
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
6˚C / 87%
22
30
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
3˚C / 93%
21
50
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 93%
30
33
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
4˚C / 93%
25
53
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
8˚C / 76%


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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 21 GOOD AQI now. This was last updated 34 minutes ago .

The current concentration of PM2.5 in United Kingdom is 10 (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 0.40 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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