Primary Pollutant

(AQI)

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Major Air Pollutants in United Kingdom

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19 (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 GOOD 20 20 12 5 7 9 87
Solihull GOOD 27 27 29 3 5 11 76
Greenwich GOOD 18 18 11 4 7 9 87
Dundee City GOOD 9 9 4 2 4 9 70
Blackpool GOOD 29 29 31 7 12 10 87
East Sussex GOOD 31 31 33 4 6 9 76
Vale Of Glamorgan,The GOOD 25 25 14 6 8 9 93
Highland GOOD 30 30 16 2 4 6 81
Kingston Upon Hull,City Of GOOD 26 26 28 2 4 9 87
Dorset GOOD 34 34 37 3 0 9 87
Norfolk GOOD 22 22 14 4 8 9 90
Torfaen GOOD 26 26 28 5 3 10 87
Derry And Strabane GOOD 37 37 26 6 8 8 88
Plymouth GOOD 30 30 32 4 10 10 94
Wigan GOOD 30 30 9 6 9 9 93
Sunderland GOOD 32 32 35 2 4 8 87
Tower Hamlets GOOD 25 25 16 4 10 9 87
Kent GOOD 27 27 29 3 5 9 87
South Lanarkshire GOOD 28 28 9 5 8 9 79
Leeds GOOD 32 32 22 4 8 8 87
Falkirk GOOD 16 16 9 3 5 8 76
London,City Of GOOD 32 32 20 8 10 9 87
Lewisham GOOD 20 20 18 3 6 9 87
Renfrewshire GOOD 17 17 12 3 6 9 76
Newport GOOD 24 24 15 5 10 10 87
Glasgow City GOOD 28 28 22 4 8 9 79
Camden GOOD 23 23 11 4 5 8 87
Warwickshire MODERATE 80 80 120 42 3 10 82
Richmond Upon Thames GOOD 27 27 17 6 10 9 87
Neath Port Talbot GOOD 44 44 31 12 22 10 87
Cambridgeshire GOOD 29 29 27 7 14 8 87
Cornwall GOOD 29 29 31 1 7 10 87
Aberdeen City GOOD 17 17 9 2 3 7 85
Inverclyde GOOD 19 19 8 4 8 9 78
Wrexham GOOD 27 27 29 5 8 10 87
Monmouthshire GOOD 24 24 5 3 10 9 96
Wirral GOOD 30 30 32 7 14 10 87
Reading GOOD 34 34 26 7 7 9 87
Cardiff GOOD 34 34 31 6 15 9 91
Northamptonshire GOOD 38 38 30 9 7 10 87
Salford GOOD 27 27 29 5 10 9 93
Fife GOOD 16 16 9 3 5 8 79
Midlothian GOOD 32 32 36 3 4 8 74
Cumbria GOOD 46 46 32 11 16 6 100
Birmingham GOOD 26 26 28 4 7 11 76
Perth And Kinross GOOD 21 21 9 5 5 9 73
North Lanarkshire GOOD 24 24 16 3 5 8 80
Sheffield GOOD 28 28 30 4 5 9 87
Southend On Sea GOOD 29 29 31 4 6 9 87
Edinburgh,City Of GOOD 18 18 13 3 5 8 76
Derbyshire GOOD 24 24 8 2 9 9 89
Rhondda Cynon Taff GOOD 17 17 8 4 8 8 100
Manchester GOOD 28 28 29 5 18 9 93
Clackmannanshire GOOD 13 13 6 3 6 8 76
Ealing GOOD 32 32 34 5 23 9 87
Redbridge GOOD 29 29 31 4 9 9 87
York GOOD 26 26 11 4 11 8 87
Caerphilly GOOD 26 26 8 6 7 8 98
Pembrokeshire GOOD 23 23 25 5 8 10 82
Harrow GOOD 9 9 10 2 10 9 87
East Renfrewshire GOOD 32 32 35 4 7 9 81
Southampton GOOD 25 25 27 3 6 9 81
Swansea GOOD 33 33 35 4 10 10 84
Leicester GOOD 25 25 27 3 4 10 87
Gateshead GOOD 29 29 31 1 5 8 81
Coventry GOOD 25 25 4 3 4 10 87
Lambeth GOOD 22 22 24 2 11 9 87
Stockton On Tees GOOD 26 26 28 1 10 10 76
Armagh,Banbridge And Craigavon GOOD 20 20 22 4 12 9 93
Bristol,City Of GOOD 30 30 32 6 16 9 100
East Dunbartonshire GOOD 25 25 14 3 5 9 80
Nottingham MODERATE 55 55 23 14 23 9 93
Medway GOOD 31 31 4 1 4 8 87
Belfast GOOD 24 24 15 4 9 9 93
South Ayrshire GOOD 32 32 26 7 17 9 87
Merton GOOD 8 8 7 2 7 9 87
Stockport GOOD 16 16 17 0 17 9 93
Isle Of Anglesey GOOD 8 8 4 2 4 10 87
West Dunbartonshire GOOD 21 21 9 5 9 9 76
East Lothian GOOD 21 21 17 5 6 8 76
Antrim And Newtownabbey GOOD 25 25 25 6 11 9 93
Hillingdon GOOD 18 18 5 3 5 9 81
Lisburn And Castlereagh GOOD 20 20 22 4 7 9 93
Warrington GOOD 28 28 30 4 11 10 90
Stoke On Trent GOOD 26 26 28 4 7 10 87
Thurrock GOOD 21 21 11 5 8 9 87
Lancashire GOOD 27 27 29 5 10 9 93
Bexley GOOD 22 22 18 3 5 9 87
Croydon GOOD 25 25 10 6 0 8 93
Waltham Forest GOOD 25 25 10 6 10 9 87
West Lothian GOOD 18 18 13 4 9 8 76
North Ayrshire GOOD 29 29 15 7 15 9 87
Oxfordshire GOOD 17 17 6 4 6 9 87
Redcar And Cleveland GOOD 31 31 33 1 7 10 71
West Sussex GOOD 32 32 25 8 8 8 87
Hampshire GOOD 32 32 35 6 9 9 87
Bournemouth GOOD 34 34 37 6 0 9 87
Edinburgh, City of GOOD 31 31 33 3 5 8 81
Essex GOOD 8 8 3 2 3 9 87
Surrey GOOD 19 19 21 0 0 8 87

United Kingdom - Metro Cities AQI

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32
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 87%
29
27
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
11˚C / 76%
29
28
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 93%
24
31
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 78%
32
30
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 100%
30
28
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 87%
35
32
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
8˚C / 87%
23
55
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚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 1 hour ago .

The current concentration of PM2.5 in United Kingdom is 0 (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 0.00 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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