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 19 7 18 15 70
Solihull GOOD 21 21 12 5 10 13 82
Greenwich GOOD 33 33 16 7 15 17 61
Dundee City GOOD 18 18 8 4 8 14 78
Blackpool GOOD 21 21 12 5 11 15 79
East Sussex GOOD 21 21 16 5 9 15 76
Vale Of Glamorgan,The GOOD 24 24 11 5 11 14 83
Kingston Upon Hull,City Of GOOD 25 25 19 6 11 18 56
Angus GOOD 19 19 9 4 8 12 81
Dorset GOOD 33 33 20 8 0 15 79
Norfolk GOOD 27 27 11 7 13 16 77
Torfaen GOOD 22 22 12 5 9 13 86
Derry And Strabane GOOD 20 20 8 5 8 12 86
Plymouth GOOD 25 25 6 6 12 14 86
Wigan GOOD 21 21 8 4 9 14 77
Aberdeen City GOOD 18 18 8 4 8 13 77
Sunderland GOOD 21 21 17 4 9 15 76
Tower Hamlets GOOD 28 28 14 8 14 16 64
Kent GOOD 25 25 12 6 12 16 69
South Lanarkshire GOOD 26 26 25 4 7 13 85
Haringey GOOD 38 38 18 9 18 20 47
Falkirk GOOD 21 21 10 4 7 14 82
London,City Of GOOD 42 42 18 10 18 18 52
Lewisham GOOD 26 26 12 7 12 18 54
Renfrewshire GOOD 23 23 12 5 9 13 82
Newport GOOD 22 22 7 4 9 16 76
Glasgow City GOOD 21 21 12 5 7 14 84
East Ayrshire GOOD 17 17 11 4 6 15 80
Camden GOOD 28 28 13 7 13 17 61
Devon GOOD 27 27 13 6 12 13 85
Warwickshire GOOD 20 20 10 4 8 16 70
Trafford GOOD 14 14 10 2 10 13 80
Fife GOOD 19 19 10 4 9 12 82
Richmond Upon Thames GOOD 27 27 15 7 15 16 66
Neath Port Talbot GOOD 35 35 26 8 18 15 83
Cambridgeshire GOOD 28 28 17 7 16 16 71
Cornwall GOOD 21 21 11 5 10 14 85
Inverclyde GOOD 17 17 9 4 8 14 80
Wrexham GOOD 17 17 16 4 7 13 83
Monmouthshire GOOD 24 24 8 5 8 15 82
Wirral GOOD 17 17 15 4 8 14 76
Reading GOOD 24 24 13 5 10 15 80
Cardiff GOOD 25 25 14 6 14 15 84
Northamptonshire GOOD 33 33 21 8 8 14 80
Leeds GOOD 29 29 12 7 11 14 72
Salford GOOD 23 23 10 5 10 13 81
Midlothian GOOD 15 15 16 3 5 12 86
Cumbria GOOD 19 19 11 5 8 13 82
Birmingham GOOD 20 20 17 5 11 15 70
Perth And Kinross GOOD 19 19 10 4 9 12 83
North Lanarkshire GOOD 26 26 23 5 8 13 84
Sheffield GOOD 19 19 14 4 10 14 72
Southend On Sea GOOD 25 25 12 6 10 17 68
Edinburgh,City Of GOOD 20 20 12 4 8 13 80
Derbyshire GOOD 15 15 16 2 8 13 77
Central Bedfordshire GOOD 27 27 13 6 13 15 74
Rhondda Cynon Taff GOOD 21 21 8 5 8 14 88
Manchester GOOD 18 18 10 4 8 13 78
Clackmannanshire GOOD 21 21 8 4 8 13 85
Ealing GOOD 36 36 22 9 22 16 65
Redbridge GOOD 26 26 12 6 13 15 74
York GOOD 29 29 14 7 13 14 78
Caerphilly GOOD 23 23 15 6 14 14 87
Pembrokeshire GOOD 17 17 18 3 7 15 84
Harrow GOOD 27 27 13 6 12 15 75
East Renfrewshire GOOD 22 22 9 5 8 12 88
Southampton GOOD 25 25 14 6 10 15 81
Swansea GOOD 24 24 14 4 12 15 83
Leicester GOOD 21 21 16 4 8 14 81
Gateshead GOOD 21 21 9 5 10 14 80
Coventry GOOD 17 17 15 4 8 12 89
Isle Of Anglesey GOOD 23 23 11 5 11 12 87
Lambeth GOOD 21 21 16 5 16 15 73
Stockton On Tees GOOD 32 32 10 8 10 14 79
Armagh,Banbridge And Craigavon GOOD 19 19 8 4 9 12 88
Bristol,City Of GOOD 25 25 12 6 12 16 76
East Dunbartonshire GOOD 22 22 12 5 8 14 80
Nottingham GOOD 23 23 12 5 11 14 80
Medway GOOD 33 33 17 8 17 18 63
Belfast GOOD 18 18 9 4 8 12 92
South Ayrshire GOOD 13 13 10 3 5 14 84
Newham GOOD 38 38 20 9 17 18 56
Merton GOOD 26 26 13 7 14 16 67
Stockport GOOD 19 19 10 5 10 13 80
West Dunbartonshire GOOD 17 17 6 4 5 16 70
East Lothian GOOD 19 19 10 5 9 13 83
Bury GOOD 21 21 11 5 10 13 82
Antrim And Newtownabbey GOOD 13 13 8 3 7 12 93
Hillingdon GOOD 26 26 14 6 14 16 70
Lisburn And Castlereagh GOOD 20 20 8 5 9 12 92
Stirling GOOD 17 17 7 4 7 14 78
Warrington GOOD 15 15 12 3 8 14 76
Knowsley GOOD 21 21 11 5 12 14 79
Stoke On Trent GOOD 25 25 14 6 10 13 80
Thurrock GOOD 28 28 14 8 14 16 70
Croydon GOOD 21 21 8 5 0 16 68
Waltham Forest GOOD 29 29 13 8 14 16 67
West Lothian GOOD 20 20 11 5 9 13 83
North Ayrshire GOOD 20 20 11 5 8 12 86
Bexley GOOD 28 28 13 8 13 16 68
Oxfordshire GOOD 19 19 6 4 6 14 82
Redcar And Cleveland GOOD 21 21 22 5 10 18 64
West Sussex GOOD 40 40 26 5 5 16 67
Ards And North Down GOOD 17 17 9 4 7 12 92
Hampshire GOOD 21 21 21 5 10 12 91
Bournemouth GOOD 28 28 17 7 11 15 81
Portsmouth GOOD 20 20 8 5 4 15 80
Essex GOOD 8 8 3 2 2 18 64
Surrey GOOD 29 29 13 7 14 17 69

United Kingdom - Metro Cities AQI

18
42
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
18˚C / 52%
17
20
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
15˚C / 70%
10
18
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
13˚C / 78%
12
20
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
14˚C / 84%
12
25
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
16˚C / 76%
14
19
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
14˚C / 72%
12
23
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
14˚C / 80%


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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 13 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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