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 21 21 13 5 13 11 82
Solihull GOOD 27 27 29 3 5 11 82
Greenwich GOOD 18 18 10 4 7 11 82
Dundee City GOOD 22 22 9 5 9 9 87
Blackpool GOOD 27 27 29 3 6 11 82
East Sussex GOOD 22 22 24 4 6 11 94
Vale Of Glamorgan,The GOOD 25 25 14 6 8 10 87
Highland GOOD 30 30 3 2 3 10 76
Kingston Upon Hull,City Of GOOD 25 25 25 6 9 10 87
Angus GOOD 21 21 8 4 8 9 87
Dorset GOOD 34 34 37 6 0 10 87
Norfolk GOOD 21 21 12 5 8 9 93
Torfaen GOOD 26 26 28 5 3 10 87
Plymouth GOOD 42 42 32 10 21 11 94
Wigan GOOD 31 31 33 2 4 11 82
Aberdeen City GOOD 29 29 17 6 13 9 83
Sunderland GOOD 29 29 31 4 7 10 82
Tower Hamlets GOOD 25 25 16 4 10 11 82
Kent GOOD 27 27 29 4 6 11 82
South Lanarkshire GOOD 26 26 2 1 2 11 86
Leeds GOOD 24 24 26 4 6 11 76
Falkirk GOOD 10 10 10 2 2 11 83
London,City Of GOOD 38 38 26 9 10 11 82
Lewisham GOOD 25 25 20 4 8 11 82
Renfrewshire GOOD 13 13 14 1 2 11 87
Newport GOOD 22 22 14 3 7 10 87
Glasgow City GOOD 30 30 22 1 2 11 87
East Ayrshire GOOD 13 13 10 3 5 11 94
Camden GOOD 27 27 20 6 5 11 82
Devon GOOD 25 25 10 6 10 12 77
Warwickshire MODERATE 74 74 81 31 5 11 84
Fife GOOD 19 19 8 4 8 9 87
Richmond Upon Thames GOOD 25 25 17 5 10 11 82
Neath Port Talbot GOOD 28 28 26 6 26 11 82
Cambridgeshire GOOD 29 29 27 7 14 10 84
Cornwall GOOD 30 30 32 4 22 11 94
Inverclyde GOOD 22 22 20 4 6 11 87
Wrexham GOOD 26 26 28 3 6 11 82
Monmouthshire GOOD 24 24 26 4 1 10 90
Wirral GOOD 30 30 32 3 5 11 82
Reading GOOD 34 34 26 7 7 11 87
Cardiff GOOD 30 30 32 2 9 10 87
Northamptonshire GOOD 29 29 30 7 5 10 87
Salford GOOD 24 24 26 4 13 11 82
Midlothian GOOD 33 33 36 0 1 11 82
Cumbria GOOD 46 46 32 11 16 8 93
Birmingham GOOD 28 28 30 4 7 10 85
Perth And Kinross GOOD 21 21 8 5 5 10 86
North Lanarkshire GOOD 25 25 8 1 2 11 87
Sheffield GOOD 24 24 24 5 9 12 76
Southend On Sea GOOD 25 25 27 3 5 11 82
Edinburgh,City Of GOOD 20 20 9 2 4 9 86
Derbyshire GOOD 20 20 22 4 9 11 82
Central Bedfordshire GOOD 25 25 8 3 8 10 87
Rhondda Cynon Taff GOOD 17 17 9 4 9 10 87
Manchester GOOD 24 24 22 5 14 11 82
Clackmannanshire GOOD 4 4 2 1 2 11 82
Ealing GOOD 38 38 26 9 24 11 82
Redbridge GOOD 25 25 20 4 7 11 82
York GOOD 25 25 23 6 16 10 76
Caerphilly GOOD 20 20 10 4 9 10 87
Pembrokeshire GOOD 32 32 35 6 9 11 94
Harrow GOOD 9 9 10 2 10 11 82
East Renfrewshire GOOD 14 14 10 1 2 11 87
Southampton GOOD 27 27 29 5 9 10 87
Swansea GOOD 34 34 23 5 13 11 94
Leicester GOOD 27 27 29 4 6 10 87
Gateshead GOOD 25 25 27 5 21 10 82
Coventry GOOD 23 23 25 4 6 11 82
Lambeth GOOD 27 27 29 4 8 11 82
Stockton On Tees GOOD 17 17 4 2 3 10 82
Armagh,Banbridge And Craigavon GOOD 25 25 18 6 18 11 82
Bristol,City Of GOOD 30 30 32 3 10 10 94
East Dunbartonshire GOOD 20 20 10 1 2 11 87
Nottingham MODERATE 55 55 23 14 23 10 87
Medway GOOD 27 27 29 3 18 11 94
Belfast GOOD 32 32 35 6 10 11 90
South Ayrshire GOOD 13 13 9 3 4 11 94
Merton MODERATE 59 59 27 16 21 11 82
Stockport GOOD 11 11 12 0 12 11 82
Isle Of Anglesey GOOD 8 8 4 2 4 10 94
West Dunbartonshire GOOD 4 4 2 1 2 11 87
East Lothian GOOD 29 29 17 7 6 10 87
Antrim And Newtownabbey GOOD 33 33 35 8 11 11 82
Hillingdon GOOD 20 20 10 3 4 11 82
Lisburn And Castlereagh GOOD 32 32 35 6 10 11 82
Stirling GOOD 13 13 5 3 5 11 82
Warrington GOOD 27 27 29 3 4 11 82
Knowsley GOOD 26 26 28 2 8 11 82
Stoke On Trent GOOD 25 25 27 5 8 11 82
Thurrock GOOD 10 10 8 2 8 11 82
Lancashire GOOD 29 29 31 3 5 11 82
Bexley GOOD 21 21 20 3 6 11 84
Croydon GOOD 8 8 4 2 0 11 82
Waltham Forest GOOD 33 33 35 8 11 11 82
West Lothian GOOD 19 19 9 3 8 10 84
North Ayrshire GOOD 29 29 12 7 12 11 94
Oxfordshire GOOD 28 28 30 3 5 11 87
Redcar And Cleveland GOOD 26 26 28 2 10 11 76
West Sussex GOOD 26 26 22 6 6 10 87
Ards And North Down GOOD 32 32 35 7 10 11 87
Hampshire GOOD 20 20 4 2 3 10 90
Bournemouth GOOD 42 42 34 10 0 10 94
Portsmouth GOOD 21 21 14 5 5 10 88
Derry and Strabane GOOD 38 38 14 9 9 9 90
Edinburgh, City of GOOD 32 32 35 1 2 9 87
Essex GOOD 4 4 2 1 1 11 82
Surrey GOOD 19 19 21 0 0 10 87

United Kingdom - Metro Cities AQI

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38
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
11˚C / 82%
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28
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
10˚C / 85%
22
24
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
11˚C / 82%
22
31
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
11˚C / 87%
32
30
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
10˚C / 94%
24
24
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
12˚C / 76%
29
27
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
10˚C / 76%
23
55
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
10˚C / 87%


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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 19 GOOD AQI now. This was last updated 56 minutes 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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