Primary Pollutant

(AQI)

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Major Air Pollutants in United Kingdom

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23 (CO)

PM2.5 1.1X

The current PM2.5 concentration in United Kingdom is 1.1 times above 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 23 23 13 6 13 9 87
Solihull GOOD 27 27 29 3 5 8 87
Greenwich GOOD 26 26 18 5 12 9 86
Dundee City MODERATE 64 64 32 18 31 8 87
Blackpool GOOD 32 32 35 2 4 8 87
East Sussex GOOD 34 34 37 5 10 10 87
Vale Of Glamorgan,The GOOD 25 25 14 6 8 8 93
Highland GOOD 50 50 20 12 19 9 76
Kingston Upon Hull,City Of GOOD 32 32 35 4 12 10 62
Angus MODERATE 63 63 30 18 28 8 87
Dorset GOOD 39 39 42 9 0 11 71
Norfolk GOOD 23 23 15 4 8 8 83
Torfaen GOOD 26 26 28 5 3 8 87
Derry And Strabane GOOD 34 34 19 8 8 7 85
Plymouth GOOD 46 46 36 11 29 10 76
Wigan GOOD 34 34 37 2 6 8 81
Aberdeen City MODERATE 58 58 33 17 28 7 92
Sunderland GOOD 21 21 23 3 5 11 54
Tower Hamlets GOOD 25 25 16 4 10 9 87
Kent GOOD 32 32 35 6 11 10 76
South Lanarkshire GOOD 26 26 21 2 4 9 78
Leeds GOOD 42 42 37 8 14 9 62
Haringey GOOD 21 21 8 5 7 9 87
Falkirk GOOD 20 20 9 4 6 9 82
London,City Of GOOD 28 28 593 627 20 9 87
Lewisham GOOD 26 26 22 6 8 9 87
Renfrewshire GOOD 16 16 11 1 3 9 71
Newport GOOD 24 24 10 5 10 8 93
Glasgow City GOOD 27 27 27 3 5 9 73
East Ayrshire GOOD 8 8 9 1 3 9 66
Camden GOOD 35 35 308 318 15 9 86
Devon GOOD 21 21 9 5 9 11 71
Warwickshire MODERATE 81 81 107 36 3 8 87
Trafford GOOD 8 8 6 0 6 8 78
Fife MODERATE 56 56 26 15 24 8 88
Richmond Upon Thames GOOD 34 34 21 8 16 10 86
Neath Port Talbot GOOD 32 32 34 4 15 9 87
Cambridgeshire GOOD 29 29 27 7 14 9 87
Cornwall GOOD 33 33 36 4 23 10 71
Inverclyde GOOD 20 20 17 3 7 9 68
Wrexham GOOD 31 31 34 1 2 7 87
Monmouthshire GOOD 26 26 14 6 11 8 93
Wirral GOOD 32 32 35 2 4 8 81
Reading GOOD 36 36 26 8 10 9 87
Cardiff GOOD 45 45 34 11 13 8 93
Northamptonshire GOOD 30 30 32 2 4 7 87
Salford GOOD 32 32 32 6 24 8 71
Cumbria GOOD 46 46 32 11 16 9 57
Birmingham GOOD 29 29 31 3 5 7 85
Perth And Kinross GOOD 38 38 18 9 14 8 88
North Lanarkshire GOOD 25 25 13 1 3 9 70
Sheffield GOOD 31 31 33 5 8 8 71
Southend On Sea GOOD 32 32 35 5 10 10 76
Edinburgh,City Of GOOD 24 24 13 4 8 8 90
Derbyshire GOOD 26 26 26 2 5 8 79
Central Bedfordshire GOOD 25 25 9 2 9 7 87
Rhondda Cynon Taff GOOD 17 17 15 4 15 8 87
Manchester GOOD 27 27 24 6 14 8 71
Clackmannanshire GOOD 25 25 10 6 8 7 93
Ealing GOOD 34 34 24 8 14 10 84
Redbridge GOOD 28 28 22 6 10 9 87
York GOOD 36 36 39 4 15 10 58
Caerphilly GOOD 25 25 12 5 10 8 91
Pembrokeshire GOOD 35 35 38 4 8 9 93
Harrow GOOD 9 9 10 2 10 9 87
East Renfrewshire GOOD 18 18 3 1 3 9 71
Southampton GOOD 38 38 34 9 16 10 76
Swansea GOOD 34 34 30 5 8 9 87
Leicester GOOD 34 34 37 2 4 7 93
Gateshead GOOD 28 28 30 5 15 10 76
Lambeth GOOD 29 29 31 7 11 9 87
Stockton On Tees GOOD 38 38 42 3 10 10 56
Armagh,Banbridge And Craigavon GOOD 33 33 36 0 14 6 87
Bristol,City Of GOOD 33 33 36 6 23 9 87
East Dunbartonshire GOOD 20 20 10 1 2 8 82
Nottingham MODERATE 55 55 23 14 23 7 87
Medway GOOD 32 32 35 4 19 10 76
Belfast GOOD 22 22 23 5 10 6 87
South Ayrshire GOOD 7 7 8 1 2 9 71
Newham GOOD 23 23 8 5 8 9 87
Merton GOOD 13 13 5 3 5 8 87
Isle Of Anglesey GOOD 8 8 4 2 4 8 71
West Dunbartonshire GOOD 17 17 6 4 5 9 71
East Lothian GOOD 42 42 17 10 15 8 87
Bury GOOD 7 7 8 0 8 8 76
Antrim And Newtownabbey GOOD 19 19 21 3 6 5 87
Hillingdon GOOD 26 26 20 4 6 10 82
Lisburn And Castlereagh GOOD 23 23 25 3 6 6 87
Stirling GOOD 25 25 10 6 9 7 93
Warrington GOOD 30 30 32 2 4 8 78
Knowsley GOOD 31 31 34 2 7 8 81
Stoke On Trent GOOD 30 30 32 3 5 7 87
Midlothian GOOD 31 31 33 2 3 11 62
Thurrock GOOD 21 21 10 5 10 8 87
Lancashire GOOD 31 31 34 3 5 8 76
Bexley GOOD 28 28 19 7 15 9 83
Croydon GOOD 29 29 12 7 0 8 81
Waltham Forest GOOD 32 32 35 5 7 9 87
West Lothian GOOD 26 26 13 6 12 9 87
North Ayrshire GOOD 4 4 3 1 3 9 71
Oxfordshire GOOD 31 31 33 4 7 10 82
Redcar And Cleveland GOOD 38 38 41 1 10 10 58
West Sussex GOOD 48 48 28 14 9 9 87
Ards And North Down GOOD 19 19 21 4 7 6 87
Hampshire GOOD 29 29 12 7 11 10 82
Bournemouth MODERATE 55 55 42 14 0 11 71
Portsmouth GOOD 34 34 22 8 12 8 90
Edinburgh, City of GOOD 29 29 31 4 6 8 87
Essex GOOD 4 4 2 1 2 10 66
Surrey GOOD 19 19 21 0 0 7 87

United Kingdom - Metro Cities AQI

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28
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 87%
31
29
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
7˚C / 85%
24
27
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
8˚C / 71%
31
29
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 72%
36
33
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 87%
33
31
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
8˚C / 71%
37
34
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 66%
23
55
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
7˚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 33 GOOD AQI now. This was last updated 52 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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