Primary Pollutant

(AQI)

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Major Air Pollutants in United Kingdom

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31 (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
Aberdeen City GOOD 19 19 12 5 12 7 81
Angus GOOD 21 21 8 4 7 9 81
Antrim And Newtownabbey GOOD 23 23 25 4 7 9 87
Armagh,Banbridge And Craigavon GOOD 23 23 25 3 10 8 87
Belfast GOOD 25 25 26 4 10 9 87
Bexley GOOD 30 30 25 6 10 10 94
Birmingham GOOD 32 32 34 7 12 8 87
Blackpool GOOD 33 33 36 7 16 10 82
Brent GOOD 21 21 14 4 10 11 87
Bristol,City Of GOOD 30 30 32 7 18 8 93
Caerphilly GOOD 40 40 16 8 13 9 89
Cambridgeshire GOOD 38 38 15 9 21 11 100
Camden GOOD 29 29 18 7 6 11 87
Cardiff GOOD 33 33 18 8 6 9 87
Central Bedfordshire GOOD 38 38 18 9 18 10 94
Clackmannanshire GOOD 29 29 19 7 19 10 82
Cornwall GOOD 36 36 14 4 14 8 88
Coventry GOOD 31 31 33 4 6 8 93
Croydon GOOD 29 29 12 7 0 10 94
Derbyshire GOOD 24 24 7 4 10 9 85
Derry And Strabane GOOD 26 26 28 6 6 9 87
Devon GOOD 33 33 21 8 21 10 87
Dorset MODERATE 57 57 45 15 0 10 94
Dundee City GOOD 23 23 13 5 13 9 81
Ealing GOOD 46 46 32 11 25 11 87
East Ayrshire GOOD 33 33 25 8 16 9 87
East Dunbartonshire GOOD 39 39 19 10 16 9 87
East Renfrewshire GOOD 25 25 27 6 12 9 87
East Sussex GOOD 38 38 15 9 14 11 87
Edinburgh, City of GOOD 33 33 25 8 12 10 82
Edinburgh,City Of GOOD 32 32 17 7 13 10 82
Essex GOOD 8 8 4 2 4 11 94
Falkirk GOOD 28 28 16 6 13 10 81
Fife GOOD 26 26 13 6 13 10 83
Gateshead GOOD 31 31 19 6 19 10 66
Glasgow City GOOD 36 36 31 8 22 9 87
Greenwich GOOD 36 36 21 8 12 10 94
Hampshire GOOD 42 42 17 10 16 10 94
Haringey GOOD 42 42 21 10 21 11 87
Harrow GOOD 33 33 14 8 11 11 87
Highland GOOD 42 42 20 10 20 6 81
Hillingdon GOOD 38 38 14 9 14 11 87
Inverclyde GOOD 28 28 23 6 13 9 87
Kent GOOD 32 32 35 7 9 11 94
Kingston Upon Hull,City Of GOOD 30 30 32 7 15 11 71
Knowsley GOOD 31 31 34 4 11 11 71
Lambeth GOOD 42 42 28 10 28 11 87
Lancashire GOOD 31 31 33 6 10 9 81
Leeds GOOD 34 34 20 8 17 9 78
Leicester GOOD 33 33 36 7 11 8 93
Lewisham GOOD 19 19 20 3 8 11 87
Lisburn And Castlereagh GOOD 23 23 25 3 6 9 87
London,City Of MODERATE 55 55 22 14 20 11 87
Manchester GOOD 38 38 24 9 14 9 81
Medway GOOD 33 33 35 8 25 10 94
Merton GOOD 25 25 10 6 9 10 94
Midlothian GOOD 32 32 35 5 8 10 82
Monmouthshire GOOD 42 42 17 10 17 8 93
Neath Port Talbot GOOD 33 33 25 6 21 9 87
Newham GOOD 25 25 25 6 17 11 87
Newport GOOD 22 22 5 3 5 9 87
Norfolk GOOD 38 38 37 9 15 11 87
North Ayrshire GOOD 42 42 20 10 20 9 87
North Lanarkshire GOOD 28 28 12 6 12 9 87
Northamptonshire GOOD 42 42 34 10 11 8 93
Nottingham GOOD 38 38 35 9 16 9 93
Oxfordshire GOOD 29 29 12 7 11 10 94
Pembrokeshire GOOD 35 35 12 7 12 10 94
Perth And Kinross GOOD 27 27 11 5 11 9 81
Plymouth MODERATE 61 61 35 17 35 11 87
Portsmouth GOOD 35 35 21 8 10 11 94
Reading GOOD 46 46 33 11 21 10 94
Redbridge GOOD 34 34 24 7 8 10 94
Redcar And Cleveland GOOD 26 26 28 3 8 9 81
Renfrewshire MODERATE 55 55 21 14 21 9 87
Richmond Upon Thames GOOD 23 23 7 3 6 11 87
Salford GOOD 36 36 29 8 20 10 82
Sheffield GOOD 28 28 29 7 16 10 82
South Ayrshire GOOD 46 46 28 11 18 9 87
South Lanarkshire GOOD 36 36 19 8 16 9 83
Southampton MODERATE 55 55 33 14 27 11 94
Southend On Sea GOOD 38 38 16 9 16 11 94
Stirling GOOD 21 21 16 5 16 10 82
Stockport GOOD 13 13 14 0 14 10 82
Stockton On Tees GOOD 27 27 29 5 10 9 78
Stoke On Trent GOOD 28 28 30 6 12 9 81
Sunderland GOOD 25 25 24 6 11 10 66
Swansea GOOD 24 24 26 4 14 10 94
Thurrock GOOD 29 29 12 7 8 10 94
Tower Hamlets GOOD 1 1 1 0 1 11 87
Waltham Forest GOOD 42 42 35 10 21 10 94
Warrington GOOD 30 30 21 5 13 10 79
Warwickshire GOOD 35 35 38 7 10 8 93
West Dunbartonshire GOOD 38 38 14 9 14 9 87
West Lothian GOOD 30 30 11 5 11 10 76
West Sussex GOOD 29 29 14 7 7 10 94
Wigan GOOD 29 29 28 7 11 9 81
Wirral GOOD 32 32 35 7 12 11 71
Wrexham GOOD 33 33 34 8 14 10 71
York GOOD 42 42 25 10 25 9 87

United Kingdom - Metro Cities AQI

22
55
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
11˚C / 87%
34
32
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
8˚C / 87%
24
38
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 81%
30
35
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 87%
32
30
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
8˚C / 93%
29
28
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
10˚C / 82%
30
42
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 81%
35
38
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 21 GOOD AQI now. This was last updated 23 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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