Welcome to the UK Air Quality Archive

Summary of Latest Air Pollution Levels:

Everywhere in the UK is currently LOW

Air Pollution Bulletins Updated Hourly:

Forecast for the next 24 hours:

Air pollution is expected to remain Low at all location types in all areas for the next 3 days as the UK is currently being influenced by clean and cold air masses from the North.
The situation is expected to remain unchanged for the following 3 days.

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Emissions of air pollutants in the UK

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UK regions:

Central Scotland	East Midlands	Eastern
Greater London	Highland	North East
North East Scotland	North Wales	North West & Merseyside
Northern Ireland	Scottish Borders	South East
South Wales	South West	West Midlands
Yorkshire & Humberside

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UK Annual Air Quality Report for 2008

The UK's annual air quality report for 2008 is published today. Bigger and more comprehensive than ever before, this is the latest in a... read more

Date: 17/12/2009

Consultation on the transposition of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe

This consultation is seeking views on the proposed approach for transposing into English legislation the provisions of the Council... read more

Date: 13/11/2009

Annual Report Submission

The UK's annual assessment of air quality during 2008 has been completed and submitted to the European Commission. This assessment includes... read more

Date: 12/10/2009

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