Welcome to the UK Air Quality Archive

Summary of Latest Air Pollution Levels:

Northern Ireland HIGH
Scotland MODERATE London, England, Wales LOW

Air Pollution Bulletins Updated Hourly:

Forecast for the next 24 hours:

Air pollution is expected to be Moderate in cities and at roadsides in Northern Ireland, Scotland and England for the next 24 hours.

The main pollutants of concern are particulates.

The situation is expected to remain unchanged until Friday.

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Emissions of air pollutants in the UK

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Click on a region for current and forecast air pollution levels

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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Latest News Headlines

Air Pollution: Action in a Changing Climate

The UK could save £24 billion through joint measures to help prevent both air pollution and climate change according to 'Air Pollution:... read more

Date: 09/03/2010

Air quality indicator for sustainable development 2009 provisional results

2009 has seen a general improvement in air quality measures compared to 2008. Urban background particulate levels... read more

Date: 04/03/2010

NEW Emission Factor Toolkit, NOx to NO2 calculator, background maps and future-year projection factors

A number of changes have recently been made to the Local Air Quality Management tools available on the Air Quality Archive website at http://www.airquality.co.uk/laqm/tools.php. read more

Date: 12/02/2010

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