AIR QUALITY NEAR YOU
Knowing more about the air pollution in your area can help you to make decisions on how to reduce your exposure.
We've collected some of the best UK information together in one place for you. A wider monitoring network is available in London, so if you live or work in London, see below for more specific information.
UK Wide
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), have a UK air pollution forecast map where you can see the latest air pollution levels for your area on a map. You can also search by town or postcode to see more local information.
The forecast is graded from pale green (low) to purple (very high). If you suffer from medial conditions that are made worse by air pollution, it can be best to reduce strenuous activity outside on high pollution days.
You can find where the monitoring stations are that track UK wide air pollution by visiting Defra's interactive map:
London
If you live in, work in, or visit London there is great information on air quality levels and forecasts available.
The Breathe London network has a series of air pollution sensors across London, which you can view in the easy to use map. Breathe London measures air quality across the city, making air quality data available to the public, and is engaging with hospitals, schools and local communities to champion action on air pollution.
You can download a forecasting app for your phone from the LondonAir website or you can sign up to a daily email alert. Free text alerts are also available form airTEXT.
Imperial College London have also made the data available for you to be able to create an annual pollution map for your local area. Visit londonair.org.uk/map-maker and enter your postcode to see where the spots of high pollution near you are. You can use this to help you plan which quieter routes to take.
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