Air quality monitoring

The Council is responsible for monitoring air quality so that it can compare the pollution levels in the borough with the national health-based objectives. These are set out within the national Air Quality Strategy which can be found on the Defra website.

The following air pollutants are monitored in the borough:

• nitrogen dioxide
  (NO₂) and nitrogen oxides (NO_x)
• particulate matter (PM₁₀/PM_2.5)
• sulphur dioxide (SO₂)
• ozone (O₃) 
• carbon monoxide (CO)
• benzene. 

The following pages contain answers to the following frequently asked questions: 

• how do we monitor air pollution in the Royal Borough?
• what are daily pollution levels like in the borough? (Please note, this will take you to the Air Quality England website hosted by Ricardo Energy & Environment)
• how can I view an air quality map that shows modelled levels of air quality?

If you have any queries about air quality monitoring, please contact the Environmental Quality team at [email protected].