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Air quality in England

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in England • 23:36, Nov 14

Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs - UK AIREnvironmental Research Group - King's College LondonUK Air QualityBreathe LondonRicardo Energy & EnvironmentKristjan PeerEnvitech Europe - Norfolk Air QualityAJSNottingham Envista - Air Resources ManagerNorth Lincs Air QualityMDBootle/Netherton Community MontiorVere IshamSteve Bellamy Air Quality WatchMark JordanNB.AQpeter marsdenWSqJedalexhSurreyDanMike CollinsAlexander BelozerovSimon O'HanaFrond O 129Mark SteepleJohnVilla Tao Lamai Koh SamuiaqgreethamAncoats, Manchester, United KingdomMax LoubserLongmeadow StationElsley Primary SchoolMarkAllenNiall NewmanGreen Academy TrustDNN102Crispin EvansDr SyntaxDepartment of Meteorology, University of ReadingbdwKivernoll Weather StationBruceMyatt's Fields Park ProjectOspringeSimon LeslieMatthew MorrisonWellingtonDRDavid HargreavesanonymousKGA GomerJenny ClarkanonymousDavid GDRGaryPat MolloyMiss L McCabeMikeMatt WAllyce GreenshieldsKings Academy RingmerKing’s Academy Meadow Valebg2005Kings Academies Northern Parade schoolWirksworth TownNathan TurnerCMOGeographyKing’s Academy Brune ParkKMKing's Academy Bay HouseAnonymous contributor
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Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs - UK AIREnvironmental Research Group - King's College LondonUK Air QualityBreathe LondonRicardo Energy & EnvironmentKristjan PeerEnvitech Europe - Norfolk Air QualityAJSNottingham Envista - Air Resources ManagerNorth Lincs Air QualityMDBootle/Netherton Community MontiorVere IshamSteve Bellamy Air Quality WatchMark JordanNB.AQpeter marsdenWSqJedalexhSurreyDanMike CollinsAlexander BelozerovSimon O'HanaFrond O 129Mark SteepleJohnVilla Tao Lamai Koh SamuiaqgreethamAncoats, Manchester, United KingdomMax LoubserLongmeadow StationElsley Primary SchoolMarkAllenNiall NewmanGreen Academy TrustDNN102Crispin EvansDr SyntaxDepartment of Meteorology, University of ReadingbdwKivernoll Weather StationBruceMyatt's Fields Park ProjectOspringeSimon LeslieMatthew MorrisonWellingtonDRDavid HargreavesanonymousKGA GomerJenny ClarkanonymousDavid GDRGaryPat MolloyMiss L McCabeMikeMatt WAllyce GreenshieldsKings Academy RingmerKing’s Academy Meadow Valebg2005Kings Academies Northern Parade schoolWirksworth TownNathan TurnerCMOGeographyKing’s Academy Brune ParkKMKing's Academy Bay HouseAnonymous contributor
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Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time England most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
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Harringay

131

2
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Lightwater

131

3
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Alton

130

4
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Earley

125

5
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Chatham

114

6
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Peckham

114

7
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Surbiton

114

8
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New Malden

113

9
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Welwyn Garden City

113

10
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Dartford

111

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time England cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
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Newquay

3

2
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Truro

3

3
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Hayes

11

4
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Carshalton

12

5
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Rayleigh

12

6
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East Ham

13

7
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Lee-on-the-Solent

14

8
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Falmouth

20

9
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Wigton

20

10
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Christchurch

22

Wildfires in England

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1

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