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The Met Office - the UK’s National Weather Service formed in 1854 is located in Exeter in the county of Devon. It became part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy following the merger of Business Innovation and Skills  and the Department of Energy and Climate Change on the 14 July 2016.

Asphalt on roads may soon be a greater source

of air pollution than cars

Asphalt, also known as bitumen, is a major source of air pollution, especially in sunny and hot places. For one kind of harmful particulate pollution, asphalt emissions from roads and roofs may be a bigger problem than emissions from all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles.

Pollution forecast provided by The Met Office

The UK Daily Air Quality Index tells you about levels of air pollution and provides recommended actions and health advice. The index is numbered 1-10 and divided into four bands, low (1) to very high (10) to provide detail about air pollution levels in a simple way similar to the sun index or pollen index.

Air pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere.

Air pollution is even more dangerous than previously thought, the World Health Organization has warned, as it slashes maximum safe levels of key pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide.

Climate Change and Air Pollution

This rapid literature review explores the interactions between climate change and air pollution, with a focus on human health impacts. Published 1 January 2021.

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Monitoring air pollution levels is key to adopting and implementing WHO's Global Air Quality Guidelines

New report summarises air quality monitoring methods to estimate air pollution exposure.

London Air Pollution - Real Time Air Quality Index

Air Pollution in the UK Report  2023 - Published September 2024

The report, together with the family of UK Air Quality websites (UK-AIR, Air Quality in Scotland, the Welsh Air Quality Forum website and Air Quality in Northern Ireland) provides the most comprehensive and complete analytical picture of UK's air pollution during 2023.

A University of Liverpool study of air pollution in the UK during the first 100 days of lock-down has revealed that whilst nitrogen oxide levels were cut by half, levels of sulphur dioxide increased by over 100%.