Pollution kills the air

Air Quality Monitoring Station: Sunderland Silksworth

Location ID: UKA00484 / GB0863A

Environment Type: Urban Background

Defra Region: North East

Location: Sunderland

Notes: The monitoring station is within a self-contained, air conditioned housing located next to an access road that leads to a sports centre and superstore delivery entrance. The inlet manifold is 50 metres from the nearest minor road, Silksworth Rd. The immediate surrounding area is open with residential areas occurring beyond 200 metres.

Measurements taken at this site:
Running 8 Hour mean Ozone (µgm-3)
Hourly mean Nitrogen dioxide (µgm-3)
Running 24 Hour mean PM2.5 Particles (µgm-3)
Running 24 Hour mean PM10 Particles (µgm-3)

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Most recent measurements

Latest data at the top. "n/a" means no measurement was taken in that time period.

DateTime Running 8 Hour mean Ozone
(µgm-3)
Hourly mean Nitrogen dioxide
(µgm-3)
Running 24 Hour mean PM2.5 Particles
(µgm-3)
Running 24 Hour mean PM10 Particles
(µgm-3)
ValueLevelValueLevelValueLevelValueLevel
2024-04-2508:00:00703 Low101 Low61 Low131 Low*2

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