We have installed 30 air quality sensors across West Yorkshire to monitor air quality in real-time. Using this dashboard, you can easily access up-to-date information on particulate matter levels in your local area. The data collected from these sensors can be viewed on our interactive dashboard.
The dashboard provides a clear and user-friendly interface that allows you to track air quality near you, helping you stay informed about the environmental conditions that might affect your health and wellbeing.
Use the map to navigate to your local area or your area of interest. Use your mouse to zoom in to the area you wish to see in more detail. Select the sensor of interest, this will bring up the time of the reading and location information. The sensors are colour coded to show the levels of particulate matter in the specific area.
Particulate matter is everything in the air that is not a gas. Particles can come from natural sources such as pollen, as well as human made sources such as smoke from fires, emissions from industry and dust from tyres and brakes. PM10 refers to particles under 10 micrometres. Fine particulate matter or PM2.5 are particles under 2.5 micrometres.
There are also a number of actions we can all take to reduce particulate pollution and to limit our exposure at times when levels are high.
(Taken from the 2019 UK Clean Air Strategy)
You can find out more about how your local authority is working to reduce air pollution at the following websites:
The information on this page forms part of the West Yorkshire Public Particulate Information Improvement Project (PIIP) which aims to improve knowledge and understanding of particulate matter (PM) in West Yorkshire. PIIP is a consortium project delivered through collaboration between West Yorkshire Combined Authority and the five West Yorkshire district partners and is funded by the DEFRA Air Quality grant scheme. The project is also supported by partnerships with Leeds Beckett University and the University of Leeds.
