Frequently asked questions

Has Swansea declared any Air Quality Management Areas ?

The City and County of Swansea declared parts of the lower Swansea Valley an Air Quality Management Area on the 12th September 2001. The area is cited as the Hafod Air Quality Management area (NO2) - City and County of Swansea (Hafod Air Quality management Area (NO2)) Order 2001.

There are 4646 domestic dwellings within the AQMA. Using the assumption of 2.5 people per household this makes a total of 11,615 people living within the area.

There are 292 commercial premises within the AQMA - these have not been used in the above calculation

There are also 5 schools within the AQMA area - 4 Primary and 1 Comprehensive

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When viewing a daily chart for a gas pollutant the values around midnight are always zero

What is the review and assessment process

What are the key air quality pollutants?

Has Swansea declared any Air Quality Management Areas ?

What does the Action Plan for Swansea contain ?

What does the inside of a monitoring station look like ?

Can I compare pollutants from different monitoring stations ?

What is air pollution?

What are the health effects associated with air pollution?

How can I help reduce levels of air pollution?

Why the need for air quality monitoring?

How do you measure air pollution?

What is the daily air quality index?

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