Monitoring sites
Brentford, Great West Road
The pollutants monitored at this DEFRA AURN/LAQN Roadside site are nitrogen oxides, fine particulates (PM10) and carbon monoxide.
Chiswick High Road
The pollutants monitored at this congested roadside site are nitrogen oxides and fine particulates (PM10).
Avenue Park, Cranford
This is an urban background site located within Avenue Park (about 70m from the nearest road). Pollutants monitored here are nitrogen oxides, fine particulates (PM10), ozone, and sulphur dioxide.
Monitoring activities at each of the fixed sites are summarised in the table below :
Monitoring sites | Operational since | Pollutants monitored |
|---|---|---|
Brentford, Glenhurst Rd | 1993 | NOx, NO2, NO, PM10 |
Cranford Avenue Park | January 1999 | NOx, NO2, NO, O3, SO2, PM10 |
Chiswick, Chiswick High Rd | September 1999 | NOx, NO2, NO, SO2, PM10 |
For details on the sources and health impacts of these pollutants, please see the background information section.
For recent concentrations recorded by the monitors, see the London Air Quality Network site
We have a number of NO2 diffusion tube sites around the Borough.
Adelaide Terrace, Brentford,
Surrey Crescent, Chiswick
Chiswick Community School, Burlington Lane
School, Devonshire Road
Hanworth Library, Hampton Road West
High Street, Hounslow
Glenhurst Road, Brentford
School, Hatton
Bedfont Library, Staines Road
Church, Beavers Lane
School, High Street, Cranford
Cranford Library, Burnham Gardens
Twickenham Road, Isleworth
Junction of Sutton Rd & Heston Rd, Hounslow
Lampton Road
Junction of Roseheath and Wellington Road South
Eastbourne Rd at junction with Uxbridge Rd
Harlington Rd East, Feltham
Busch Corner, Syon
Commerce Road, Brentford
Kew Bridge
Chiswick Lane
Gunnersbury Avenue
Heston Road
Browells Lane, Feltham
Swift Road, Hanworth
Whitton Road (junction with Hanworth)
Staines Road, wellington road junction
Feltham High Street
High Street and Half Acre
Kingsley road
Church Street
Clements Court
Osterley Park
Spring Grove
For further information on pollution levels, please see web site links on the right.