How Air Quality Varies Around Your School
Air pollution will vary around your school for different reasons. We expect air pollution to be higher nearest to roads due to the vehicles.
Cars, vans and buses which run on petrol or diesel (a fossil fuel) emit pollutants and the closer you are to them, the higher the pollution levels will be.
In the school car park, pollution will be higher at the start and end of the school day. This is because cars will be moving and emitting pollution. Outside of these times the pollution is expected to be much lower.
In open spaces, such as your school playing fields, air pollution is expected to be lower. This is due to there being no pollution being emitted nearby. In large open spaces, any pollutants can be quickly blown away, especially on windy days.
If you would like to carry out a monitoring study around your school contact us.
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