Crap Towns / Broxburn / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Broxburn?
People in Broxburn breathed an average of 7.4 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 9% lower than the typical town's 8.1, and 4.9 of fine particles (PM2.5), 27% lower than the typical town's 6.7. Both are within the World Health Organization's guidelines of 10 and 5.
| Pollutant | Here | Typical town | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkliston | 5.1 km | 8.5 |
| South Queensferry | 7.8 km | 8.4 |
| Broxburn | – | 7.4 |
| Inverkeithing | 12.0 km | 7.0 |
| Rosyth | 11.2 km | 7.0 |
| Livingston | 5.8 km | 6.8 |
| Bo'ness | 11.9 km | 6.5 |
| Blackburn | 11.3 km | 6.3 |
| Bathgate | 10.8 km | 6.3 |
| Linlithgow | 9.2 km | 5.8 |
| East Calder | 4.7 km | 5.2 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |