Crap Towns / East Kilbride / Air quality
How dirty is the air in East Kilbride?
People in East Kilbride breathed an average of 6.1 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 25% lower than the typical town's 8.1, and 4.8 of fine particles (PM2.5), 28% 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) | 6.1 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Viewpark | 11.3 km | 10.8 |
| Uddingston | 9.4 km | 10.0 |
| Rutherglen | 7.1 km | 9.2 |
| Bothwell | 8.8 km | 9.2 |
| Blantyre | 6.9 km | 8.3 |
| Giffnock | 8.3 km | 8.2 |
| Cambuslang | 6.9 km | 7.9 |
| Clarkston | 6.9 km | 7.0 |
| Hamilton | 8.3 km | 6.8 |
| Newton Mearns | 9.0 km | 6.4 |
| East Kilbride | – | 6.1 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |