Crap Towns / Kirkliston / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Kirkliston?
People in Kirkliston breathed an average of 8.5 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, about the same as the typical town's 8.1, and 5.0 of fine particles (PM2.5), 25% 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) | 8.5 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 11.9 km | 9.7 |
| Kirkliston | – | 8.5 |
| South Queensferry | 3.4 km | 8.4 |
| Broxburn | 5.1 km | 7.4 |
| Inverkeithing | 8.4 km | 7.0 |
| Rosyth | 8.5 km | 7.0 |
| Livingston | 10.6 km | 6.8 |
| Dunfermline | 12.5 km | 6.2 |
| Linlithgow | 12.6 km | 5.8 |
| Dalgety Bay | 9.4 km | 5.7 |
| East Calder | 7.5 km | 5.2 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |