Crap Towns / Rosyth / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Rosyth?
People in Rosyth breathed an average of 7.0 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 14% 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) | 7.0 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkliston | 8.5 km | 8.5 |
| South Queensferry | 5.6 km | 8.4 |
| Broxburn | 11.2 km | 7.4 |
| Inverkeithing | 2.3 km | 7.0 |
| Rosyth | – | 7.0 |
| Bo'ness | 11.4 km | 6.5 |
| Dunfermline | 4.0 km | 6.2 |
| Cowdenbeath | 9.8 km | 5.9 |
| Linlithgow | 12.4 km | 5.8 |
| Dalgety Bay | 4.8 km | 5.7 |
| Kelty | 12.0 km | 4.7 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |