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How often does South Elmsall get polluted?

21 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in South Elmsall or within 1 km of it since 2016, the 31st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in August 2026 and put landfill odour in the air. Landfill odour turned up in 12 of them.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
August 2026Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
July 2026Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
June 2026Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
May 2026Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
April 2026Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
March 2026Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
February 2026Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
January 2026Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
December 2025Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
November 2025OdourIn the airSignificant
October 2025Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
September 2025Sulphide odourIn the airSignificant
August 2025Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
July 2025OdourIn the airSignificant
June 2025OdourIn the airSignificant
May 2025Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
April 2025OdourIn the airSignificant
March 2025An unidentified pollutantIn the airSignificant
February 2025Atmospheric pollutant or effectIn the airSignificant
November 2024An unidentified pollutantIn the waterMajor
January 2019Building rubble and soil and clayOn the landSignificant
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
South Elmsall–21
Cudworth and Shafton8.9 km8
Adwick le Street6.5 km4
Goldthorpe7.7 km3
Ackworth Moor Top6.2 km2
Hemsworth4.9 km2
South Kirkby2.7 km2