Crap Towns / Wishaw / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Wishaw?
People in Wishaw breathed an average of 6.6 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 19% lower than 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) | 6.6 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Bellshill | 7.5 km | 9.5 |
| Chapelhall | 7.6 km | 8.4 |
| Holytown | 6.5 km | 8.4 |
| New Stevenston | 5.1 km | 8.3 |
| Motherwell | 4.4 km | 8.1 |
| Newarthill | 5.0 km | 7.4 |
| Hamilton | 8.2 km | 6.8 |
| Wishaw | – | 6.6 |
| Larkhall | 5.5 km | 5.2 |
| Newmains | 3.4 km | 5.1 |
| Carluke | 7.6 km | 4.1 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |