Air Quality
Ashford Borough Council is a member of the Kent and Medway Air
Quality Partnership where data and information about air quality
throughout Kent is pooled and shared.
The borough has a network of diffusion tubes. These
are small plastic tubes that absorb pollutants, that are
then sent to the laboratory for analysis. The results obtained are
monthly averages. The Council currently monitors at 16 locations
for nitrogen dioxide using passive diffusion tubes.
You can view the historical data sets from these analysers at
the KentAir website.
Air Quality Management
What is the Air Quality like in Ashford
Borough?
As well as monitoring air quality the Council has a statutory
duty to periodically review and assess the air quality in the area.
This involves comparing the measured and predicted pollutant levels
to National Air Quality Standards and objectives.
The most current Annual Progress Report can be viewed below by
clicking on the appropriate download. The report identifies that
the Air Quality Objectives for both Particulates and Nitrogen
Dioxide are being achieved. The most recent Updating and Screening
Assesment can also be downloaded, below.
Related Information
This webpage was updated on
2/1/2012