Kibworth Pollution Data Monitoring
Written by HFM on 21st March 2019
New equipment installed to monitor air pollution from vehicle fumes on the A6 in Kibworth has started delivering data this week.
Since Monday, it’s been reporting Nitrogen Dioxide levels every 15 minutes alongside the busy Leicester Road – which was recently ranked fourth on a list of 71 areas of the East Midlands where national air quality standards are being breached.
Harborough District Council declared an Air Quality Management Area there last year – but previously has only been able to receive monthly data.
Leicestershire’s County Councillor for Kibworth, Kevin Feltham, says the new equipment will allow them to pinpoint in real time when the worst pollution is – in order to start addressing the problem.
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