Air quality monitoring data

We have six continuous Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AQMS) at these locations:

Old Kent Road
Elephant and Castle
Tower Bridge Road
Lower Road
Vicarage Grove
South Circular Road

These stations measure air pollution every hour, including:

At the Elephant and Castle AQMS, we also monitor:

Ozone (O₃)

View the latest results from our monitoring stations

Nitrogen dioxide diffusion tube survey

We also measure monthly averages of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) at several locations across the borough using NO₂ diffusion tubes.

You can download our NO₂ tube site Excel report for the years 2012 to 2022 below:

Nitrogen dioxide data 2012 to 2022 ^{(xlsx, 127kb)}

The air pollution data for Southwark for the period 1950 to 1992 can be found in the Air Pollution in Southwark 1950 to 1992 report, which includes the following chapters:

Chapter 1 Introduction ^{(PDF, 2.8mb)}
Chapter 2 Sulphur Dioxide ^{(PDF, 1.7mb)}
Chapter 3 Nitrogen Dioxide ^{(PDF, 1.7mb)}
Chapter 4 Ozone ^{(PDF, 740kb)}
Chapter 5 Lead ^{(PDF, 1.1mb)}
Chapter 6 Carbon Monoxide ^{(PDF, 909kb)}
Chapter 7 Radiation ^{(PDF, 597kb)}
Chapter 8 Particulates ^{(PDF, 2mb)}
Chapter 9 Conclusions Glossary Index ^{(PDF, 1.7mb)}

Page last updated: 05 April 2023

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