Category Archives: Air Quality

In this post we take a quick analysis of Air Quality across Chippenham in the December 2024 to early January 2025 time period. Specifically we look at small particulate pollution PM2.5 in the four monitoring locations across Chippenham. What are the standards? The Air Quality standards 2010 state that an annual average for PM2.5 shouldn’t […]

Our Chippenham Air Quality Statistics are in for September 2024. One of the most interesting regions is Rowden Hill where a set of temporary traffic lights caused traffic queues on the A4 next to our Air Quality monitor on Rowden Hill. The Particulate Pollution recorded by our Rowden Hill monitor was ten times the World […]

Introduction July and August has been an interesting month for Chippenham Air Quality. With London Road closed and one of our monitors at the centre of traffic diversion controversy it’s been an interesting time. The Wood Lane monitor readings were used as evidence to help add extra signage to prevent cars diverting through Wood Lane. […]

After the first month of our citizen science Air Quality monitoring in Chippenham, the quick analysis results are in… Looking at Particulate Matter PM2.5 pollutants averaged over the month from 24th May to 23rd June 2024… Rowden Hill 20.7 µg/m3 Marshfield Road 18 µg/m3 Langley Road 15.88 µg/m3 Wood Lane 9.5 µg/m3 Please note these aren’t calibrated sensors, and […]

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As part of our aim to monitor and improve Air Quality in Chippenham we’ve launched a beta Environmental Dashboard with a live feed of PM10 and PM2.5 particulate readings. This is a low cost citizen science project using the £75 Enviro Urban Raspberry Pi Pico W board and Stevenson Screen from Pimoroni. The PMSA003 sensor […]