READING has seen an improvement in its air quality over the past five years according to new research.
To mark Clean Air Day, which took place on Thursday last week, Forbes Advisor charted the South East’s 10 towns which made the biggest leaps in cleaning up its O2.
The region had one of the smallest improvements in air quality in that time, just 4.71%, according to the background pollution tool used by the firm. Reading is above that average, which a 16% improvement, seeing its score in the air quality index reach 5.27.
Top of the league as Slough, which saw a 35% improvement, taking it to 5.66.
Woking was 10th, with a 4% improvement, and a score of 5.
The Air Quality Index Score analyses the highest concentration of the five pollutants (nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, ozone, particles < 2.5µm [PM2.5] and particles < 10µm [PM10]).
The data was gathered as part of a study into The Best Cities for Exercise Lovers.
