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The report found instances where objective levels of PM10 matter had occurred on Milton Road in Widnes and at Runcorn Hill, but fewer than the permitted number of exceedances.
Aug 20, 2021 · Building works around Runcorn town centre have been blamed for high levels of air pollution outside a primary school. Data released by Halton Borough Council showed that over the course of a year, between July 2019 and June 2020, excess levels of “PM2.5” fine particulate matter were measured outside Westfield Primary School on Clayton ...
- Oliver Clay
Runcorn was one of the areas worst affected by smog last Thursday according to a government map as pollution from home and abroad created a blanket of grey over the area.
Localized Air Quality Index and forecast for Runcorn, Halton, United Kingdom. Track air pollution now to help plan your day and make healthier lifestyle decisions.
The steel town is the worst affected in a list of some 47 UK towns and cities that are either at or have broken the World Health Organisation’s annual limit of 10 micrograms per cubic metre.
Runcorn was becoming an industrialised and highly polluted town. During the later 19th century the town became increasingly dominated by the chemical and tanning industries. In 1868 the Runcorn Railway Bridge was opened across the Mersey, giving Runcorn direct rail links with Liverpool in Lancashire and with the rest of the country. [15]
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Runcorn was becoming an industrialised and highly polluted town. During the later 19th century the town became increasingly dominated by the chemical and tanning industries. In the 1880s a pipeline was opened between Northwich and Weston Point, supplying brine to the salt works and in 1896 the Castner Kellner chemical works was established.
