Middlesbrough receives air quality monitoring technology

Air quality monitoring technology in the north-east English city of Middlesbrough has received a technological boost, it has been reported.

New equipment capable of detecting miniscule pollution particles has been installed, reported the Evening Gazette newspaper.

It will allow Middlesbrough council to more closely detect changes in air quality by tracking particles less than 2.5 microns big.

One micron is equal to one-thousandth of a millimeter, the publication informs.

Executive councilor for community protection Barry Coppinger explained: "Continuous monitoring helps us maintain these standards and we are investing in the equipment needed to do this."

Another location to receive a boost to its air quality monitoring efforts of late is California.

The US state was last week allocated $10,943,940 (£7.9 million) to assist farmers and local businesses in making their practices more environmentally friendly.