Overall, there were two elements that polluted the air quality in London(smoke and sulphur dioxide). Throughout the period, sulphur dioxide contributed more and more to the pollution level before declined rapidly; however, the rate of smoke experienced a gradual increase and then plummeted at the end.
In 1600, sulphur dioxide started to pollute rapidly until the middle of 1700 which were around 750 micrograms after which it declined and levelled off from 1750 to 1800. After that date, this figure rose to reach a peak of around 900 micrograms in 1850 before falling rapidly to almost 5 micrograms in 2000.
In terms of smoke, in 1600, this level was about 10 micrograms, after having a gradual increase until 1900, it hit the highest point of under 500 micrograms. Between 1900 and 1950, the rate of pollution made by smoke fluctuated wildly before declined slightly to almost 5 micrograms at the end of the period.
Overall
, there were two elements that polluted the air quality in London(smoke and
sulphur
dioxide). Throughout the period,
sulphur
dioxide contributed more and more to the pollution level
before
declined
rapidly
;
however
, the rate of smoke experienced a gradual increase and then plummeted at the
end
.
In 1600,
sulphur
dioxide
started
to pollute
rapidly
until the middle of 1700 which were around 750 micrograms after which it declined and levelled off from 1750 to 1800. After that date, this figure rose to reach a peak of around 900 micrograms in 1850
before
falling
rapidly
to almost 5 micrograms in 2000.
In terms of smoke, in 1600, this level was about 10 micrograms, after having a gradual increase until 1900, it hit the highest point of under 500 micrograms. Between 1900 and 1950, the rate of pollution made by smoke fluctuated
wildly
before
declined
slightly
to almost 5 micrograms at the
end
of the period.