Welcome to the East Hearts air quality Kids Zone!
This is where you can find our more about air quality - what impacts the quality of our air, why that matters, and what we can do to improve air quality in our area.
East Hertfordshire Air Quality
Explore more about air quality and climate change, the impacts of air pollution, or even calculate your own air quality impact using our interactive calculator!
What is air quality?
Air quality is about the condition of the air around us. The air is made up of different gases, but the air quality gets worse when more pollutants get into the air and change the balance of the gases. Understanding air quality is really important, because it directly impacts our well-being and the natural surroundings.
What gases are in the air?
Do you know which gas makes up most of the air? You might be surprised to know that is is not Oxygen. It is actually Nitrogen! Nitrogen is a neutral gas - it is not good for us or bad for us, but it is key to life on earth.
The make up of air is a perfect balance for us to live. Nitrogen, Oxygen and something called Argon are the three main gases in the air, and everything else is there in tiny amounts.
