Councillor raises air quality concern for Fife

A councillor has raised his concern that the air quality in Fife has dropped, it has been revealed.

Pat Callaghan, of Fife Council, has told other members of the local authority that air monitors need to be situated around the area in order to assess the level of pollution, the Dunfermline Press reported.

He stated that he is concerned about the traffic fumes near young children, telling the newspaper that there are 13,000 vehicles that travel near a primary school every day.

Mr Callaghan called for additional monitoring of air quality, saying: "The reports are saying everything's hunky-dory but I'm not going to just accept that."

He added that there has been local concern that the air pollution in the area has caused cases of cancer among residents.

Fife is currently an Air Quality Management Area, which means that it must be monitored for its high levels of nitrogen dioxide and PM10 particulate matter.

Posted by Lauren Steadman