Revelations that Glasgow has “no single test” to determine if air pollution is harmful to people’s health has been described as “bizarre” by a Southside councillor.

It comes as Pollokshields councillor Jon Molyneux raised questions during last Thursday’s full council meeting about the “long-standing” issue for his constituents who have raised concerns over harmful black smoke from a biomass boiler blowing directly into their garden.

A biomass boiler can be used to burn pellets, logs, wood chips or other biomass fuels and can be connected to a central heating system.

In August, Glasgow City Council announced that air pollution in the city centre had dropped by a third since enforcement of the Low Emission Zone but there are still concerns about air pollution in other parts of the city.

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