Is the Air Quality Index enough? What the AQI can — and can't — tell you about how healthy the atmosphere is.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) can tell you a lot about the health of the environment, but there are still measures you can take ...
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Delhi-NCR air pollution: What is AQI and how does a high AQI of 500 affect your health in the long run?
Reaching an unprecedented new high, the air quality as recorded by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) as of 4 pm today was: Anand Vihar: 500, Vivek Vihar: 498, Chandni Chowk: 480.
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However, reading and interpreting AQI is a bit of a guessing game. The AQI scale ranges from 0 to 500 and includes different tiers associated with various health risks for different groups of people.
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Early that day, hourly pollution levels registered above 500 on the AQI, posing a "hazardous" health risk to the general population.
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Is the Air Quality Index enough? What the AQI can — and can't — tell you about how healthy the atmosphere is.
The AQI is measured on a scale from 0 to 500, with the lower the number, the healthier the air. (Getty Creative) ...