How scientists rushed to make L.A.’s actual air quality available on your phone
Specialized air quality instruments captured a spike in lead, chlorine, and bromine pollution during the L.A. wildfires. As ...
Is the Air Quality Index enough? What the AQI can — and can't — tell you about how healthy the atmosphere is.
After fires destroyed multiple neighborhoods across Los Angeles County, many residents looked up to find blue, smoke-free ...
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What the Air Quality Index doesn’t tell us about the air
So the AQI could say that the air is good, even if there’s visible ash on your house or street. There are ways to measure the ...
What to Know About Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality
The LA wildfires have burned tens of thousands of acres – but on some weather maps, air quality still looks good. What’s ...
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Air quality monitoring not equipped to measure full dangers from Eaton, Palisades fires, experts say
“There’s all kinds of chemicals that you cannot see in the air. They are not measured by the Air Quality Index — and they’re extraordinarily toxic,” California Communities Against Toxics ...
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Concerned about LA air quality? Here are 7 expert tips
Wear a tight-fitting N95 mask at the bare minimum, but a P100 is better, experts say. Wear long sleeves, eye protection, closed-toed shoes and cut-resistant gloves. Clean or decontaminate anything ...
Stage-III GRAP implemented in Delhi with 'immediate effect' as air quality becomes 'severe'
"We must record here that if the Commission finds that the AQI goes above 350, as a precautionary measure, Staqe-III measures will have to be immediately implemented. If the AQI crosses 400 on a given ...