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Deparment of Environment (DOE) Has Improved The Calculation of Air Pollutant Index (API) by Using PM2.5 Starting Early Mid Year 2018
Deparment of Environment (DOE) Has Improved The Calculation of Air Pollutant Index (API) by Using PM2.5 Starting Early Mid Year 2018
Deparment of Environment (DOE) Has Improved The Calculation of Air Pollutant Index (API) by Using PM2.5 Starting Early Mid Year 2018
Reproductive system:
PM2.5 are attached to various types of
pollutants such as heavy metals and
Blood system:
PAHs, causing placental blood toxicity
PM2.5 causes blood toxicity,
that leads to direct harm to fetus,
blood coagulation abnormalities
intrauterine grown retardation and
and can trigger heart disease
low weight of babies especially when
PM2.5 exposure happens in the first
month of pregnancy
CALCULATION FOR NEW API STARTING
16 AUGUST 2018
SO2 NOX CO PM10 O3 Individual
PM2.5
(24 hr) (1 hr) (8 hr) (24 hr) pollutants
(8 hr) (24 hr)
API
Individual
SubIndex SubIndex SubIndex SubIndex SubIndex SubIndex API SCALE AIR QUALITY
Index
(SO2) (NOX) (CO) (PM10) (O3) (PM2.5) STATUS
0 – 50 GOOD
51 – 100 MODERATE
Maximum
Index Select Max. 101 – 200 UNHEALTHY
Index
201 – 299 VERY
UNHEALTHY
300 – 500 HAZARDOUS
Air
Pollutant
API Index