| AQI RANGES AND DESCRIPTOR CATEGORIES |
HEALTH EFFECTS |
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS |
0 - 50 Good |
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51 - 100 Moderate |
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101 - 150 Unhealthy for sensitive groups |
Increasing liklihood of respiratory symptoms and breathing discomfort in sensitive groups. |
Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor activity. |
151 - 200 Unhealthy |
Greater liklihood of respiratory symptoms and breathing difficulty in sensitive groups. Possible respiratory effects in general population. |
Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid heavy outdoor exertion. Everyone else, especially children, should limit heavy outdoor exertion. |
201 - 300 Very Unhealthy |
Increasingly severe symptoms and impaired breathing likely in sensitive groups. Increasing liklihood of respiratory effects in general population. |
Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion. Everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion. |
301 - 500 Hazardous |
Severe respiratory effects and impaired breathing likely in sensitive groups. Increasingly severe respiratory effects likely in general population |
Everyone should avoid all outdoor exertion |