Higher AQI values indicate the air quality is unhealthy for everyone. AQI values near or just above 100 indicate air quality is considered to be unhealthy for certain sensitive groups of people. AQI values below 100 are generally thought of as satisfactory. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set to protect public health. Florida rarely has AQI values greater than 100 and has never officially had a value greater than 200.Īn AQI value of 100 generally corresponds to the national air quality standard for the pollutant, which is the level the U.S. For example, an AQI value of 50 represents good air quality with little potential to affect public health, while an AQI value over 300 indicates hazardous air quality. The higher the AQI value, the greater the level of air pollution and the greater the health concern. Think of the AQI as a scale that runs from 0 to 500.
AQI Guide for Ozone and Particle Pollution.It takes all the monitored pollutants and relates them to a single-scale value to indicate air quality. See the AQI guide below for details. The AQI focuses on health effects you may experience within a few hours or days after breathing polluted air. It tells you how clean or polluted your air is and what associated health effects might be a concern for you. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a tool for reporting daily air quality.
