
Your city’s AQI is 300. Does that mean your exposure is 300?
A public index, a pollutant concentration and a person’s exposure answer different questions.
MONITORING CONTEXT & HEALTH
Breathing discomfort to people with asthma or lung conditions.
POLLUTANT BREAKDOWN
Primary source: Road dust, construction debris, mechanical friction
GROUND EVIDENCE & ATTRIBUTION
Topic
AWE stories, people and evidence connected with aqi.

A public index, a pollutant concentration and a person’s exposure answer different questions.