Local Air Quality
Check Your Local Air Quality
Here are the air-quality indexes for sections of the New York metro area.
What Is the Air-Quality Index?
The AQI is a method devised by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for
rating each day's air quality. The AQI numbers are associated with a color,
a level of health concern and measures people should take to avoid exposure
to the unhealthy air. It correlates levels of different pollutants to one scale;
the higher the AQI value, the greater the health concern.
What Do the Colors and Levels in the AQI Mean?
Click on the link to the right for more information on the AQI color-coding
system and levels.
How Do These Indexes Relate to Air Quality Action Days?
An Air Quality Action Day is announced when air quality is found to be in the unhealthy
range in part or all of the New York metropolitan area. The New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation is responsible for analyzing air pollution data
and forecasts whether air quality will approach or exceed unhealthy levels.
Based on these forecasts the New
York State Department of Transportation issues an Air Quality Action Day
notification. On these days, everyone in the New York metro area is asked to
make special efforts, such as driving less, to reduce activities that contribute
to air pollution.
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