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Air Quailty
Check out these sites to learn more about current air quality conditions around the State.
Air Quality Resources:
- University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
http://www.uhl.uiowa.edu/services/ambient/
Iowa's AQI and Real Time Air Data - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
http://www.iowadnr.com/air/
Air Quality Division - Partners for Clean Air
http://www.cleantheair.org/aqi.shtml
Daily Air Quality Forecasts/Quad Cities - Bi-State Regional Commission
http://www.bistateonline.org/ser/env/aoa/aoa.shtml
Aware of Air Air: Pollution Prevention in the Quad Cities - Midwest Hazecam
http://www.mwhazecam.net
- Environmental Protection Agency
http://airnow.gov
AirNow - Environmental Protection Agency: What you can do to clean the air.
http://www.epa.gov/air/actions
What you can do to clean the air.
Air Quality Chart
| Air Quality Index Category Index Values, Descriptors and Colors |
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|---|---|---|
| Index Values |
Descriptor | Color |
| 0-50 | Good | Green |
| 51-100 | Moderate | Yellow |
| 101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | Orange |
| 151-200 | Unhealthy | Red |
| 201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Purple |
| 301-500 | Hazardous | Marooon |