Air Quality in Isfahan Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Isfahan – The air quality index of the metropolis of Isfahan on Wednesday morning, at 101 AQI, shows an orange, unhealthy status for sensitive groups.

Isfahan- The air quality index of Isfahan metropolis on Wednesday morning with AQI number of 101 shows an orange and unhealthy situation for sensitive groups.

According to Mehr reporter, the air of Isfahan metropolis shows an unhealthy condition for sensitive groups (elderly, people with respiratory diseases, pregnant women and children) with an average AQI of 101, based on the data of 17 active monitoring stations ending at 8:00 AM on Wednesday, the 22nd of Mehr.

The air quality index ranges from 0 to 50 clean air, 51 to 100 healthy air, 101 to 150 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151 to 200 unhealthy for the public, 201 to 300 very unhealthy and 301 to 500 dangerous.

According to the data of the online air quality control system of the Environmental Organization (Isfahan region), at the time of publication of this report, the air index of this metropolis at the station of 25 Aban street with the number 105, Ahmedabad 120, Negleb 108, Baharestan Gharbi 130, Parvin Etisami Street and Veldan 113, Kaveh Boulevard 104 and Kordabad 147 AQI is orange and unhealthy for sensitive groups.

The air index also shows an acceptable condition in Zamzam Park station with 73, University of Technology 84, Isfahan Medical Sciences 88, Rahnan 92, Zainabieh and Mirza Taher 83, Sepahanshahr 85, Farshadi 100 and Faiz 94.

The air pollution index is usually measured for five air pollutants including carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and suspended particles below 2.5 microns (PM2.5) and recorded daily at air monitoring stations.

The Air Quality Index is a measure that converts the concentration of various pollutant compounds in the air such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen compounds, ozone and suspended particles (particles smaller than 10 micrometers and particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers), which have different permissible limits with different units, into a unitless number and displays the state of air pollution.