Moderate air quality in Dhaka On Sunday morning

 

image source: Dhaka Tribune


With an AQI score of 72 at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, Bangladesh's congested capital city of Dhaka came in at number 22 on the list of cities with the poorest air quality.

The AQI index rated the air quality in Dhaka as "moderate," meaning it posed a little risk to public health. For the previous few days, the air quality has remained like way.

Air quality is classified as "moderate" when the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100. Generally, sensitive people should think about limiting extended outdoor activities. Air quality is classified as "unhealthy for sensitive groups" when it is between 101 and 150, "unhealthy" between 150 and 200, "very unhealthy" between 201 and 300, and "hazardous" when it is 301+, posing significant health risks to locals.

With respective AQI scores of 186, 166, and 153, the cities of Kampala, Uganda; Lahore, Pakistan; and Jakarta, Indonesia, took the top three positions on the list.

The AQI, an index used to report daily air quality, tells people how clean or polluted a city's air is and what health risks may be linked to it.

The five pollutants that make up Bangladesh's AQI are ozone, NO2, CO, SO2, and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5).

Air pollution has always been a problem in Dhaka. Its air quality typically deteriorates during the winter and becomes better during the monsoon season.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that air pollution kills seven million people annually globally, mostly as a result of higher rates of heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and acute respiratory infections.


News Source: DHAKA TRIBUNE

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