Dhaka's air quality is at 'moderate' level this Wednesday (July 3) morning. With an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 91 at 9:58 am, the city ranks 14th in the world's list of air-polluted cities. Congo's Kinshasa, Uganda's Kampala and Indonesia's Jakarta occupy the top three spots with AQI scores of 180, 168 and 160 respectively
An AQI score between 51 and 100 is considered 'moderate' or 'acceptable'. An air quality between 101 and 150 is considered 'unhealthy for sensitive groups', an AQI score between 151 and 200 is considered 'unhealthy'. Between 201 and 300 is considered 'very unhealthy', an AQI score of 301+ is considered 'risky', and causes serious health risk to residents.
AQI in Bangladesh is determined based on 5 characteristics of pollution. They are Particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone (O3). Dhaka has been suffering from air pollution for a long time. Its air quality generally becomes unhealthy during winters and improves slightly during monsoons.
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