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  2. Air quality index - Wikipedia

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    As of 2012, the CAQI had two mandatory components for the roadside index, NO 2 and PM 10, and three mandatory components for the background index, NO 2, PM 10 and O 3. It also included optional pollutants PM 2.5, CO and SO 2. A "sub-index" is calculated for each of the mandatory (and optional if available) components.

  3. Particulate pollution - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide, PM 10 concentrations of 70 μg/m 3 and PM 2.5 concentrations of 35 μg/m 3 have been shown to increase long-term mortality by 15%. [29] More so, approximately 4.2 million of all premature deaths observed in 2016 occurred due to airborne particulate pollution, 91% of which occurred in countries with low to middle socioeconomic status.

  4. National Ambient Air Quality Standards - Wikipedia

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    PM 10, coarse particles: 2.5 micrometers (μm) to 10 μm in size (although current implementation includes all particles 10 μm or less in the standard) PM 2.5, fine particles: 2.5 μm in size or less. Particulate Matter (PM) was listed in the 1996 Criteria document issued by the EPA.

  5. Air pollution measurement - Wikipedia

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    Air pollution measurement is the process of collecting and measuring the components of air pollution, notably gases and particulates. The earliest devices used to measure pollution include rain gauges (in studies of acid rain), Ringelmann charts for measuring smoke, and simple soot and dust collectors known as deposit gauges. [1]

  6. Pollutant Standards Index - Wikipedia

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    The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) is a type of air quality index used in Singapore, which is a number used to indicate the level of pollutants in air.Initially PSI was based on five air pollutants, but since 1 April 2014 it has also included fine particulate matter (PM 2.5).

  7. Particulates - Wikipedia

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    Maternal PM 2.5 exposure during pregnancy is also associated with high blood pressure in children. [220] Inhalation of PM 2.5PM 10 is associated with elevated risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as low birth weight. [221] Exposure to PM 2.5 has been associated with greater reductions in birth weight than exposure to PM 10. [222]

  8. Air Quality Health Index (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    The formulation of the national AQHI is based on the observed relationship of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), ground-level ozone (O 3) and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) with mortality from an analysis of several Canadian cities. Significantly, all three of these pollutants can pose health risks, even at low levels of exposure, especially among ...

  9. Beta attenuation monitoring - Wikipedia

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    To discriminate between particle of different sizes (e. g., between PM 10 and PM 2.5), some preliminary separation could be accomplished, for example, by cyclone battery. A similar method exists, where instead of beta particle flow an X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopic monitoring is applied on the either side of air flow contact with the ribbon.