Mar 22, 2022
By: Vaamanaa SethiUS AQI: 207 | The particulate matter (PM) concentration in Dhaka is currently 21.1 times above the World Health Organization’s (WHO) annual air quality guideline value.
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US AQI: 171 | Delhi, which is also commonly known as the ‘pollution capital’ has a PM level of 14.8 times above the WHO guideline value.
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...months, at least. February 24 was the most polluted day in Delhi with AQI as 198.
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US AQI: 167 | Meteorological factors such as lack of wind or rain are some of the major factors behind the rising level of pollution in Belgrade.
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US AQI: 167 | According to the IQ Air index, the air in Lahore has been ‘unhealthy’ for at least four consecutive days, while the PM level is 11.4 times above the WHO guidelines.
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US AQI: 165 | At the beginning of 2021, Warsaw was experiencing ‘moderate’ air quality with a US AQI as 93, according to recommended levels by the WHO. However, the AQI in 2022 has worsened to 165.
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US AQI: 163 | According to the IQ index, air pollution has cost an estimated 9,000 deaths in Mumbai in 2021.
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US AQI: 160 | The air quality in Kathmandu is currently 8.8 times higher than the WHO guidelines.
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US AQI: 160 | March 4 was one of the most polluted days in the history of Wroclaw with 1357 as the US AQI.
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US AQI: 154 | With 154 as the US AQI, today, March 22, is one of the most polluted days in Zagreb.
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US AQI: 153 | The graph showcased by the index report shows that the first few weeks of March were ‘good’. However, the air quality has degraded to ‘unhealthy’ as of March 22, 2022.
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IQ Air is an organisation that works in collaboration with the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), to fight air pollution.
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