Tab. II.6.1 Air quality index definition
Index | Air quality | Threshold concentration [μg.m-3] | ||||
hourly average | 8-hour average | |||||
NO2 | O3 | PM10 | SO2 | CO | ||
1 | very good | 0–25 | 0–33 | 0–15 | 0–25 | 0–1 000 |
2 | good | 26–50 | 34–65 | 16–30 | 26–50 | 1 001–2 000 |
3 | satisfactory | 51–100 | 66–120 | 31–50 | 51–120 | 2 001–4 000 |
4 | acceptable | 101–200 | 121–180 | 51–70 | 121–250 | 4 001–10 000 |
5 | poor | 201–400 | 181–240 | 71–150 | 251–500 | 10 001–30 000 |
6 | very poor | above400 | above240 | above150 | above 500 | above 30 000 |