Latin American Air Pollution Statistics

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The statistics below corresponds to the real-time readings
(last updated on ).

Worst
	Osorno, Chile on 2017-09-22 06:00:00 graph 0	166
	Valdivia, Chile on 2017-09-22 05:00:00 graph 1	153
	Estación Móvil - Estación metro La Estrella, Medellín, Colombia on 2017-09-20 13:00:00 graph 2	151
	Las Ferias, Bogota, Colombia on 2017-09-22 06:00:00 graph 3	142
	Marg.Tietê-Ponte dos Remédios, São Paulo, Brazil on 2017-09-22 07:00:00 graph 4	137
	Itaim Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil on 2017-09-22 07:00:00 graph 5	137
	Congonhas, São Paulo, Brazil on 2017-09-22 07:00:00 graph 6	134
	Cid.Universitária-USP-Ipen, São Paulo, Brazil on 2017-09-22 07:00:00 graph 7	127
	Santana, São Paulo, Brazil on 2017-09-22 07:00:00 graph 8	122
	Mirasol, Chile on 2017-09-22 06:00:00 graph 9	120

Best
	Punta Arenas, Chile on 2017-09-22 06:00:00 graph 0	10
	Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico on 2017-09-22 07:00:00 graph 1	16
	STPS, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico on 2017-09-22 06:00:00 graph 2	18
	Cruz Roja, Mexico on 2017-09-22 06:00:00 graph 3	20
	Nativitas, Salamanca, Mexico on 2017-09-22 07:00:00 graph 4	23
	Casa Hogar, Oaxaca, Mexico on 2017-09-22 06:00:00 graph 5	23
	Nativitas, Mexico on 2017-09-22 06:00:00 graph 6	24
	Secundaria, Mexico on 2017-09-22 05:00:00 graph 7	24
	Universidad de Talca, Chile on 2017-09-22 06:00:00 graph 8	24
	Americana, São Paulo, Brazil on 2017-09-22 07:00:00 graph 9	24

About the Air Quality Levels

AQI	Air Pollution Level	Health Implications	Cautionary Statement (for PM2.5)
0 - 50	Good	Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk	None
51 -100	Moderate	Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.	Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
101-150	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.	Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
151-200	Unhealthy	Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects	Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion
201-300	Very Unhealthy	Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected.	Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion.
300+	Hazardous	Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects	Everyone should avoid all outdoor exertion

To know more about Air Quality and Pollution, check the wikipedia Air Quality topic or the airnow guide to Air Quality and Your Health.

For very useful health advices of Beijing Doctor Richard Saint Cyr MD, check www.myhealthbeijing.com blog.

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