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 2018-10-22 15:00:00 graph 0	151
	Ate, Lima, Peru on 2018-10-22 16:00:00 graph 1	143
	Guaymaral, Bogota, Colombia on 2018-10-22 15:00:00 graph 2	134
	US Embassy, Lima, Peru on 2018-10-22 16:00:00 graph 3	112
	Villa Maria Del Triunfo, Lima, Peru on 2018-10-22 16:00:00 graph 4	109
	Santa Anita, Lima, Peru on 2018-10-22 16:00:00 graph 5	101
	Padre Las Casas II, Chile on 2018-10-22 15:00:00 graph 6	94
	La Union, Chile on 2018-10-22 15:00:00 graph 7	89
	Las Encinas Temuco, Chile on 2018-10-22 15:00:00 graph 8	78
	Alerce, Chile on 2018-10-22 15:00:00 graph 9	74

Best
	Escuela E-10, Chile on 2018-10-22 16:00:00 graph 0	7
	INIA, Chillán, Chile on 2018-10-22 15:00:00 graph 1	8
	Viña del Mar, Chile on 2018-10-22 15:00:00 graph 2	9
	Celaya San Juanico, Celaya, Mexico on 2018-10-22 15:00:00 graph 3	11
	Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil on 2018-10-22 16:00:00 graph 4	11
	Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil on 2018-10-22 16:00:00 graph 5	12
	Santa FE, México, Mexico on 2018-10-22 15:00:00 graph 6	13
	Kingston College, Chile on 2018-10-22 14:00:00 graph 7	13
	Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil on 2018-10-22 16:00:00 graph 8	13
	Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil on 2018-10-22 16:00:00 graph 9	13

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.

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