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More details on how the air quality index is Calculated Needed?--Sfitzsi (talk) 15:44, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

It might be useful to add more details concerning the air quality index for ozone. In the US, for 8 hour average ozone, with concentration in units of ppbv, the breakpoints table is:

$C_{low}$	$C_{high}$	$I_{low}$	$I_{high}$	Category
0	59	0	50	Good
60	75	51	100	Moderate
76	95	101	150	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
96	115	151	200	Unhealthy
116	374	201	300	Very Unhealthy

I believe this information was provided earlier, as well as Canadian levels, but has been taken out. It is extremely salient, because US levels were changed in 2008 under Bush, and are under further scientific consideration now.

The values shown above for the US seem to be as proposed by the EPA, not as currently effective.

Role of chemistry in resolving particulate matter in air.

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