How scientists rushed to make L.A.’s actual air quality available on your phone
Specialized air quality instruments captured a spike in lead, chlorine, and bromine pollution during the L.A. wildfires. As ...
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Is the air quality index actually useful right now?
The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the ...
'30 years ago, masks & air purifiers were unheard of'
I n the current day we wake up to our air purifiers, smartphones warning us that the air quality is in the ‘very poor’ or ...
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Los Angeles air quality improves from wildfires' hazardous levels
as judged by the EPA's Air Quality Index rating system. Moderate air quality is between 51 and 100, or in the yellow band of the AQI scale. Air quality in the moderate range can still be risky for ...
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Windblown dust and ash advisory extended. How wildfires are affecting LA air quality
Blowing dust may result in air quality index levels that are unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. The winds may disperse ash from the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned a combined ...
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Los Angeles wildfires trigger air quality warnings and health concerns
"We just try to stay indoors." This week, as the wildfires raged and smoke billowed across Los Angeles, officials issued air quality alerts, schools canceled classes and scientists warned about ...
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BMC halts all construction work in Byculla, Borivali to improve Mumbai air quality
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to stop all construction work in Borivli East and Byculla within the next 24 hours, as these areas have been recording an Air Quality Index ...