Air Quality Index Chart

Mini video on YouTube about the Air Quality Index. The video describes all aspects of the AQI in less than 60 seconds.

AQI Health Categories Ozone Particulate Matter
0 to 50 Good None None
51 to 100 Moderate Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy exertion.
101 to 150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Group Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. People with heart or lung disease, older adults and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.
151 to 200 Unhealthy 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. People with heart or lung disease, older adults and children should avoid prolonged exertion. Everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.
201 to 300 Very Unhealthy 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. People with heart or lung disease, older adults and children should avoid all physical activity outdoors. Everyone else should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion.
>300 Hazardous People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should remain indoors and keep activity levels low. Everyone else should avoid all physical activity outdoors. People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should remain indoors and keep activity levels low. Everyone else should avoid all physical activity outdoors.