Air Quality Check; Air pollution has become dangerous. And many people are using masks to survive. But entering the house to get rid of air pollution? Or the same situation in your house? The AQI level exceeded 700 in many places. AQI i.e. Air Quality Index is a scale designed to measure the impact of air quality on health.
AQI Level Test
There is nothing new to say about the rate at which the level of pollution is increasing all around. Air pollution has become dangerous. And many people are using masks to survive. An AQI value of 0-50 is good for health. Its symbolic colour is green. 51 – 100 is a tolerable level. Its signal is yellow. 101 – 150 is unhealthy for some categories of people, its signal is orange colour. 151 – 200 is unhealthy, signalling a red colour. 201 – 300 Very unhealthy, signal purple colour. 301 – 500 Dangerous or hazardous, signal colour dark red.
But what about the condition of your house?
You can easily know the AQI outside your home or in your area. You need to use your phone for this. If you want you can check the AQI of your area by searching on Google or take the help of any AQI checker app. But with their help you will not know the AQI of your home.
How to check room AQI?
If you want to check the AQI of your room or house, you need to take help of other things. First, you buy a device, which checks the AQI. The second method is air purifiers.
First AQI Checking Devices You will find many devices on the e-commerce platform, which will tell you about the pollution around you. You need to spend at least 5 to 6 thousand rupees for such a device.
And you will also get an air purifier in this budget. Various brands of air purifiers are available for Rs 7 to 8 thousand, including Xiaomi, Honeywell, Kent and other brands. If you want a slightly premium air purifier, you can buy brands like Philips, Dyson.
Most polluted cities in India
Eight cities in India scored the worst in air pollution among Asian cities. But Delhi is not among these eight cities. There are no metro cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai. Rather, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh is in the top ten. Bhopal Chouraha, a city in Madhya Pradesh is also named.
The Air Quality Index is used to measure air quality. The number is given based on the presence of PM particles in the air. The higher the number, the worse the air quality. Gurugram’s score is the highest at 679. It is followed by Dharuhera Town in Rewari (543), Muzaffarpur in Bihar (316), Talkator in Lucknow (298), DRCC Anandpur in Begusarai (269), Bhopal Chouraha (266).
However, two cities in China and Mongolia are also in the top ten for air pollution. On the other hand, the World Air Quality Index also published a list of air pollution-free cities. An Indian city has made it to the top ten in that list. Andhra Pradesh’s Raja Mahendravarma got the rare honour.
