Air Quality Statistics - The Kathmandu Post

The Post uses data from World Air Quality Index and updates the page every 15 minutes. Data for some cities may not update regularly.

AQI	Air Pollution Level	Health Implications
0-50	Good	Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
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.
101-150	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.
151-200	Unhealthy	Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.
201-300	Very Unhealthy	Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected.
301+	Hazardous	Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects.

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