AQI CATEGORIES & CAUTIONARY HEALTH STATEMENTS

AQI

CATEGORY

HEALTH ADVISORY

0 - 50

GOOD

No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range.

51 - 100

MODERATE

Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

101 - 150

UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS

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.

151 - 200

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.

201 - 300

VERY UNHEALTHY

Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else should limit outdoor exertion.

300

HAZARDOUS

Everyone should avoid outdoor exertion.

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