Geosystems: An Introduction To Physical Geography Plus Mastering Geography With Pearson Etext -- Access Card Package (10th Edition)
Geosystems: An Introduction To Physical Geography Plus Mastering Geography With Pearson Etext -- Access Card Package (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134557465
Author: Robert W. Christopherson, Ginger Birkeland
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 1GQ
To determine

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The area with the highest AQI and some of the highest values shown on the map.

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Introduction:

Air pollution is defined as the state of making the quality of the atmospheric air unhealthy to breathe by the addition of various unwanted harmful substances. These substances can be in the form of aerosols, gases, particulate matter and so on.

The highest AQI value is 999 in the area Ankara in Turkey, Zhonge Iou in Eerduosi and Cankiri Turkey. Some of the highest values provided on the map are 500 in Iran, 300 in Anshan and so on. The Air Quality Index that is around 999 is considered to be hazardous and very unhealthy for the sustenance of the living organisms and requires immediate measures to be taken for eliminating the larger suspended particles from air.

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