Purpose: to give you practical experience assessing your local air quality and making decisions based on the information.
To complete the following assignment visit the website listed below, us it to answer 3 questions, and then post your answers by typing them in the “Assignment Submission” portion of the this assignment submission form.
Using www.airnow.gov answer the following:
What was the Air Quality Index (AQI) for your hometown/place of residence today? tomorrow? What pollutant or pollutants have the highest readings?
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Using past air quality maps and data determine if your region experiences moderate to air quality during the year. If your region experiences bad air what times of the year are worst? What air pollutant is causing the bad air days?
With your knowledge of air quality in your region what would you recommend people living there should do to protect themselves?
