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Air Quality Index Report

The report below displays data on the total number of days in West Virginia with an Air Quality Index Value of over 100. This data has been compiled from 1990-2007. Some states have multiple monitoring stations and each will be listed in the reports below. Other states do not have any monitoring stations in which case we have selected the closest station available.

Year WashingtonDC
1990 38
1991 69
1992 30
1993 63
1994 43
1995 54
1996 39
1997 51
1998 65
1999 61
2000 35
2001 41
2002 54
2003 21
2004 21
2005 36
2006 32
2007 38

According to the EPA, an Air Quality Index Value of over 100 presents some level of health concern. The higher the number, the higher the level of concern. The EPA provides the following table and more information on Air Quality Index can be found at WikiPedia.

Air Quality Index Values Levels of Health Concern
0 to 50 Good
51 to 100 Moderate
101 to 150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151 to 200 Unhealthy
201 to 300 Very Unhealthy
301 to 500 Hazardous
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