Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eight on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 129 at 10:50am on Friday morning.
Today’s air was classified as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups,’ referring to a health threat, according to the AQI index.
When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality is considered ‘moderate’, usually sensitive individuals should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion, between 101 and 150, air quality is considered ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, between 150 and 200 is ‘unhealthy’, between 201 and 300 is said to be ‘very unhealthy’, while a reading of 301+ is considered ‘hazardous’, posing serious health risks to residents.
India’s Delhi, China’s Shanghai and Chile’s Santiago cities respectively occupied the first, second and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 204, 170 and 161 respectively.
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