AIR QUALITY INDEX
Your forecast to breathe by
AQI Color Codes
Who is affected?
What is the
significance?
Orange
Purple
Pollutant
orange/orange
red/orange,
orange/red, or
red/red
purple/orange,
orange/purple,
purple/red,
red/purple,
or purple/purple
Ozone and Particle Combinations
Use this grid when both pollutants are at unhealthy levels
(orange, red, or purple)
Always refer to the message for the higher level pollutant
For example, if the forecast is ozone orange/particles red.
refer to the red message.
See olher side for all other forecasts.
Pull right for
combination
pollutant
messages
&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
What action should
people take?
At-A-Glance Messages
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AIR QUALITY INDEX
Your forecast to breathe by
Pull left
for particle
pollutant
messages
AQI Color Code
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Who is affected?
What is the
significance?
What action should
people take?
Yellow
Orange
Ozone
Use ozone messaging grid when ozone is the primary pollutant
of concern — and particle levels are green or yellow
Particle Pollution
Use particle messaging grid when particles are the primary
pollutant of concern — and ozone levels are green or yellow.
See other side when both ozone and particles are at unhealthy
levels (orange, red. or purple)
Pollutant
Pull right
for ozone
pollutant
messages
At-A-Glance Messages
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Ozone
Air quality is a
concern for people
who are unusually Air quality is good
sensitive to air
pollution
People unusually
sensitive to air
pollution: Plan
strenuous outside
activities when air
quality is better
Air quality is a
concern for people
who are unusually
ser vtve to air
poil itO
People unusually
sensitive to air
pollution: Plan
strenuous outside
activities when air
quality is better
Particles
People who are
unusually sensitive
to air pollution
Everyone. Everyone.
especially people especially people W ng
with lung disease with lung disease dIs e (including
(including asthma), (including asthma), asthma), active
active a jUttS and active adUltS and adults and children
children children
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Air quality is very A r quality is Air quality is
unhealthy for unhealthy for unJ iyWpeople
everyone everyone in
sensitive groups
Everyone: Everyone: Cut back
Significantly Cut or reschedule Sensitive groups:
back on outside strenuous outside Cul back or
physical act vities activities resChedUle
Sensitive groups: Sensitive groups strenuous outside
Avoid all outside Avoid strenuous activities
physical activities ou 4 activities
People who are
unusually sensitive
to air pollution
Everyone. Everyone.
especially people especially people With hO ft Of
with heart or lung with heart or lung deesse
asthma). older asthma), older older adults, and
adults, and children adults, and children Children
disease (including disease (indudirig (lflClUdIfl9r J
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Air quality is very Air quality is Ait qusifty is
everyone everyone W I sensitive gioups
unhealthy for unhealthy for UflhOaIlby b peop 1
Everyone:
Significantly cut Everyone: Cut
back on physical back or reschedule Sensitive groups:
activities strenuous activities Cut back or
Sensitive groups: Sensitive groups: reschedule
Avoid all physical Avoid strenuous strenuous aCtivities
activities activities
Enjoy activities
Air quality is good
Enjoy activities
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Everyone, Everyone people with heart or
especially people especially people lung dlse$se
with heart or lung with heart or lung ndudlng asthma),
disease dase older adults, and
children
Air quality is very Air qualth is Air quality 18
unhealthy for unhealthy br unhealthy br many
everyone everyone
Sen Gm
Everyone: Cut b c or
Everyone: Avoid Avoid renuous reschedule
physical activities activities strenuous activities
Ozone &
Particles
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