Air Quality Awareness Week 2022
Air Quality Awareness Week will be celebrated across the United States from May 2-6, 2022. Did you know that in 2018,鈥�鈥痠n the U.S. with bad air quality for more than 100 days per annum? Check Baltimore’s air quality (or the air quality wherever you are located) on the鈥�.
Air quality awareness is more than just understanding the Air Quality Index (AQI) forecast that utilizes the color-coded system to measure how healthy the air is to breathe that day.鈥疭ome of the most widely鈥痳ecognized鈥痭egative health impacts of air pollution include childhood asthma and adult cardiovascular disease. Understanding the importance of the air quality forecasts and their direct relation to health impacts will make the difference between allowing children outside to play during Code Orange air quality days or reducing exposure by simply rescheduling an activity for a time when air quality is expected to be better.
For the full chart of recommendations on how to modify plans for outdoor activities on poor air quality days, here’s a鈥�. Learn more about air quality at鈥�, and visit the鈥�鈥痜or more information about air quality specifically in Maryland.
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