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Air Quality Index

Germantown, MD 20874

Air Quality

Today's Air Quality - Metropolitan Washington, DC
Date	Code	AQI Level	Major Pollutant
Air Quality Forecast - Metropolitan Washington, DC
Date	Code	AQI Level	Major Pollutant
2/12/2012		32	Small Particulate Matter
2/13/2012		32	Small Particulate Matter
2/14/2012		32	Small Particulate Matter

Air Quality Index (AQI) Scale
AQI Color	AQI Category	AQI Numbers
	Good	0-50
	Moderate	51-100
	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	101-150
	Unhealthy	151-200
	Very Unhealthy	201-300
	Hazardous	301-500+

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Hourly Forecast for Germantown, MD 20874

Time	Conditions	Sky Cover	Chance of Precip.	Heat Index Wind Chill	Wind
Saturday, February 11, 2012
9 am	35° F	79%	60%	31° F	From SSW 5 mph
10 am	36° F	73%	60%	30° F	From NW 7 mph
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What is AQI?

The AQI is an index for reporting daily air quality. It tells you how clean or polluted your air is, and what associated health concerns you should be aware of. The AQI focuses on health effects that can happen within a few hours or days after breathing polluted air. EPA uses the AQI for five major air pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act: ground-level ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. For each of these pollutants, EPA has established national air quality standards to protect against harmful health. (EPA-454K-03-002, August 2003, http://www.airnow.gov/)