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TEACHERS: What's Your AQI?
Objectives
Students will:
- calculate the Air Quality Index (AQI) values of various air pollutants
Materials
- Air Quality Index (AQI)
- AQI Equation (.PDF)
- Breakpoints Table (.PDF)
- calculator
Assessment
Equations on Student Worksheet (.PDF):
- On June 10, Wichita, Kansas reported a 1-hour ozone concentration of 0.162 ppm and an 8-hour ozone concentration of 0.141125. What would the AQI be and why?
- On December 3, Madison, Wisconsin reported a CO value of 13.2 and an 8-hour ozone value of 0.032. What would the AQI be and why?