AQI vs API——新老空气质量标准之对比

AQI vs API: A Comparison of New and Old Air Quality Standards

对昆明市空气质量监测数据分别用空气质量污染指数(API)和空气质量指数(AQI)做评价,并进行比较。叙述了测点小时数据、测点日均数据和城市日均数据对应的空气质量及区别。环保部和云南省环保厅分别发布的昆明市空气质量差别是由于评价空气质量的标准不同所致。

API and AQI are used to evaluate the air quality monitoring data in Kunming and a comparison is made. The air quality at the monitoring site from the hourly data, daily average data and the daily average data for the whole city is described and their difference is told. The disparity of the air quality in Kunming published respectively by Ministry of Environment Protection and Yunnan Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau is caused by the different standards applied.