Índice de calidad del aire en Vizcaya

¿Cómo se calcula el índice de calidad del aire (ICA)?

Check the air quality index in Vizcaya according to the method used by the EPA (American Environmental Protection Agency) and its effects on health.

In order to calculate the air quality index, at Eltiempo.es we apply the formula suggested by the EPA, which calculates the index for each pollutant depending on its concentration.

The pollutants are:

-Particles (PM)
-Carbon monoxide (CO)
-Ozone (O3)
-Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
-Sulphur dioxide (SO2)

When we have calculated the indices for each pollutant, we select the one with the most unfavorable value. That value is then considered to be the air quality index for that moment.

Estaciones de Vizcaya

Abanto y Ciérvana	AQI	O₃	NO₂	SO₂	PM2.5	PM10	CO
ABANTO 23:00 del 08/04/2020	14	--	6 11 ug/m3	1 2 ug/m3	--	14 14.88 ug/m3	--

Baracaldo	AQI	O₃	NO₂	SO₂	PM2.5	PM10	CO
BARAKALDO 12:00 del 09/04/2020	54	--	3 5 ug/m3	1 3 ug/m3	54 13.38 ug/m3	14 15.63 ug/m3	2 200 ug/m3

Basauri	AQI	O₃	NO₂	SO₂	PM2.5	PM10	CO
BASAURI 11:00 del 09/04/2020	11	--	4 8 ug/m3	-- 1 ug/m3	--	11 12.38 ug/m3	--

Bilbao	AQI	O₃	NO₂	SO₂	PM2.5	PM10	CO
CASTREJANA 12:00 del 09/04/2020	37	37 79 ug/m3	--	--	--	--	--
MAZARREDO 12:00 del 09/04/2020	48	--	3 6 ug/m3	3 5 ug/m3	48 11.5 ug/m3	13 14.13 ug/m3	1 140 ug/m3
PARQUE EUROPA 11:00 del 09/04/2020	48	35 76 ug/m3	5 9 ug/m3	3 6 ug/m3	48 11.63 ug/m3	10 10.88 ug/m3	--
DIRECCIÓN DE SALUD 05:00 del 09/04/2020	65	--	9 18 ug/m3	--	65 18.75 ug/m3	20 21.5 ug/m3	--

Durango	AQI	O₃	NO₂	SO₂	PM2.5	PM10	CO
DURANGO 12:00 del 09/04/2020	43	43 92 ug/m3	3 5 ug/m3	-- 1 ug/m3	24 5.75 ug/m3	7 7.38 ug/m3	--

Erandio	AQI	O₃	NO₂	SO₂	PM2.5	PM10	CO
ERANDIO 11:00 del 09/04/2020	34	--	4 7 ug/m3	1 2 ug/m3	34 8.25 ug/m3	9 9.25 ug/m3	1 170 ug/m3

Mundaka	AQI	O₃	NO₂	SO₂	PM2.5	PM10	CO
MUNDAKA 12:00 del 09/04/2020	41	41 88 ug/m3	2 3 ug/m3	--	15 3.5 ug/m3	7 7.38 ug/m3	--

Muskiz	AQI	O₃	NO₂	SO₂	PM2.5	PM10	CO
MUSKIZ 11:00 del 09/04/2020	34	34 73 ug/m3	1 2 ug/m3	1 3 ug/m3	--	6 6.13 ug/m3	--

Sondika	AQI	O₃	NO₂	SO₂	PM2.5	PM10	CO
SANGRONIZ 11:00 del 09/04/2020	45	--	1 2 ug/m3	--	45 10.75 ug/m3	17 17.88 ug/m3	--

Zalla	AQI	O₃	NO₂	SO₂	PM2.5	PM10	CO
ZALLA 11:00 del 09/04/2020	43	34 73 ug/m3	2 3 ug/m3	--	43 10.25 ug/m3	13 13.88 ug/m3	--

Air quality legend

00 50

Good. Air quality is satisfactory and does not pose a health risk or such health risk is very small.
51 100

Moderate. Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be moderate health concern for a small number of the population due to certain polluting agents. For example, people who are unusually sensitive to ozone may experience the symptoms of a respiratory condition.
101 150

Moderate sensitive groups. Members of sensitive groups may experience effects on their health. This implies that they are very likely to be affected by lower pollution levels. For example, people with lung diseases, the elderly and children are at greater risk when exposed to ozone, while people with lung or heart disease are at greater risk when exposed to particulate contamination. This level of contamination does not represent adverse health conditions for the general public.
151 200

Unhealthy. Anyone can start to experience effects on their health. Members of sensitive groups may experience more serious effects on their health.
201 300

Very unhealthy. At this level, a health emergency warning must be issued in order to prevent effects on the health of the entire population since everyone may experience negative effects on their health.
301 500

Hazardous for health. Hazardous values; it is very likely that the entire population will experience serious effects on their health. A health alert should be issued.