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. 2021 May 25;28(27):35564–35583. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-14462-9

Table 2.

AQI value and status of the city without lockdown

City, country AQI due to PM2.5 AQI due to PM10 AQI due to CO AQI due to SO2 AQI due to NO2 AQI due to O3 Remark
Delhi, India 165 89 117 4 36 16 Unhealthy and responsible pollutant is PM2.5
Mumbai, India 121 69 103 5 31 12 Unhealthy for sensitive group and responsible pollutant is PM2.5
New York, USA 52 35 40 3 32 15 Moderate and responsible pollutant is PM2.5
London, UK 82 23 76 2 27 14 Moderate responsible pollutant is PM2.5
Los Angeles USA 53 37 40 2 22 17 Moderate and responsible pollutant is PM2.5
Madrid, Spain 55 30 32 2 21 16 Moderate and responsible pollutant is PM2.5
Seoul, South Korea 142 54 76 3 25 14 Unhealthy for sensitive group and responsible pollutant is PM2.5
Rome, Italy 52 32 58 3 23 9 Moderate and responsible pollutant is CO
São Paulo, Brazil 57 24 49 4 23 16 Moderate and responsible pollutant is PM2.5
Wuhan, China 155 62 93 4 43 21 Unhealthy and responsible pollutant is PM2.5