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The US EPA recently announced updated NAAQS (National Ambient Air Quality
Standards) for PM2.5. The lowered thresholds will result in a change in the
number of days in a particular Air Quality Category (AQC).

The number of days a community spends in each category is a useful health
statistic.

The US EPA defines the following Air Quality Categories:

* Good -- Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
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* Very Unhealthy -- Health alert: The risk of health effects is increased for everyone.
* Hazardous -- Health warning of emergency conditions: everyone is more likely to be affected.

The number of days a community spends in each category is a useful health
statistic. The US EPA recently announced updated NAAQS (National Ambient Air Quality
Standards) for PM2.5. The lowered thresholds will result in a change in the
number of days communities experience each Air Quality Category (AQC).

## Daily AQC Reports by State and Month

The following table provides linnks to reports summarizing the cumulative number
The following table provides links to reports summarizing the cumulative number
of days PM2.5 monitors spent in each Air Quality Category during a given month.
These tables and plots are calculated using existing (2023) and updated (2024)
NAAQS and allow for an easy review of the impact of the updated NAAWQS. Each
PM2.5 NAAQS and allow for an easy review of the impact of the updated NAAWQS. Each
report covers one state for a given month with tables and plots for the years
2014 to 2023.

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