diff --git a/docs/2024/State_AQC_Tables/index.md b/docs/2024/State_AQC_Tables/index.md index 13f27ee..8035c49 100644 --- a/docs/2024/State_AQC_Tables/index.md +++ b/docs/2024/State_AQC_Tables/index.md @@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ represent official EPA measurements. Please visit --- -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. @@ -24,12 +17,17 @@ The US EPA defines the following Air Quality Categories: * 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.