Imephu ikhombisa imininingwane ye-AQI yamazwe amaningi aseNyakatho naseNingizimu Melika, eYurophu, e-Asia nase-Australia.
Inkomba yekhwalithi yomoya isuselwa ekulinganisweni kwe:
- i-ozone esezingeni lomhlaba
- ukungcoliswa kwezinhlayiyana (okwaziwa nangokuthi i-particulate matter, kufaka phakathi i-PM2.5 ne-PM10)
- isikhutha
- isibabule dioxide
- i-nitrogen dioxide
Iziteshi eziningi emephini ziqapha imininingwane ye-PM2.5 ne-PM10, kepha kukhona okumbalwa okuhlukile lapho kutholakala kuphela i-PM10.
I-AQI ihlukaniswe izigaba eziyisithupha. Isigaba ngasinye sihambisana nezinga elihlukile lokukhathazeka kwezempilo. Isigaba ngasinye sinombala othile. Umbala wenza kube lula kubantu ukuthi banqume ngokushesha ukuthi ikhwalithi yomoya ifinyelela emazingeni angenampilo. Ukuphakama kwenani le-AQI, kukhuphuka izinga lokungcola komoya futhi kukhula nokukhathazeka kwezempilo.
Imininingwane ihlinzekwe yi-World Air Quality Index Project (waqi.info ne-aqicn.org)
Kubuyekezwe ngo-
Jan 19, 2023