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Delhi's air quality slips to 'poor', pollution respite from rainfall ends

The Air Quality Index (AQI) was 215 --'poor'-- at 8 am, according to the state-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research

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2 min read Last Updated : Jan 25 2022 | 8:45 AM IST

After improving a day before, Delhi's air quality slipped to ‘poor' category on Tuesday, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

The Air Quality Index (AQI) was 215 as against 145 a day earlier, at 8 am. Readings below 50 are considered safe, while anything above 300 is considered hazardous or 'severe'.

The AQI measures the concentration of poisonous particulate matter PM2.5, which can cause cardiovascular and respiratory diseases such as lung cancer, in a cubic metre of air. This morning, Delhi's levels of PM 2.5 and PM 10 were recorded at 95 in

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