Daily Air Quality Update
Daily Air Quality Update
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Air Quality
Moderate
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Pollen Count
Grass is Medium
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Ok to Burn?
Yes, Stove or Fireplace Only
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To check hourly AQI updates throughout the day, visit AirNow.gov
The Daily Air Quality Update is posted on this website and emailed to individuals who have signed up to receive air quality alerts. Sign up to receive daily updates and other air alerts.
About the Air Quality Index
The Daily Air Quality Update is based on the Air Quality Index (AQI), which is the EPA’s tool for reporting air quality. The AQI tells you how clean or polluted the air is with six color-coded categories to indicate the level of concern.The EPA calculates the AQI for five major air pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act. EPA sets a national ambient air quality standard to protect public health for each of these pollutants:
- Ground-level Ozone (O3)
- Particle Pollution – Also known as Particulate Matter, including Coarse PM (PM10) and Fine PM (PM2.5)
- Carbon monoxide (CO)
- Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
Learn More About the AQI
About Pollen Counts
For over two decades, the Air Quality Program has collected and counted pollen. We operate two automated pollen monitors: one at Del Norte High School, and one near Central and 118th Street.
Pollen monitors use computer imaging and automated image identification to classify and collect pollen data. Every weekday morning, Air Quality Program staff download and calculate the average pollen count per pollen type and report the data online and through social media, and also via email to people who have signed up to receive air alerts.
Health Alerts
The Air Quality Program issues health alerts if ambient air conditions may adversely affect individuals with respiratory conditions. Health Alerts are typically issued because of elevated levels of dust, smoke, or ozone.
Sign up to receive air quality alerts via email
Email alerts include:
- Air Quality Index (Monday - Friday)
- Pollen Count (Monday - Friday)
- Any Health Alerts
- Any Wind or Dust Alerts
- Burn / No Burn Notifications
Receive free real-time emergency health alerts on your mobile phone
Text “ABQHEALTH” to 226787 for alerts in English, or “ABQSALUD” for alerts in Spanish. You will receive a welcome message and instructions to start or stop messages any time. The service is free for those who enroll. Mobile alerts are intended for general health alerts that may affect the entire community, at a high-priority level. Mobile alerts are issued for topics including:
- High levels of air pollutants, including smoke, blowing dust, and ozone
- Food safety recalls or alerts
- Hazardous material discharges
- Important infectious disease developments