Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Jan. 13

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Report on the quality of air in 47 major Chinese cities (12:00 Jan. 12, 2012 to 12:00 Jan. 13, 2013, Beijing Time), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:

City Major Pollutant Air Quality Level

Beijing particulate matter V

Tianjin particulate matter III2

Shijiazhuang particulate matter V

Qinhuangdao particulate matter IV2

Taiyuan particulate matter III

Hohhot particulate matter III

Shenyang particulate matter IV2

Dalian particulate matter III1

Changchun particulate matter V

Harbin particulate matter III2

Shanghai particulate matter II

Nanjing particulate matter IV1

Suzhou particulate matter III1

Nantong particulate matter III1

Lianyungang particulate matter II

Hangzhou particulate matter III1

Ningbo particulate matter III1

Wenzhou particulate matter II

Hefei particulate matter III2

Fuzhou particulate matter II

Xiamen particulate matter II

Nanchang particulate matter III1

Jinan particulate matter III2

Qingdao particulate matter III1

Yantai particulate matter III1

Zhengzhou particulate matter IV1

Wuhan particulate matter III2

Changsha particulate matter III1

Guangzhou particulate matter II

Shenzhen particulate matter II

Zhuhai particulate matter II

Shantou particulate matter II

Zhanjiang particulate matter II

Nanning particulate matter II

Guilin particulate matter II

Beihai particulate matter II

Haikou particulate matter II

Chongqing particulate matter III1

Chengdu particulate matter IV1

Guiyang particulate matter III2

Kunming particulate matter II

Lhasa particulate matter II

Xi'an particulate matter IV1

Lanzhou particulate matter II

Xining particulate matter II

Yinchuan particulate matter III2

Urumqi particulate matter III1

The center classifies air quality in China's urban areas into five levels: level I or excellent (pollution reading: not exceeding 50), level II or fairly good (pollution reading: 51 to 100), level III or slightly polluted (pollution reading: 101 to 200), level IV or poor (pollution reading: 201 to 300), and level V or hazardous (pollution reading: over 301).

The 47 cities monitored by the center include the four municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing, provincial (or autonomous regional) capitals, and major cities in economically developed coastal areas, and tourist attractions. Endi

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