Air Quality of Major Chinese Cities -- Nov.7

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Report on the quality of air in 47 major Chinese cities (12:00 Nov. 6 to 12:00 Nov. 7, Beijing Time), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:

 

City 

Major Pollutant  Air Quality Level 

Beijing 

particulate matter

 IV2

Tianjin 

particulate matter

 III2

Shijiazhuang 

sulfur dioxide  II

Qinhuangdao 

particulate matter

 II

Taiyuan 

particulate matter  IV2

Hohhot 

particulate matter  II

Shenyang 

particulate matter  II

Dalian

particulate matter  II

Changchun 

particulate matter  II

Harbin

particulate matter  III1

Shanghai 

particulate matter  II

Nanjing 

particulate matter  III1

Suzhou 

  particulate matter    II

Nantong 

particulate matter

 II

Lianyungang 

particulate matter  III1

Hangzhou 

particulate matter  III1

Ningbo 

----  I

Wenzhou 

particulate matter  II

Hefei 

particulate matter  II

Fuzhou 

particulate matter

 II

Xiamen 

----  I

Nanchang 

particulate matter  III1

Jinan 

particulate matter  II

Qingdao 

particulate matter  III1

Yantai 

particulate matter  II

Zhengzhou 

particulate matter  II

Wuhan 

particulate matter  III1

Changsha 

particulate matter  II

Guangzhou 

nitrogen dioxide  II

Shenzhen 

----

 I

Zhuhai 

----

 I

Shantou 

----

 I

Zhanjiang 

  ----  

 I

Nanning 

particulate matter

 II

Guilin 

sulfur dioxide  II

Beihai 

particulate matter  II

Haikou 

----  I

Chongqing 

particulate matter  III1

Chengdu 

particulate matter  III1

Guiyang 

  particulate matter  

 II

Kunming 

 particulate matter   II

Lhasa 

----

 I

Xi'an 

particulate matter  III1

Lanzhou 

 particulate matter   III2

Xining 

 particulate matter   II

Yinchuan 

 particulate matter   II

Urumqi 

particulate matter  II


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.

 

 

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