Vieze lucht

En dit is het resultaat van gisteren, een dag (veel) vuurwerk in Beijing; de air polution index slaat vandaag door, zie de link hieronder. Beijing staat als eerste genoemd, met een air polutionindex van 307. Zie het overzicht hieronder voor wat dat betekent. Niet op de fiets dus.

Daily air quality reports http://datacenter.mep.gov.cn/TestRunQian/air_dairy.jsp

API and Health Implications (Daily Targets)
0 - 50: Excellent. No health implications
51 -100: Good. No health implications
101-150: Slightly Polluted. Slight irrations may occur, individuals with breathing or heart problems should reduce outdoor exercise.
151-200: Lightly Polluted. Slight irrations may occur, individuals with breathing or heart problems should reduce outdoor exercise.
201-250: Moderately Polluted. Healthy people will be noticeably affected. People with breathing or heart problems will experience reduced endurance in activities. These individuals and elders should remain indoors and restrict activities.
251-300: Heavily Polluted. Healthy people will be noticeably affected. People with breathing or heart problems will experience reduced endurance in activities. These individuals and elders should remain indoors and restrict activities.
300+ : Severely Polluted. Healthy people will experience reduced endurance in activities. There may be strong irritations and symptoms and may trigger other illnesses. Elders and the sick should remain indoors and avoid exercise. Healthy individuals should avoid out door activities.