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Refers to the condition of the air within our surroundings it is a measure of how clean or polluted the air is

Air quality

How is air quality measured

Air quality index or aqi

0 to 50 value

Green and good

51 to 100

Yellow and moderate

101 to 150

Orange and unhealthy for sensitive groups

151 to 200

Red and unhealthy

201 to 300

Purple and very unhealthy

301 and higher

Maroon and hazardous

Three factors that affect air quality

Human activity, wind pattern, and temperature

Major contaminant in urban and industrial areas which is measured by colorimetry conductivity colometry and amperometry

Sulfur dioxide

Is unknown volume of air that is filtered through a white filter paper under specific conditions and stain is measured by photo electric meter

Smoke and suspended particles

Deposit gauges collect great dust and other solids these are analyzed monthly

Grit and dust measurement

A factor particularly in the usa and in assessing the amount of smoke or other aerosol in the air

Coefficient of haze

Indicates whether pollutant levels in the air may cause health concerns or not

Aqi or air quality index

Are well known as sensitive indicators of air pollution particularly for sulfur dioxide

Lichens

This is commonly defined by biological physical chemical and aesthetic characteristics.

Water quality

Utilization of water for drinking washing bathing cooking or other household needs

Domestic purposes

Utilization of water for supplying water requirements of the community

Municipal purposes

Utilization of water for producing agricultural crops

Irrigation

Utilization of water for producing electrical or mechanical power

Power generation

Utilization of water for the propagation of culture fish as a commercial enterprise

Fisheries

Utilization of water for large herds or flux of animals raised as a commercial enterprise

Livestock raising

Utilization of water in factories industrial plants and mines including the use of water as an ingredient of a finished product

Industrial purposes

Utilization of water for swimming pools bath houses boating water skiing golf courses and other similar facilities in resorts and other places of recreation

Recreational purposes

Serves as an indicator of the biological health of a water body due levels are affected by changes in water temperature and the concentration of organic materials industrial or municipal waste can increase the concentration of organic matter if more oxygen is consumed than is produced and oxygen levels drop below their natural levels some sensitive animals may weaken move away or die

Dissolved oxygen

A measurement of acidity or alkalinity

pH

A measurement of the clarity of a water body and is related to erosion and sedimentation which impacts streams and lakes

Turbidity

Used as indicators of the presence of fecal material in drinking and recreational waters

E coli levels