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Air Quality Health Index

Learn about the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) and how you can use it to determine your level of health risk.

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Air Quality Health Index

Introduction

The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) helps you understand what the air quality around you means to your health. The AQHI is a tool that relates the air quality outside to your health, using a scale from 1 to 10. The lower the number, the lower the risk.

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AQHI monitoring
Air quality data provided on Alberta’s AQHI map is collected at air monitoring stations across the province.
Air quality and health
Learn about the impact of air pollutants on human health and what you can do to reduce your exposure.
Air Quality Health Index – Calculation
The national Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is calculated based on data collected in major cities across Canada.
Air Quality Health Index – Resources
Applications, videos and other education and media resources related to the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI).
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