Meaning & use

air quality

noun·Academic

A measure of how clean or polluted the air is, particularly in relation to human health.

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Air quality worsened across the city as smoke from wildfires drifted in.

The app sends an alert whenever air quality drops to an unhealthy level.

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Air quality is commonly reported using an index, such as the AQI, that ranks pollution levels from good to hazardous.

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