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Air Pollution Index Background Information
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API Subindex Levels and Their Corresponding Concentrations

API Subindex Level

Relationship with HKAQO

Corresponding Concentrations (µg/m3)

RSP

24-hr

SO2

24-hr

SO2

1-hr

NO2

24-hr

NO2

1-hr

CO

8-hr

CO

1-hr

O3

1-hr

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

50% Annual HKAQO / 25% HKAQO

28

40

200

40

75

2500

7500

60

50

Annual HKAQO / 50% HKAQO

55

80

400

80

150

5000

15000

120

100

HKAQO

180

350

800

150

300

10000

30000

240

200

-

350

800

1600

280

1130

17000

60000

400

300

-

420

1600

2400

565

2260

34000

90000

800

400

-

500

2100

3200

750

3000

46000

120000

1000

500

-

600

2620

4000

940

3750

57000

150000

1200

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