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Station Most
Relevant To Me
Health effects
from air pollution come about due to a combination of the concentration
of the air pollutants and the amount of time you are exposed to
the air pollution. Brief exposure to moderately high pollution levels
will normally not lead to any significant problem.
For most of
us, therefore, the general API is more relevant as it represents
the air pollution that we shall be exposed to for most of the time.
For the roadside API, although it is naturally higher on a given
day due to the close proximity to vehicle emission sources, it is
less relevant as we often spend only quite short periods of the
day in busy streets and roads. It will be of more interest to those
who spend several hours each day close to busy roads.
You may refer
to the APIs of those stations with the closest land use characteristics
to the area you live in or stay. Because of similarities in emission
density and strength, areas with the same land use will have similar
air quality levels.
For the general
APIs, land use characteristics of the areas where the stations are
located:-
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General Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station
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Characteristics of the Areas Where the Station are Located
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| 1. |
Central/Western |
Urban:
residential area |
| 2. |
Sham Shui Po |
Urban:
densely populated residential areas with commercial developments |
| 3. |
Eastern |
Urban:
densely populated residential area |
| 4. |
Kwun Tong |
Urban:
densely populated residential areas with mixed commercial/industrial
developments |
| 5. |
Kwai Chung |
Urban:
densely populated residential areas with mixed commercial/industrial
developments |
| 6. |
Tsuen Wan |
Urban:
densely populated residential areas with mixed commercial/industrial
development |
| 7. |
Tai Po |
New
town: residential area |
| 8. |
Sha Tin |
New
town: residential area |
| 9. |
Tung Chung |
New
town: residential area |
| 10. |
Yuen Long |
New
town: residential areas with fairly rapid development |
| 11. |
Tap Mun |
Rural |
For the roadside
APIs, land use characteristics of the areas where the stations are
located:-
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Urban
Roadside Air Quality Monitoring Station
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Characteristics
of the Areas Where the Station are Located
|
| 1. |
Causeway Bay |
Urban
roadside with heavy traffic |
| 2. |
Central |
Urban
roadside with heavy traffic |
| 3. |
Mong Kok |
Urban
roadside with heavy traffic |
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