Air Quality: What we breathe is important.

AQI or Air Quality Index is the primary way to measure the current quality of the air. AQI values range from 0-500 with 0 being perfectly healthy and 500 being extremely hazardous. AQI values are derived from moving averages/current values of PM2.5 (particulate matter), PM10, Ozone, Carbon Monoxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Nitrogen Dioxide levels. This dataset was created using Locational Data from: https://simplemaps.com/data/us-cities and AQI Data from: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html. The dataset then became available here.With this dataset, we can look at what areas are the most dangerous, how the air quality changes over time, and how an area’s pollution levels change over time.