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Air quality in British Columbia

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in British Columbia • 04:59, Nov 12

British Columbia Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy - Government of B.CMetro VancouverMarten LettingaUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaMendocino County AQMDAnonymousNJrawqaBC Lung FoundationMallowjenny whitfieldcomputeruserRaymond McOakdale ParkJSconcerned citizenCrescentPkM & FWinnipegXEckardThadolina TrophughesmgregsonBriarlynn park N VanjustinritchieCypress MountainMecklenburg County Air QualityIQAir Community MemberPRSilver Valley, Maple RidgeKCLukas MathesonBeaton Rettich WatersAnonymousWoody NelsonStephan WehnerJKGrischaCreston BC (Hillside)Scott MerrimanIQAir Community MemberKerry AndersonMr. ErinRoss Andrewsken postleWoodlandCabins.caCreeksideHeavySprayinCVMAlex CDavid MillerOkanagan GrandeurLPetersNic JohnsonJohnHAnonymousWest61Eastern HillsidesAbel CreekHTruchanbjoernShoreriseBarriere Air Project Station 1AnonymousLiLouis SeguinVictoria500ktbNigel Wilcoxepwand2JMChristian GraneggerCharlesClean Air PlanS GrLSlogan hendersonDavid Russell-LoewenCMMBradley ThompsonMarlow MooDaveRunaMkHecksbyTed WeaverRick PullenMark JohnstonUnknownDenisPineview AirKGHCrestonWindstarGordon WilsonBC Lung FoundationAnonymousSmashaGBernadine JacobsMDCaribooMikeMMPRBGGThea DunnDavidMinistry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate ChangeJeremyBC HydroT KAnonymousDuncan 1WilliamMile 284.5ChaucerOliviaBC Hydro RevelstokeChris MooreDanielJason RileyKHMRAnonymous contributor
British Columbia Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy - Government of B.CMetro VancouverMarten LettingaUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaMendocino County AQMDAnonymousNJrawqaBC Lung FoundationMallowjenny whitfieldcomputeruserRaymond McOakdale ParkJSconcerned citizenCrescentPkM & FWinnipegXEckardThadolina TrophughesmgregsonBriarlynn park N VanjustinritchieCypress MountainMecklenburg County Air QualityIQAir Community MemberPRSilver Valley, Maple RidgeKCLukas MathesonBeaton Rettich WatersAnonymousWoody NelsonStephan WehnerJKGrischaCreston BC (Hillside)Scott MerrimanIQAir Community MemberKerry AndersonMr. ErinRoss Andrewsken postleWoodlandCabins.caCreeksideHeavySprayinCVMAlex CDavid MillerOkanagan GrandeurLPetersNic JohnsonJohnHAnonymousWest61Eastern HillsidesAbel CreekHTruchanbjoernShoreriseBarriere Air Project Station 1AnonymousLiLouis SeguinVictoria500ktbNigel Wilcoxepwand2JMChristian GraneggerCharlesClean Air PlanS GrLSlogan hendersonDavid Russell-LoewenCMMBradley ThompsonMarlow MooDaveRunaMkHecksbyTed WeaverRick PullenMark JohnstonUnknownDenisPineview AirKGHCrestonWindstarGordon WilsonBC Lung FoundationAnonymousSmashaGBernadine JacobsMDCaribooMikeMMPRBGGThea DunnDavidMinistry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate ChangeJeremyBC HydroT KAnonymousDuncan 1WilliamMile 284.5ChaucerOliviaBC Hydro RevelstokeChris MooreDanielJason RileyKHMRAnonymous contributor

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time British Columbia most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Canada

Nakusp

80

2
The national flag of Canada

Salmo

73

3
The national flag of Canada

Oliver

68

4
The national flag of Canada

Smithers St Josephs

67

5
The national flag of Canada

Hazelton

65

6
The national flag of Canada

Castlegar

62

7
The national flag of Canada

Summit Lake

62

8
The national flag of Canada

Lumby

61

9
The national flag of Canada

Kitwanga

57

10
The national flag of Canada

Lake Country

57

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time British Columbia cleanest city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Canada

Colwood

0

2
The national flag of Canada

Honeymoon Bay

0

3
The national flag of Canada

Ladysmith

0

4
The national flag of Canada

Cariboo

1

5
The national flag of Canada

Hornby Island

1

6
The national flag of Canada

Madeira Park

1

7
The national flag of Canada

Chetwynd

2

8
The national flag of Canada

Cumberland

2

9
The national flag of Canada

Halfmoon Bay

2

10
The national flag of Canada

Moberly Lake

2

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