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Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in British Columbia • 20:17, Nov 14

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 GrandeurLPetersAnonymousNic JohnsonJohnHWest61Eastern HillsidesAbel CreekHTruchanbjoernShoreriseBarriere Air Project Station 1AnonymousLouis SeguinLiVictoria500ktbNigel WilcoxJMChristian GraneggerCharlesS GrLSlogan hendersonCMMDavid Russell-LoewenBradley ThompsonMarlow MooDaveClean Air PlanRunaMkHecksbyTed WeaverRick PullenMark JohnstonUnknownDenisPineview AirKGHCrestonWindstarGordon WilsonBC Lung FoundationSmashaGAnonymousBernadine JacobsMDCaribooMikeMMPRBGGDavidMinistry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate ChangeThea DunnJeremyBC 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 GrandeurLPetersAnonymousNic JohnsonJohnHWest61Eastern HillsidesAbel CreekHTruchanbjoernShoreriseBarriere Air Project Station 1AnonymousLouis SeguinLiVictoria500ktbNigel WilcoxJMChristian GraneggerCharlesS GrLSlogan hendersonCMMDavid Russell-LoewenBradley ThompsonMarlow MooDaveClean Air PlanRunaMkHecksbyTed WeaverRick PullenMark JohnstonUnknownDenisPineview AirKGHCrestonWindstarGordon WilsonBC Lung FoundationSmashaGAnonymousBernadine JacobsMDCaribooMikeMMPRBGGDavidMinistry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate ChangeThea DunnJeremyBC HydroT KAnonymousDuncan 1WilliamMile 284.5ChaucerOliviaBC Hydro RevelstokeChris MooreDanielJason RileyKHMRAnonymous contributor

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time British Columbia most polluted city ranking

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Summit Lake

99

2
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Nakusp

86

3
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Houston

73

4
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Rossland

72

5
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Castlegar

71

6
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Sooke

71

7
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New Denver

64

8
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Fernie

63

9
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Smithers St Josephs

62

10
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Regional District of Central Kootenay

61

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#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
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Colwood

0

2
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Hornby Island

0

3
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Watch Lake

0

4
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Agassiz

3

5
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Gabriola

3

6
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Halfmoon Bay

4

7
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Ladysmith

4

8
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Port Coquitlam

4

9
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Powell River

4

10
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Bowen Island

6

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