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Air quality in British Columbia

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in British Columbia • 04:05, Nov 10

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 MemberPSilver Valley, Maple RidgeRKCLukas MathesonBeaton Rettich WatersAnonymousWoody NelsonStephan WehnerJKGrischaCreston BC (Hillside)Scott MerrimanIQAir Community MemberKerry AndersonMr. ErinRoss Andrewsken postleCreeksideWoodlandCabins.caHeavySprayinCVMAlex CDavid MillerOkanagan GrandeurLPetersJohnHNic JohnsonAnonymousWest61Eastern HillsidesSteve R.Abel CreekHTruchanbjoernKen GibsonShoreriseBarriere Air Project Station 1AnonymousLiLouis SeguinVictoria500ktbNigel Wilcoxepwand2Christian GraneggerJMCharlesS GrLSlogan hendersonCMMDavid Russell-LoewenBradley ThompsonMarlow MooDaveRunaMkTed WeaverMark JohnstonRick PullenClean Air PlanUnknownDenisPineview AirKGHCrestonWindstarGordon WilsonBC Lung FoundationAnonymousSmashaGBernadine JacobsMDCaribooMikePRBGGThea DunnDavidJeremyBC HydroT KAnonymousWilliamDuncan 1Mile 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 MemberPSilver Valley, Maple RidgeRKCLukas MathesonBeaton Rettich WatersAnonymousWoody NelsonStephan WehnerJKGrischaCreston BC (Hillside)Scott MerrimanIQAir Community MemberKerry AndersonMr. ErinRoss Andrewsken postleCreeksideWoodlandCabins.caHeavySprayinCVMAlex CDavid MillerOkanagan GrandeurLPetersJohnHNic JohnsonAnonymousWest61Eastern HillsidesSteve R.Abel CreekHTruchanbjoernKen GibsonShoreriseBarriere Air Project Station 1AnonymousLiLouis SeguinVictoria500ktbNigel Wilcoxepwand2Christian GraneggerJMCharlesS GrLSlogan hendersonCMMDavid Russell-LoewenBradley ThompsonMarlow MooDaveRunaMkTed WeaverMark JohnstonRick PullenClean Air PlanUnknownDenisPineview AirKGHCrestonWindstarGordon WilsonBC Lung FoundationAnonymousSmashaGBernadine JacobsMDCaribooMikePRBGGThea DunnDavidJeremyBC HydroT KAnonymousWilliamDuncan 1Mile 284.5ChaucerOliviaBC Hydro RevelstokeChris MooreDanielJason RileyKHMRAnonymous contributor

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Real-time British Columbia most polluted city ranking

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1
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Salmo

85

2
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Grand Forks

73

3
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Lumby

65

4
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Shawnigan Lake

65

5
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Rossland

64

6
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Savona

59

7
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Nakusp

58

8
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Enderby

56

9
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North Saanich

56

10
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Golden

55

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1
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Colwood

0

2
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Hornby Island

1

3
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Bowen Island

2

4
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Ladysmith

2

5
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Lions Bay

2

6
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Lytton

2

7
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Oak Bay

2

8
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Madeira Park

3

9
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Moberly Lake

3

10
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Powell River

3

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