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Air quality in South Carolina

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in South Carolina • 15:15, Nov 09

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental ControlNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)Keep Calm and Play MusicJ.J. GentryAnonymousCatawba Indian NationJay KovenConcord CommunityThomasUSA National Park ServiceAnonymous contributor
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental ControlNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)Keep Calm and Play MusicJ.J. GentryAnonymousCatawba Indian NationJay KovenConcord CommunityThomasUSA National Park ServiceAnonymous contributor

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time South Carolina most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Charleston

52

2
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Hanahan

52

3
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North Charleston

51

4
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Catawba

49

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Charleston County

47

6
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Barnwell

44

7
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Goose Creek

43

8
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Lexington County

42

9
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Aiken

36

10
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Edgefield County

35

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#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Union

6

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Greenville

11

3
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Sumter County

11

4
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York County

16

5
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Columbia

19

6
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Greenville County

19

7
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Pickens

20

8
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Anderson

21

9
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Cherokee County

21

10
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Chesterfield County

22

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