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Data for constructing Air Quality Index (AQI), extracted from the Technical Assistance Document for the Reporting of Daily Air Quality.

Usage

aqi_ref_tbl

pollutant_ref_tbl

aqi

Format

The aqi data contains daily PM2.5 values in Travis county, Austin, Texas, USA in 2024, measured in three monitor sites. The data is a tibble with 272 rows and 9 variables:

pollutant

name of pollutant (PM2.5)

code

a five-digit code assigned to each pollutant

date

date of measurement

value

the measured value of PM2.5

aqi

the calculated API value

long

longitude of the monitor site

lat

latitude of the monitor site

site_code

site code

site_name

site name

The aqi_ref_tbl and pollutant_ref_tbl data contain the breakpoints for the AQI and for each of the six pollutants (Ozone, PM2.5, PM10, CO, SO2, NO2). The aqi_ref_tbl data is a tibble with 5 rows and 3 variables:

group

corresponding group category, from "Good" to "Very Unhealthy"

low

the low breakpoint of a certain pollutant group

high

the high breakpoint of a certain pollutant group

The pollutant_ref_tbl data is a tibble with 30 rows and 5 variables.

References

https://document.airnow.gov/technical-assistance-document-for-the-reporting-of-daily-air-quailty.pdf