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Air quality before and during the 2008 Summer Olympics
July August
20† 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
BBC
PM10 (μg/m3)
early afternoon value[1] 		32 69 107 143 254 261 165 269 134 8 78 56 19 15 79 292 104 186 191 156 110 278 54 41 128 46 12 7 54 18 39 87 56 21 12 99
AP
PM10 (μg/m3)
mid-afternoon average[2] 		64 162 554 584 212 384 316 39 181 157 19 35 109 432 29 251 349 345 163 604 157 162 409 97 42 30 69 20 40 144 176 55 40 75
SEPA AQI [3] 55 64 66 89 113 109 118 113 96 90 43 69 27 34 35 83 88 85 95 94 78 82 37 32 60 61 17 23 42 25 42 53 60 36 41 45
  •   During the 2008 Summer Olympics
  •   PM10 levels higher than 50 μg/m3 (WHO Air Quality Guideline for 24-hour mean)[4]
  •   PM10 levels higher than 150 μg/m3 (WHO Interim Target 1 for 24-hour mean)[4]
  •   Air Pollution Index level higher than IOC and Chinese target of 100[5]
  • † Emergency pollution control measures were implemented on July 1, 2008. Stricter measures were imposed on July 20, 2008.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "In pictures: Beijing pollution-watch". BBC. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  2. ^ "Sensing Air Quality at the Olympics". AP. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  3. ^ People's Republic of China State Environmental Protection Agency Air Quality Daily Newspaper Accessed on 2008-08-10
  4. ^ a b Air quality guidelines - global update 2005 pg. 12
  5. ^ "Beijing's Anti-Smog Efforts Failing, Independent Readings Suggest". Wired Science. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  6. ^ "China adds rules to cut pollution". International Herald Tribune. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
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