In the News
December 7, 2018
In today’s health-conscious world we are so concerned as to what we put in our bodies, but how much do you know about the air you breathe?
The “Air Quality Life Index” was created by researchers at the University of Chicago to help people understand the air quality in their region and how it may affect their life expectancy. It works by measuring the amount of particulate pollution in the atmosphere.
The numbers are then compared to the World Health Organization’s standard of 10.
Anything exceeding a 10 is highlighted. The deeper the red, the more severe.
AIR QUALITY IN CANADA
As we look at Canada as a whole, we are doing extremely well when it comes to our air quality. On average our particulate pollution reading is at 5.6 points.
However, there is one region that has tipped the scale when it comes to pollution. Essex county (near Windsor, Ontario) comes in at 11 which is officially over the WHO’s standard.