AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The Air Quality Pollutant data provides information about a specific pollutant, including its code, display name, full name, concentration, and additional information.
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Pollutant concentration is measured using standardized units like parts per billion (ppb) or micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m^3) and includes a numerical value representing the concentration level.
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Additional information about the pollutant includes details about its main emission sources and potential health effects.
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The pollutant's code name can be used to identify it and find more information about it in the reported pollutants documentation.
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Pollutant concentration is measured and reported using standard units.
Data regarding an air quality pollutant.
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{ "code" : string , "displayName" : string , "fullName" : string , "concentration" : { object ( |
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code
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The pollutant's code name (for example, "so2"). For a list of supported pollutant codes, see Reported pollutants . |
displayName
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The pollutant's display name. For example: "NOx". |
fullName
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The pollutant's full name. For chemical compounds, this is the IUPAC name. Example: "Sulfur Dioxide". For more information about the IUPAC names table, see https://iupac.org/what-we-do/periodic-table-of-elements/ . |
concentration
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The pollutant's concentration level measured by one of the standard air pollutation measure units. |
additionalInfo
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Additional information about the pollutant. |
Concentration
The concentration of a given pollutant in the air.
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units
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Units for measuring this pollutant concentration. |
value
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Value of the pollutant concentration. |
Unit
Defines the unit used to measure the pollutant's concentration. To determine the default unit of concentration for a given pollutant, refer to the table in Reported pollutants .
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UNIT_UNSPECIFIED
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Unspecified concentration unit. |
PARTS_PER_BILLION
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The ppb (parts per billion) concentration unit. |
MICROGRAMS_PER_CUBIC_METER
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The "µg/m^3" (micrograms per cubic meter) concentration unit. |
AdditionalInfo
The emission sources and health effects of a given pollutant.
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{ "sources" : string , "effects" : string } |
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sources
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Text representing the pollutant's main emission sources. |
effects
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Text representing the pollutant's main health effects. |

