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The report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) revealed that Shanghai has worse concentrations of the pollutant PM2.5, sulphur dioxide (SO 2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), than Beijing. On a global scale, CREA estimates that damage to health attributed to air pollution cost between 0.4 and 6 per cent of the annual GDP in ...
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None. 51 -100. Moderate. Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. 101-150.
- What Is The Air Quality Index of Shanghai?
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- Is The Air Quality in Shanghai Getting Better Or Worse?
- What Are The Health Effects of Shanghai’s Polluted Air?
- What Can Be Done to Improve Shanghai’s Air Quality?
- Can The Smog in Shanghai Be Controlled?
- Did Covid-19 Affect The Air Quality in Shanghai?
Shanghai is located in China on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River. In 2019 thepopulation was estimated to be around 25 million. This figure reflects thepeople who are registered as living there but does not take into account thetransient workers. It is the largest populous urban area in China, surpassingthe capital, Beijing. It is a very bu...
Air pollution in Shanghai is mainly caused by coal combustion, motor vehicles,industrial dust, chemical conversion in the atmosphere in urban centres, andunfavourable meteorological conditions, all of which are linked to rapid socio-economicdevelopment. To be more precise, vehicle and factory emissions account for atleast 50 per cent of Shanghai’s ...
In September 2014, the local authorities introduced the strictest air pollutionlaw in all of China which became enforceable from 1stOctober. Personal penalties for company bosses wereintroduced with fines of RMB 100,000 and maximum fines for the company rose toRMB 500,000. The prohibition of burning straw was extended to cover the wholeof the provi...
A recent study found that a 10 µg/m³ increase in particulate matter (PM10)reduced life expectancy in China by 0.64 years and that PM2.5 accounted for 1.7million of all-cause deaths in China in 2015. A recent study, however,estimated that the number of deaths caused by exposure to high levels of PM2.5has decreased by 12.6 per cent from 1.2 million i...
Air pollution has become a major issue in China but it is not being ignored, on thecontrary, since 2013 the average PM2.5 concentrations fell by 33% in 74 cities.In the following year, the overall pollution in China fell further 10 per cent.Another study shows that China reduced the concentration level of PM2.5 by 47%between 2005 and 2015. There is...
It is generally considered that the air pollution in Shanghai is not as high as inother Chinese cities, but is substantially polluted when compared to worldstandards. A record level of smog enveloped the city in December 2013 andbecame known as the “2013 Eastern China Smog”. At this time air pollution rateswere recoded as being between 23 and 31 ti...
COVID-2019 (COrona VIrus Disease 2019) was discovered at the end of 2019 in the city ofWuhan in Hubei province in China. In order to prevent the spread of this virus,many local authorities introduced what became known as “lockdown”. This included the closure of factories andimposed travel restrictions. Because of the decrease in human activity, the...
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Minhang Jiangchuan 132. Minhang Pujiang 139. Jinshan Corridor 142. Shanghai Air Quality Index (AQI) is now Moderate. Get real-time, historical and forecast PM2.5 and weather data. Read the air pollution in Shanghai, China with AirVisual.
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In June 2022, Shanghai was experiencing a period of “Moderate” air quality with a US AQI reading of 97. The main pollutant was PM2.5 with a level of 34 µg/m³. The WHO suggests a target figure of 5 µg/m³, so Shanghai is currently almost seven times higher than the recommended level.
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