Air pollution causes many social and environmental problems. Regarding the health of the population, it causes various damages and even the aggravation of diseases that can lead to death. Another harmful effect is regarding the environment, polluting waterways and soil, thus negatively affecting natural ecosystems. This generates losses for agriculture and degrades urban infrastructure.<\/p>\n
Knowing which pollutants are present in the air and their amount is the first step to face this serious problem. It is worth noting that the air quality in a given location varies according to the proximity of pollutant emission sources, meteorological conditions, and the topography of the region. Once poor air quality has been detected, it is then time to understand its causes in order to plan and implement strategies to control emissions of local pollutants and the population should be alerted to its risks.<\/p>\n
The Institute of Energy and Environment (IEMA, the acronym in Portuguese) has presented the Air Quality Platform since 2015 to promote transparency of this information, which also helps conceive and improve public policies, with data and analyzes to monitor air quality in Brazil. This data is obtained and organized based on open sources, Annual Air Quality Reports for each Brazilian State, and, also, through the verification of the information directly with the environmental public agencies.<\/p>\n
In the Platform the air quality data can be accessed according to the Air Quality Index (AQI) or compared to the air quality standards adopted in Brazil and guidelines established by the World Health Organization (WHO). Through the Air Quality Platform, it is possible to verify the air quality in the following interactive panels or in the databases available for download.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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