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Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Jan. 14

(Xinhua)

16:54, January 14, 2013

Motorcars run on the Bayi Bridge amid heavy fog in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 14, 2013. Nanchang's air has been heavily polluted for five days in a row, according to local meteorological authorities. (Xinhua/Zhou Ke)

BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47 major Chinese cities (12:00 Jan. 13, 2012 to 12:00 Jan. 14, 2013, Beijing Time), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:

City Major Pollutant Air Quality Level

Beijing particulate matter III2

Tianjin particulate matter III1

Shijiazhuang particulate matter V

Qinhuangdao particulate matter III1

Taiyuan particulate matter III2

Hohhot particulate matter III2

Shenyang particulate matter V

Dalian particulate matter III1

Changchun particulate matter IV1

Harbin particulate matter III2

Shanghai particulate matter II

Nanjing particulate matter III1

Suzhou particulate matter II

Nantong particulate matter II

Lianyungang particulate matter II

Hangzhou particulate matter II

Ningbo particulate matter II

Wenzhou ------------------ I

Hefei particulate matter II

Fuzhou ------------------ I

Xiamen particulate matter II

Nanchang particulate matter III1

Jinan particulate matter V

Qingdao particulate matter III1

Yantai particulate matter III1

Zhengzhou particulate matter V

Wuhan particulate matter III1

Changsha particulate matter III1

Guangzhou particulate matter II

Shenzhen particulate matter II

Zhuhai particulate matter II

Shantou particulate matter II

Zhanjiang particulate matter II

Nanning particulate matter III1

Guilin particulate matter II

Beihai particulate matter II

Haikou particulate matter II

Chongqing particulate matter III2

Chengdu particulate matter III2

Guiyang particulate matter III1

Kunming particulate matter III1

Lhasa particulate matter II

Xi'an particulate matter V

Lanzhou particulate matter II

Xining particulate matter III1

Yinchuan particulate matter III2

Urumqi particulate matter II

The center classifies air quality in China's urban areas into five levels: level I or excellent (pollution reading: not exceeding 50), level II or fairly good (pollution reading: 51 to 100), level III or slightly polluted (pollution reading: 101 to 200), level IV or poor (pollution reading: 201 to 300), and level V or hazardous (pollution reading: over 301).

The 47 cities monitored by the center include the four municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing, provincial (or autonomous regional) capitals, and major cities in economically developed coastal areas, and tourist attractions.



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