myAir Air Quality Glossary

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Air Quality

Airborne Contaminants

Allergy Symptoms

Alveoli

Ambient

Anti-oxidant

APDM

APMHR

AQI

Asthma

Beta blockers

BPM

Bronchioles

CDC

Common Cold

COPD

Dosage Rate

Dose

Emphysema

Exposure

Free radicals

Haze

Inflammation

Intensity (%)

Karnoven Formula

Microgram

Micron

Oxygen or O2

Ozone or O3

PM

PM10

PM2.5

ppb

ppm

Pulmonary Surfactant

RHR

RPE

Smog

THR

UDAQ

µg

µg/hr

µg/m3

µm

Upper Respiratory-Tract Infection (URI or URTI)

URI

 

Air quality matters!