Air Quality Bulletin Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services5:30 pm Saturday 31 May 2025

Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration

Air quality category: Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Location: Antigua and Barbuda

Timing: This (Saturday) evening until tomorrow (Sunday) morning.

Synopsis: The air quality is expected to fall further to unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, due to particulate matters 2.5 and 10, associated with the fifth notable surge in Saharan Dust for the Country for 2025.

The health risk is medium, mainly sensitive groups should be prepared for some health impacts.

Sensitive groups include asthmatics and people with other respiratory issues, allergies, cardiovascular problems and eye and skin irritations.

Air quality index: 101 to 115

Air Pollution (Alert) Level: III

Sensitive groups: People with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children are the groups most at risk.

Health implications: Increasing likelihood of respiratory symptoms in sensitive individuals, aggravation of heart or lung disease and premature mortality in persons with cardiopulmonary disease and the elderly.

Caution: Everyone should exercise caution, especially sensitive groups such as active children and adults, and people with heart or respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit time outdoors and restrict outdoor activity. Also, keep windows and doors closed, as much as possible, and wear a face mask, rated to filter out PM 2.5, when going outside.

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