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Most polluted cities in Biobio, Chile, 2025
12 cities in Biobio, Chile ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 365 days; 12 above the WHO annual guideline (5.0 µg/m³). Worst: Nacimiento at 48.0 µg/m³, #39 of 2,624 cities in the world. Cleanest: Lota at 16.3. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
Ranked by unhealthy days: the share of each city's measured days with a daily mean over 35.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 101+), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse on the US EPA's scale. Ties go to the higher average.
- 1Nacimiento 51%
- 2Hualpén 41%
- 3Curanilahue 32%
- 4Hualqui 30%
- 5Coronel 27%
- 6Los Ángeles 24%
- 7Talcahuano 19%
- 8Chiguayante 16%
- 9Tomé 13%
- 10Concepción 12%
- 11San Pedro de la Paz 10%
- 12Lota 0%
The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales
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