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Current PM10 levels
The pollutant PM10 (particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter) is easily breathed in. To help protect human health the Government has set the average daily limit of PM10 at 50 micrograms/m3.
The current PM10 levels are:
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Gore
Main Street7.5 micrograms/m3 as of 01 Mar 2021 6:50 AM -
Invercargill
Pomona Street25.9 micrograms/m3 as of 01 Mar 2021 6:00 AM
- Action > 50 μg/m3
- Alert > 33 - 50 μg/m3
- Acceptable > 16.5 - 33 μg/m3
- Good 0 - 16.5 μg/m3