Assessment of Kitchen Air Pollution: Health Implications for the Residents of Ilorin South, Nigeria

Table 1

Interpretation of the AQI values.

Index values	AQI category	AQI rating	CO (ppm)	NO2 (ppm)	SO2 (ppm)
0–50	Good	A	0–4.4	0–0.053	0–0.035
51–100	Moderate	B	4.5–9.4	0.054–0.1	0.036–0.075
101–150	Unhealthy for sensitive groups	C	9.5–12.4	0.101–0.36	0.076–0.185
151–200	Unhealthy	D	12.5–15.4	0.361–0.64	0.186–0.304
201–300	Very unhealthy	E	15.5–30.4	0.65–1.24	0.305–0.604
301–500	Hazardous	F	30.5–50.4	1.25–2.04	0.605–1.004