Pollutant
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Data regarding an air quality pollutant.
| JSON representation |
{
"code": string,
"displayName": string,
"fullName": string,
"concentration": {
object (Concentration)
},
"additionalInfo": {
object (AdditionalInfo)
}
} |
| Fields |
code |
string
The pollutant's code name (for example, "so2"). For a list of supported pollutant codes, see Reported pollutants.
|
displayName |
string
The pollutant's display name. For example: "NOx".
|
fullName |
string
The pollutant's full name. For chemical compounds, this is the IUPAC name. Example: "Sulfur Dioxide". For more information about the IUPAC names table, see https://iupac.org/what-we-do/periodic-table-of-elements/.
|
concentration |
object (Concentration)
The pollutant's concentration level measured by one of the standard air pollutation measure units.
|
additionalInfo |
object (AdditionalInfo)
Additional information about the pollutant.
|
Concentration
The concentration of a given pollutant in the air.
| JSON representation |
{
"units": enum (Unit),
"value": number
} |
| Fields |
units |
enum (Unit)
Units for measuring this pollutant concentration.
|
value |
number
Value of the pollutant concentration.
|
Unit
Defines the unit used to measure the pollutant's concentration. To determine the default unit of concentration for a given pollutant, refer to the table in Reported pollutants.
| Enums |
UNIT_UNSPECIFIED |
Unspecified concentration unit. |
PARTS_PER_BILLION |
The ppb (parts per billion) concentration unit. |
MICROGRAMS_PER_CUBIC_METER |
The "µg/m^3" (micrograms per cubic meter) concentration unit. |
AdditionalInfo
The emission sources and health effects of a given pollutant.
| JSON representation |
{
"sources": string,
"effects": string
} |
| Fields |
sources |
string
Text representing the pollutant's main emission sources.
|
effects |
string
Text representing the pollutant's main health effects.
|
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Last updated 2025-08-27 UTC.
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For more information about the IUPAC names table, see \u003chttps://iupac.org/what-we-do/periodic-table-of-elements/\u003e. |\n| `concentration` | `object (`[Concentration](/maps/documentation/air-quality/reference/rest/v1/Pollutant#Concentration)`)` The pollutant's concentration level measured by one of the standard air pollutation measure units. |\n| `additionalInfo` | `object (`[AdditionalInfo](/maps/documentation/air-quality/reference/rest/v1/Pollutant#AdditionalInfo)`)` Additional information about the pollutant. |\n\nConcentration\n-------------\n\nThe concentration of a given pollutant in the air.\n\n| JSON representation |\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ``` { \"units\": enum (/maps/documentation/air-quality/reference/rest/v1/Pollutant#Unit), \"value\": number } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `units` | `enum (`[Unit](/maps/documentation/air-quality/reference/rest/v1/Pollutant#Unit)`)` Units for measuring this pollutant concentration. |\n| `value` | `number` Value of the pollutant concentration. |\n\nUnit\n----\n\nDefines the unit used to measure the pollutant's concentration. 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