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“Air pollution levels will cross 400 in coming days as low temperatures will not allow the particulate matter to disperse,” said director, air quality monitoring station, Lucknow University, Prof Dhruv Sen Singh. LUCKNOW: The air that you breathed in on Tuesday was more toxic as compared to Monday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Lucknow was 396, just four units below the ‘severe’ category.The AQI was also 20 units more than the value recorded on Monday, as per the data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The concentration levels of PM2.5 were six times higher than the safe limits. It was followed by Aliganj, Talkatora and Nishatganj..