Daily Dose of Air Pollution
Air pollution is a growing problem in most cities (big and small). The "Daily Dose" aims to disseminate the best available information on air pollution and engage in discussions to better understand the process of air quality management. For more details on the program, please visit http://www.urbanemissions.info
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Journal Article - Using low-cost sensors to assess common air pollution sources across multiple residences
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Infograph - Why PM2.5 is more harmful than PM10
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Op-Ed - India Built a Perfect System to Ignore Its Deadly Air. (It's working.)
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Air Quality Index (AQI) in Indian Cities 2015-2023
Monitoring Ambient Air Quality in Indian NCAP City Airsheds
In this SIM-air Working Paper Series # 40-2021, we defined (a) the size of NCAP city airsheds (b) the recommended number of ambient air quality monitoring sites in an airshed (c) the operational sampling frequency to support receptor-based source apportionment studies. These resources are necessary for strengthening the monitoring needs of an airshed to track pollution levels, to conduct receptor-model-based source apportionment studies, and to support long-term air quality management plans.
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[Download grid & airshed information by city]
[More supporting material is posted here]
Op-Ed - Private schools increase air pollution on the school run by 47%
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Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Journal Article - Application of Google Earth Engine to Monitor Greenhouse Gases: A Review
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Journal Article - Analyzing the Role of Chemical Mechanism Choice in Wintertime PM2.5 Modeling for Temperature Inversion-Prone Areas
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Op-Ed - Ecology of Fear: Mike Davis’ history of LA and natural disaster is re-read whenever fire rages in California
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Op-Ed - 20 years on, California’s burning ban comes into force
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Op-Ed - ‘We’re in a New Era’: How Climate Change Is Supercharging Disasters
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