Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Air quality index

  1. Perceived pollution and health factors raise willingness to pay
    Study of factors determining household willingness to pay for improved urban air quality in Khulna City, Bangladesh, based on survey data from 385 households.
  2. FuXi-Air forecasts six pollutants with multimodal data
    FuXi-Air combines meteorological, emission, and observational data for high-precision air quality forecasting at scale, generating 72-hour predictions across multiple sites in seconds.
  3. Chicago air-quality monitors are unevenly distributed across the city
    Study reveals severe spatial disparities in Chicago's air quality monitoring, with affluent areas over-monitored and minority communities facing undetected PM2.5 pollution hotspots.
  4. Wildfire smoke PM2.5 health impacts analyzed in Canada
    Analysis of wildfire-PM2.5 health impacts in Canada 2019-2023 quantifies premature mortality, respiratory outcomes, and economic costs ranging from billions annually.
  5. Ozone formation shifted by season in Guanzhong Basin
    Analysis of warm-season ozone and secondary aerosol formation in the Guanzhong Basin reveals sub-seasonal regime shifts, with traffic and industrial emissions driving both pollutants.
  6. Summer ozone levels in Jilin were shaped by weather
    Study analyzing meteorological drivers of summer ground-level ozone in Jilin City (2020-2023) using WRF-CMAQ modeling and health risk assessment to identify atmospheric conditions affecting ozone.
  7. AQHI tracked health risks better than AQI in central Taiwan
    PM2.5 chemical analysis and multi-pollutant health risks in Central Taiwan 2020-2022. AQHI assessment shows improved sensitivity over conventional AQI for predicting respiratory and cardiovascular.
  8. Delhi AQI peaked during festive periods in 2024-2025
    Study analyzes air quality index fluctuations in Delhi during Diwali 2024-2025, tracking PM2.5 and PM10 pollution peaks from October through January across seven key pollutants.