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Air Quality Index (AQI) for Kirkuk City [PDF]

Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2016
Urban air pollution problem is a major concern in many large cities and becomes increasingly critical around the world. The effects of urban air pollution on public health are being felt worldwide.
Salah A. H. Saleh, Ghadah H. Mohamed, Zainab B. Mohamed   +2 more
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Toward healthy air quality under CMIP6 scenarios: insights into the compliance with the new WHO guidelines in China [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
Ambient PM2.5 and O3 pollution remain major threats to public health, especially under the more stringent 2021 World Health Organization Air Quality Guidelines (WHO AQGs).
Ziqi Jia, Yue Yuan, Yue Yuan, Xurong Wang, Fuzhen Shen   +4 more
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Applying EPA’s instruction to calculate air quality index (AQI) in Tehran

Journal of Air Pollution and Health, 2019
Introduction: This study aimed to calculate and evaluate air quality index (AQI) in Tehran according to the EPA’s instruction, and evaluate the obtained values.
Somayeh Yousefi, Abbas Shahsavani, Mostafa Hadei   +2 more
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Exploring regional air pollution transition dynamics: A multi-state markov model approach. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundAir pollution, commonly measured by the Air Quality Index (AQI), is a significant global health risk, yet its transition dynamics remain poorly understood.
Md Ismail Hossain, Shuvongkar Sarkar, Md Injamul Haq Methun, Azizur Rahman   +3 more
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Air quality index prediction using multivariate deep neural networks: A case study of a proposed state capital in India

Journal of Air Pollution and Health, 2023
Introduction: Air pollution is a major environmental challenge worldwide and predicting air quality is key to regulating air pollution. The extent of air pollution is quantified by the Air Quality Index (AQI).
Venkata Siva Raja Prasad Sunku, Rambabu Mukkamala, Vishnu Namboodiri   +2 more
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Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Air Quality Index (AQI) over Northwest China [PDF]

Atmosphere, 2022
In recent years, air pollution has become a serious threat, causing adverse health effects and millions of premature deaths in China. This study examines the spatial-temporal characteristics of ambient air quality in five provinces (Shaanxi (SN), Xinjiang (XJ), Gansu (GS), Ningxia (NX), and Qinghai (QH)) of northwest China (NWC) from January 2015 to ...
Shah Zaib, Jianjiang Lu, Muhammad Bilal
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Auto-Modal: Air-Quality Index Forecasting with Modal Decomposition Attention

Sensors, 2022
The air-quality index (AQI) is an important comprehensive evaluation index to measure the quality of air, with its value reflecting the degree of air pollution.
Yiren Guo, Tingting Zhu, Zhenye Li, Chao Ni   +3 more
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Assessment of air quality index (AQI) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022
Abstract Air pollution is increasingly becoming a main environmental matter in the world. It can impact public health, weather, and climate. Riyadh's air pollution poses significant environmental and health risks. The study aimed to analyze Riyadh's current and future air quality by using AQI.
R Hassan, M Rahman, A Hamdan
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Parental knowledge and usage of air quality in childhood asthma management

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundThe current United States asthma management guidelines recommend usage of the Air Quality Index (AQI) for outdoor activity modification when air pollution is high.
Jessica Reyes-Angel, Yueh-Ying Han, Erick Forno, Juan C Celedón, Franziska J Rosser   +4 more
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Evaluating the U.S. Air Quality Index as a risk communication tool: Comparing associations of index values with respiratory morbidity among adults in California.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundThe Air Quality Index (AQI) in the United States is widely used to communicate daily air quality information to the public. While use of the AQI has led to reported changes in individual behaviors, such behavior modifications will only mitigate
Kevin R Cromar, Marya Ghazipura, Laura A Gladson, Lars Perlmutt   +3 more
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