Air quality indices: a review

A Plaia, M Ruggieri - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio …, 2011 - Springer
National directives on air quality oblige nations to monitor and report on their air quality,
allowing the public to be informed on the ambient pollution levels. The last is the reason for …

A critical evaluation of air quality index models (1960–2021)

P Kumar - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022 - Springer
The formulation of an adequate and practical Atmospheric Air Quality Management Plan at
different spatial scales at local (micro), city (medium), national (macro)), and temporal (short …

Characteristics of ambient air quality and its air quality index (AQI) model in Shanghai, China

Z Jiang, Y Gao, H Cao, W Diao, X Yao, C Yuan… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Long-term observations indicate that, the ambient air quality in Shanghai continues to
improve, however the synergistic effects between the air pollutants PM 2.5, O 3 and NO 2 …

Air quality assessment in a heavily polluted urban Mediterranean environment through air quality indices

PA Kassomenos, A Kelessis, M Petrakakis… - Ecological …, 2012 - Elsevier
During the last years several attempts were made to introduce various air quality indices,
defined for a specific air pollutant or a mixture of pollutants, based on standards and …

Air pollution assessment in Seoul, South Korea, using an updated daily air quality index

H Lee, J Lee, S Oh, S Park, H Mayer - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The variability of daily air quality index DAQx* was analyzed for types of air quality
monitoring stations (AQMSs) in Seoul, South Korea, from 2018 to 2021. Daily maximum 1-h …

Air pollution characteristics associated with mesoscale atmospheric patterns in northwest continental Europe

S Buchholz, J Junk, A Krein, G Heinemann… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - Elsevier
An impact related daily air quality index (DAQx), calculated for 15 air quality monitoring
stations (traffic, background, and industry) in Belgium, France, Germany and Luxembourg …

An overview of experiences made and tools used to inform the public on ambient air quality

A Fino, F Vichi, C Leonardi, K Mukhopadhyay - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Legislative regulations on atmospheric pollution have been established in different parts of
the world for addressing air quality management. An important public commitment, common …

Implementation of an aggregate index to elucidate the influence of atmospheric synoptic conditions on air quality in Athens, Greece

K Dimitriou, E Liakakou, M Lianou, B Psiloglou… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2020 - Springer
To evaluate air quality in Athens (Greece), hourly concentrations of PM 10, NO 2, O 3, and
CO from an urban background monitoring station and a suburban sampling site, covering …

Evolution of the air pollution in SW Germany evaluated by the long-term air quality index LAQx

H Mayer, J Holst, D Schindler, D Ahrens - Atmospheric Environment, 2008 - Elsevier
The air quality index LAQx (Long-term Air Quality Index), which has been recently
developed to evaluate the long-term integral air quality related to well-being and health of …