Suitable to measurement methods of each monitoring network. In Europe, the Common Air Quality Index (CAQI) ranges from 0 to 100 (5 levels).

All are somewhat different in concept and presentation and comparing air quality presentations of cities on the internet was virtually impossible. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. CAQI Common Air Quality Index — Update with PM. We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads.

0000083863 00000 n The Citeair index has been developed during the Citeair European project (Citeair – Common information to European air, co-funded by the European Union's INTERREG IIIC and IVC Programmes). Significantly, AQI values reflect air quality management objectives, which are based on the lowest achievable emissions rate, rather than exclusive concern for human health. 0000003340 00000 n Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. {���K4GG�ډ:1eҦR6�~�Wm��92��o�u���5�����.�Xo�� ��^�9��M�V%�m4͇����@MY�9u[G�7[CQ\ 1h�8B��,_�3�� I6[�Lop^�'eP˗$]$�؄�}�\�r�U�G��s����A]n�'Nv^�He�f}�\>\��H���i�3�?hK�T=f�$^:a\Q���Ji�P4Z=P�!

0000004470 00000 n European Citeair index : Common Air Quality Index (or CAQI) Citeair Two air quality indices (background and traffic) for near real time information in European cities.

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Airparif developped some interactive tools. The Air Quality Health Index also provides advice on how to improve air quality by proposing behavioural change to reduce the environmental footprint. In the USA and China, the AQI index has 6 levels ranging from 0 to 500 (or more).

The air quality is determined by an index ranging from 1 (very good) to 10 (dangerous). 0000108668 00000 n The Roadside index, being representative of city streets with a lot of traffic, is based on roadside monitoring stations.

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This index pays particular attention to people who are sensitive to air pollution. 0000005011 00000 n The CITEAIR index is broadcasted in real time on www.airqualitynow.eu and on news websites (Actu Environnement, Journal de l'environnement ...) and on the hot air balloon Air de Paris (Parc André Citroën) .

Please note, this is a shortened version of the Airparif website.

0000003299 00000 n https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.060. To assure a smooth transition to the new calculation scheme we studied the behaviour of the index before and after the changes.

0000011416 00000 n It is a health protection tool used to make decisions to reduce short-term exposure to air pollution by adjusting activity levels during increased levels of air pollution. 0000001544 00000 n

0000000811 00000 n All are somewhat different in concept and presentation and comparing air quality presentations of cities on the internet was virtually impossible. In the Ile-de-France agglomeration, it is calculated for Paris city. European Citeair index provides near real time air quality data for each city  for the background (representing the general situation of the given agglomeration) and for the traffic (being representative of city streets with a lot of traffic).

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The CAQI or Common Air Quality Index was proposed to facilitate the comparison of air quality in European cities in real-time.

It provides them with advice on how to protect their health during air quality levels associated with low, moderate, high and very high health risks. There are many air quality indices in use in the world. 306 0 obj << /Linearized 1 /O 309 /H [ 1544 1263 ] /L 661958 /E 109374 /N 33 /T 655719 >> endobj xref 306 23 0000000016 00000 n This index has been launched in 2006 to the general public to provide: This index is currently used by more than a hundred of European cities and is calculated every hour based on monitoring stations. 0000005503 00000 n

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Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. or its licensors or contributors. 0000001158 00000 n See the full French version here. To compare the current air quality across Europe. A sensitivity analysis demonstrates the comparative behaviour of the street and urban background stations and presents the sensitivity of the CAQI outcome to the pollutants included in its calculation. 0000002784 00000 n We used 2006 Airbase data from 31 urban background and 27 street stations all across Europe (that were monitoring PM2.5 in 2006). Please note, you will be redirected towards the French website. Simple and take into account the traffic pollution.

The CAQI characterises a city by a roadside and urban background situation. 0000003392 00000 n Three different indices have been developed to enable the comparison of …

This paper describes the logic of making an index, in particular the CAQI and its update with a grid for PM2.5. The CAQI and the accompanying website www.airqualitynow.eu and app were proposed to overcome this problem in Europe.

The Background index representing the general situation is based on urban background monitoring sites.

Air quality in Canada has been reported for many years with provincial Air Quality Indices (AQIs). By continuing you agree to the use of cookies. 0000083784 00000 n These hourly indices have 5 levels using a scale from 0 (very low) to > 100 (very high). The Air Quality Health Index or (AQHI) is a scale designed to help understand the impact of air quality on health. 0000002807 00000 n The CAQI or Common Air Quality Index was proposed to facilitate the comparison of air quality in European cities in real-time. To present the air quality situation in European cities in a comparable and easily understandable way, all detailed measurements are transformed into a single relative figure: the Common Air Quality Index (or CAQI).