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Air Quality through Urban Actions (AQUA) tool

Description

The AQUA tool is an easy-to-use excel spreadsheet model that city staff can use with minimal guidance. It uses population, exposure, health and economic cost data, as well as epidemiologic evidence to help users calculate how emission changes can benefit local air quality and health.

Questions this resource can help answer

What are the benefits to human health of reducing railway-attributable PM2.5 concentrations in Delhi?

How do I use this resource?

An easy-to-use tool for estimating the benefits of improving air quality

Resource information

Resource owner

Format

Website

Backup URL

Update Frequency

Irregularly

Geographic Coverage

Global

Technical specifications

Methodology

Incorporates reduced-form source-receptor matrix to estimate air quality changes from the InMAP global model. Uses data from GBD to quantify health impacts.

Sectors

Agricultural Commercial Energy generation Industrial Residential Transportation

Other Specifications

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