Data about the daily mean concentration of air pollutants, especially those potentially harmful to human health. Data should be available for all air monitoring stations or air monitoring zones in a country. The Index focusses on key pollutants as defined by the World Health Organisation. See our methodology section for more information.
Question | Answer | Comment |
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Openly licenced | Yes | |
In an open and machine-readable format | CSV | |
Downloadable at once | No | Reviewer: Accepted, as Raw data is linked to a login and other options show a menu interactions to filter data needed; Without a multiple select option. |
Up-to-date | Yes | |
Publicly available | Yes | |
Available free of charge | Yes | |
findable | 4 | |
findable_steps | Looked for US air quality data EPA, the first results led to the air quality site | |
licence_url | https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#105 | |
Collected by government | Yes | |
usability | 3 | |
collector_name | United States Environmental Protection Agency | |
characteristics | Particulate matter (PM), Sulphur oxides (SOx), Nitrogen oxides (NOx), Carbon monoxide (CO), Ozone, Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), Available per air monitoring station/zone | |
location | https://www.epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data - Air Quality Data Collected at Outdoor Monitors Across the US |
Accepted without corrections.