Starting with our first study in Oakland, EDF has convened a diverse group of partners from industry, academia, local government, health care and community environmental justice  organizations to inform our approach and improve our understanding of our findings. These efforts have already produced a series of peer-reviewed studies and user-friendly maps that are supporting efforts by local organizations, air pollution managers, and policy makers develop and implement helping advocate for meaningful pollution reduction reforms.

With more than 100 lower-cost sensor pods and specially-equipped Google Street View cars, Breathe London complements and expands upon London’s existing monitoring networks. The project aims to help people better understand their local air quality. Read the three takeaways.

Analysts use a variety of methods, depending on budget, capacity and existing data sources–to pinpoint the sources of pollution. For example, so-called source-based approaches start at the point from where air pollution is flowing and follow emissions as they mix, react, disperse and move through the atmosphere.