Public Health/Environmental Official

Research Studies

As we work to better understand air pollution, its behavior and its impact on our health, EDF and our partners have embarked on a multi-city strategy to test new methods ...
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Finding Pollution Sources

While hyperlocal monitoring identifies pollution hotspots, source apportionment finds its cause. Because pollutants move through the air, they behave differently depending on wind, temperature and precipitation. By examining the impacts ...
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Hyperlocal Monitoring

Air pollution varies dramatically — new technology helps us see it EDF’s pioneering work with Google Earth Outreach in Oakland, California showed how levels of air pollution can vary by ...
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How is Air Pollution Currently Monitored?

Why current efforts aren’t enough Most towns and cities around the world have just one – if any – air pollution monitor. Low- and middle-income countries, where pollution is often ...
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Health Impact Assessments

Knowing how air pollution harms health is critical, but we also need to be able to pinpoint where and how people are most affected. For this, practitioners and policymakers can ...
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Impacts and Disparity

Nearly 150 million Americans, or roughly half of the population, live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution. The problem disproportionately menaces communities of color and low wealth. That ...
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