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A proposed air quality index for urban areas

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A critical review of various air quality indices is made. Two shortcomings of these indices are indicated and remedied in a proposed urban air quality index (UAQI). A few computations on Canadian air pollution data show how this new index is an improvement over the past ones.

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  1. Centre de recherche en sciences de l'environnement, Université du Québec à Montréal, H3C 3P8, Québec, Canada

    M. H. Doan & C. East

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Doan, M.H., East, C. A proposed air quality index for urban areas. Water Air Soil Pollut 8, 441–451 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00228658

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