Air Quality Resources for Professionals

Below you’ll find a variety of helpful resources about air quality for public health professionals — including research, data, tools for tracking the health impact of air pollution, and more.

Data on Air Quality

Use these links to find the latest data on air quality — and learn about data collection methods.

Current Air Quality Information

Use these links to get live updates about air quality.

The Health Impact of Air Pollution

Use these tools to help you stay up to date about the health impact of air quality.

Are you a health care provider? Complete this online course to learn more about how air pollution can affect your patients with asthma.

Environmental Triggers of Asthma — ATSDR Environmental Health and Medicine Education

These toolkits can help you communicate with consumers about public health issues related to air pollution.

You can also share this podcast with tips for avoiding the harmful health effects of poor air quality.

Information on Air Pollutants

Find information about EPA-classified air pollutants.

Air Pollutants

Research from CDC

Below you’ll find research on air quality and its health effects.

Publications from the International Biomass Smoke Health Effects Conference (IBSHE)

Other CDC Publications on Air Quality

Check out the other most recent research and reports listed by year.

2017

Yip F, Christensen B, Sircar K, Naeher L, Bruce N, Pennise D, Lozier M, Pilishvili T, Farrar J, Stanistreet D, Nyagol R, Muoki J, de Beer L, Sage M, Kapil V. “Traditional and Improved Stove Use on Household Air Pollution and Personal Exposures in Rural Western Kenya.” Environment International. 2017; 99:185–191.

2016

Byers N, Ritchey M, Vaidyanathan A, Brandt A, Yip F. “Short-term effects of ambient air pollutants on asthma-related emergency department visits in Indianapolis, Indiana, 2007-2011.” J Asthma. 2016; 53:245-252.
Heinzerling A, Hsu J, Yip F. “Respiratory Health Effects of Ultrafine Particles in Children: A Literature Review.” Water Air Soil Pollut. 2016; Epub ahead of print. Abstract
Lozier MJ, Sircar K, Christensen B, Pillarisetti A, Pennise D, Bruce N, Stanistreet D, Naeher L, Pilishvili T, Loo Farrar J, Sage M, Nyagol R, Muoki J, Wofchuck T, Yip F. “Use of Temperature Sensors to Determine Exclusivity of Improved Stove Use and Associated Household Air Pollution Reductions in Kenya.” Environ Sci Technol. 2016; 50(8):4564-71.
Mirabelli MC, Vaidyanathan A, Flanders WD, Qin X, Garbe P. “Outdoor PM2.5, Ambient Air Temperature, and Asthma Symptoms in the Past 14 Days among Adults with Active Asthma.” Environ Health Perspect. 2016: Epub ahead of print.