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Air Pollution Exposure Indicators: Review of Ground-Level Monitoring Data Availability and Proposed Calculation Method

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  • Jay Turner

    (Washington University in St. Louis)

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This paper identifies opportunities to refine OECD’s indicators of air pollution and population exposure to air pollution, and their periodic production for OECD and G20 countries. First, a comprehensive review is conducted of the publicly available ground-level air monitoring data for the selected countries, including their geographic coverage, data quality, comparability, etc. Second, the paper evaluates the potential applications of ground monitoring measurements for the construction of policy-relevant and internationally comparable indicators across OECD and G20 countries. Given the limited public availability of data and the incomplete geographic coverage in countries outside of Europe and North America, this paper concludes that such data are not suitable for the development of the OECD indicators of air pollution and population exposure to air pollution that need to be harmonised across countries and over time. A hybrid approach is instead recommended as a superior alternative that draws on both satellite data combined with a chemical transport model calibrated using ground-based measurements. Ce rapport étudie les possibilités d’affiner les indicateurs de l’OCDE concernant la pollution de l’air et l’exposition de la population à la pollution de l’air, et leur production régulière pour les pays de l’OCDE et ceux du G20. Il propose pour commencer un examen très complet des données publiques de surveillance de l’air au niveau du sol disponibles dans les pays étudiés, en s’intéressant notamment à leur couverture géographique, la qualité des données, leur comparabilité, etc. Il évalue ensuite les possibilités de construire, à l’aide des mesures au sol, des indicateurs pertinents pour l’action publique et comparables dans les pays de l’OCDE et du G20. Après avoir constaté que les données publiques étaient limitées et que leur couverture géographique était incomplète dans les pays hors zones Europe et Amérique du Nord, le rapport conclut que ces données ne conviennent pas pour élaborer les indicateurs de l’OCDE concernant la pollution de l’air et l’exposition de la population qui doivent être harmonisés entre pays et au cours du temps. Il recommande d’opter plutôt pour une approche hybride, basée sur des données satellitaires conjuguées à un modèle de transport chimique étalonné à l’aide de données relevées au niveau du sol, qui semble offrir une meilleure alternative.

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  • Jay Turner, 2016. "Air Pollution Exposure Indicators: Review of Ground-Level Monitoring Data Availability and Proposed Calculation Method," OECD Green Growth Papers 2016/1, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:envddd:2016/1-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jlsqs98gss7-en
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    Keywords

    ambient air pollution; ground monitoring; outdoor air pollution; ozone; ozone; particulate matter; particules; pollution de l’air ambiant; pollution de l’air extérieur; surveillance au sol;
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    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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