The Fused Air Quality Surface Using Downscaling (FAQSD) Files is derived from data on Ozone (O3) and Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5). The data provides predictions for national-scale annual average concentration of O3 (μg/m3) and PM2.5 (μg/m3) in the United States using monitoring data and Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) output.
Data Summary
Dataset Name: Fused Air Quality Surface Using Downscaling (FAQSD) Files
Data Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Years: All data contains measures between 2002 and 2016
Geographies: Census Tract
O3 Suggested Citation:
Jennifer Ailshire and Hyewon Kang. 2020. United States Environmental Protection Agency Ozone FAQSD Files by Census Tract, 2002-2016, Version 2.0. Los Angeles, CA: USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health.
PM2.5 Suggested Citation:
Jennifer Ailshire and Hyewon Kang. 2020. Contextual Data Resource (CDR): United States Environmental Protection Agency Particulate Matter 2.5 FAQSD Files by Census Tract, 2002- 2016, Version 2.0. Los Angeles, CA: USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health.
- Ailshire, Jennifer and Katrina M. Walsemann. (2021) “Education Differences in the Adverse Impact of PM2.5 on Incident Cognitive Impairment Among U.S. Older Adults”. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 79(2):615-625. doi:10.3233/JAD-200765
- Yannatos I, Stites S, Brown RT, McMillan CT (2023) Contributions of neighborhood social environment and air pollution exposure to Black-White disparities in epigenetic aging. PLoS ONE 18(7): e0287112. https://doi-org.libproxy2.usc.edu/10.1371/journal.pone.0287112
- Courtney, M.G., Roberts, J. & Godde, K. (2022) How social/environmental determinants and inflammation affect salivary telomere length among middle-older adults in the health and retirement study. Sci Rep 12, 8882. https://doi-org.libproxy2.usc.edu/10.1038/s41598-022-12742-z
Data Sources
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). RSIG and FAQSD Files, https://www.epa.gov/hesc/rsig-related-downloadable-data-files.