{"id":26,"date":"2020-05-21T20:08:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T20:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/cbph\/cdr\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-10-27T13:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:05:14","slug":"air-pollution-o2-and-pm2-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/cbph\/cdr\/air-pollution-o2-and-pm2-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Pollution: O3 and PM2.5"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; id=&#8221;about&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][page_submenu alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; sticky=&#8221;true&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#335d66&#8243; link_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][page_link link_url=&#8221;#overview&#8221; title=&#8221;Overview&#8221; id=&#8221;1761595459510-10&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1761595459510-1&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/page_link][page_link link_url=&#8221;#data-summary&#8221; title=&#8221;Data Summary&#8221; id=&#8221;1761595459520-5&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1761595459520-2&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/page_link][page_link title=&#8221;Related Publications&#8221; id=&#8221;1761595459522-6&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1761595459523-10&#8243; link_url=&#8221;#related-pubs&#8221;][\/page_link][\/page_submenu][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;3%&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; id=&#8221;overview&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_color=&#8221;#5caaa8&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;triangle&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-6-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text el_id=&#8221;overview&#8221;]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 (\u03bcg\/m3) and PM2.5 (\u03bcg\/m3) in the United States using monitoring data and Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) output.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;263,265&#8243; image_grid_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; layout=&#8221;2&#8243; item_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; gallery_style=&#8221;1&#8243; load_in_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;50&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;50&#8243; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; 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Contextual Data Resource (CDR): United States Environmental Protection Agency Ozone FAQSD Files by Census Tract, 2002-2020, Version 3.0. Los Angeles, CA: USC\/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>PM2.5 Suggested Citation: <\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jennifer Ailshire, Jong Woo Nam, Eun Young Choi. 2024. Contextual Data Resource (CDR): United States Environmental Protection Agency Particulate Matter 2.5 FAQSD Files by Census Tract, 2002-2020, Version 3.0. 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Y., &amp; Ailshire, J. A. (2025). Ambient outdoor heat and accelerated epigenetic aging among older adults in the US. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science Advances<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(9), eadr0616. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.adr0616\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.adr0616<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yannatos, I., Stites, S., Brown, R. T., &amp; McMillan, C. T. (2023). Contributions of neighborhood social environment and air pollution exposure to Black-White disparities in epigenetic aging. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PLOS ONE<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(7), e0287112.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0287112\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0287112<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ailshire, J., &amp; Walsemann, K. M. (2021). Education Differences in the Adverse Impact of PM 2.5 on Incident Cognitive Impairment Among U.S. Older Adults. 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