<s>
AirQ+	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free	O
software	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
World	O
Health	O
Organization	O
(	O
WHO	O
)	O
Regional	O
Office	O
for	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirQ+	B-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
BreatheLife	O
campaign	O
and	O
in	O
numerous	O
studies	O
aimed	O
at	O
measuring	O
long-term	O
exposure	O
to	O
ambient	O
particulate	O
matter	O
PM2.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
,	O
AirQ	O
,	O
was	O
distributed	O
in	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
spreadsheet	O
program	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
another	O
version	O
of	O
AirQ	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
substantial	O
difference	O
between	O
AirQ	O
and	O
AirQ+	B-Application
is	O
that	O
AirQ+	B-Application
contains	O
a	O
new	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
with	O
several	O
help	O
texts	O
and	O
various	O
features	O
to	O
input	O
and	O
analyse	O
data	O
and	O
illustrate	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirQ+	B-Application
version	O
1.3	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
version	O
2.0	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
and	O
version	O
2.1	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirQ+	B-Application
is	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
ascertain	O
the	O
magnitude	O
of	O
the	O
burden	O
and	O
impacts	O
of	O
air	O
population	O
on	O
health	O
in	O
a	O
given	O
locality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirQ+	B-Application
also	O
has	O
the	O
capacity	O
to	O
perform	O
calculations	O
for	O
black	O
carbon	O
(	O
BC	O
)	O
and	O
provides	O
rough	O
estimates	O
of	O
impacts	O
of	O
household	O
(	O
indoor	O
)	O
air	O
pollution	O
on	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirQ+	B-Application
can	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
long	O
-	O
and	O
short-term	O
exposure	O
to	O
ambient	O
air	O
pollution	O
and	O
to	O
long-term	O
household	O
air	O
pollution	O
exposure	O
caused	O
by	O
solid	O
fuel	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirQ+	B-Application
includes	O
default	O
values	O
users	O
can	O
use	O
for	O
running	O
impact	O
assessments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
online	O
available	O
software	O
tools	O
that	O
calculate	O
the	O
impacts	O
of	O
air	O
pollution	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Environmental	O
Protection	O
Agency	O
with	O
its	O
BenMAP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
