# Able to add 1-h PM2.5 Only AQHI-Plus?

**URL:** <https://community.purpleair.com/t/able-to-add-1-h-pm2-5-only-aqhi-plus/5334>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [July 2, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/able-to-add-1-h-pm2-5-only-aqhi-plus/5334 "2023-07-02T13:36:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Araso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Araso](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Araso)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/able-to-add-1-h-pm2-5-only-aqhi-plus/5334/1 "2023-07-02T13:36:16Z")

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Hello! I’m wondering if it might be possible to add an index, the 1-h PM2.5 Only AQHI-Plus? This modification to the Canadian AQHI re-weighs the index to better capture rising PM2.5 levels, which is particularly relevant for capturing and responding to wildfire smoke:

> **[Assessment of the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) and four alternate...](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7046905/)**
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> Wildfire smoke is an important source of air pollution associated with a range of cardiopulmonary health conditions. The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is the most widely used tool in Canada to communicate with the public about air pollution, but it...

Thanks for considering.

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**Author:** ![Ethan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/ethan/32/177_2.png) [@Ethan](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Ethan)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/able-to-add-1-h-pm2-5-only-aqhi-plus/5334/2 "2023-07-03T18:25:30Z")

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Hi @Araso,

We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We will bring this to the team to look into its implementation. We are always willing to add new data layers to the PurpleAir map.