1 Introduction

This is an R targets pipeline for environmental health impact assessment using air pollution as a case study. Data is drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (statistical area boundaries, population and mortality) and the Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group (Satellite-derived PM2.5).

Instructions on how to get started with the code as provided is given in section Getting started with further details in Methods and Code guide. Known issues are detailed in Issues. A series of case studies developed by tweaking the initial pipeline is then described.

The theoretical and epidemiological concepts underpinning health impact assessments in this context is then outlined in the sections Background and Epidemiological Concepts