TY - JOUR AU - Martín Valmayor, Miguel Ángel AU - Infante, Juan AU - Carmona-González, Nieves AU - Gil Alana, Luis A. PY - 2026 SN - 2590-2520 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12766/910 AB - This article presents new evidence on the persistence, seasonality, and trends of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) Air Quality Index (AQI) across twenty global megacities from January 2014 to January 2026. The research applies a fractional integration... LA - eng PB - Elsevier TI - PM 2.5 air quality index in major cities. long memory analysis with fractional integration DO - 10.1016/J.CACINT.2026.100492 T2 - City and Environment Interactions M2 - 100492 VL - 32 ER -