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Two years after the launch of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) updated Air Quality Guidelines, a new pan-European campaign has been launched calli...

Calling on European governments to protect their populations from danger...

Indoor air quality monitoring (IAQ)

Indoor air quality has never been more important, particularly in the places where children learn. Schools in the United Arab Emirates UAE will soon have mor...

Study of Indoor Air Quality in UAE Schools

Air quality monitoring

Air pollution in Ghana is exacting a heavy toll on both public health and the economy, yet it remains a largely overlooked issue. Every year, nearly 24,000 G...

Ghana's Looming Crisis: The Silent Threat of Air Pollution

Indoor air quality monitoring (IAQ)

At ILM's Air Quality and Emissions (AQE) event, Professor Sani Dimitroulopoulou of the Health Security Agency gave an outline of the Agency's ongoing researc...

UK Health Security Agency Insider Talks Tackling Indoor Air Pollution

Ambient air quality

In most countries, mobile network operators (MNOs) deploy tens of thousands of base stations to deliver mobile communications services to their customers. It...

The suitability of a mobile communications network to deliver high-resol...

Air quality monitoring

AQMesh has been used extensively in and around data centres for two main reasons: obligation to monitor emissions from back-up generators and the risk to cop...

Why are data centres bothered about outdoor air pollution?

Indoor air quality monitoring (IAQ)

At ILM's Air Quality and Emissions (AQE) event, Professor Paul Linden from the University of Cambridge shared some of his recent work on indoor air quality,...

Cambridge Professor explains how indoor air quality affects spread of vi...

Air quality monitoring

Climate change, the colossal global threat, has had the spotlight in recent decades, with many prominent figures such as Bill Nye and Sir David Attenborough...

How much has UK air quality improved?

Indoor air quality monitoring (IAQ)

GrayWolf Sensing Solutions have recently launched their new, groundbreaking professional-grade AdvancedSense XM Environmental Air Meter. This cutting-edge de...

New indoor air quality, toxic gas, HVAC meter/monitor

Dust monitoring

DustCanary recognise the importance of high-quality dust measurement, particularly where the health and safety of workers is at stake. Airborne dust particle...

Setting a new trend in personal dust monitoring

An air quality index (AQI) is used by government agencies^[1] to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecast to become.^[2]^[3] AQI information is obtained by averaging readings from an air quality sensor, which can increase due to vehicle traffic, forest fires, or anything that can increase air pollution. Pollutants tested include particulates, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, among others.

Public health risks increase as the AQI rises, especially affecting children, the elderly, and individuals with respiratory or cardiovascular issues. During these times, governmental bodies generally encourage people to reduce physical activity outdoors, or even avoid going out altogether. The use of face masks such as cloth masks may also be recommended.

Different countries have their own air quality indices, corresponding to different national air quality standards. Some of these are Canada's Air Quality Health Index, Malaysia's Air Pollution Index, and Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index.