Air pollution is a growing global issue, that is detrimental to human health and the environment. Major sources of air pollution include manufacturing, power and transport. Some of the major health effects of air pollution are lung and heart diseases. Read more on what air pollution is, global air pollution trends and more here.
This article provides the testing method and data for the article Delhi’s Indoor Air Pollution Lower than Outdoors. Supplemental Materials 1. Test Method I collected data January 12th to January 29th, 2019. I collected data at each place once to avoid over-representing a single place in the data. These days were …
Whether indoor air is safer than outdoor air is an important question for the millions of people living in heavily polluted cities like Delhi or Bangalore. Yet I’ve heard a lot of disagreement about this question. Is indoor air really safer than outdoor air? Is it true for all areas …
New analysis from Smart Air shows that China is making progress on its “war on air pollution.” PM2.5 air pollution was down in 14 out of China’s 15 largest cities. Yet one region saw far more progress than the rest. South Sees Modest Air Quality Gains In southern China, from …
A new analysis of air quality from 15 of China’s largest cities shows that PM2.5 fell in all cities—except one. From Shenzhen to Xi’an, air pollution was down in 2018. Yet Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, actually saw pollution rise 7%. With this increase, Zhengzhou now averages over …
Analyzing new air quality data, Smart Air found that Beijing’s PM2.5 dropped 14% in 2018 compared to the year before. Despite the improvement, Beijing still averages nearly five times the World Health Organization’s annual limit. Improvement Came Mostly from Winter Enforcement By breaking down the data month by month, analysis …
New data analysis from Smart Air shows that air quality improved in 14 out China’s 15 largest cities. This data suggests China’s “war on air pollution” seems to be working. This analysis uses over 21,000 daily average PM2.5 data points from official sensors around the country. Beijing Famous …
Air quality in five of India’s major cities saw little improvement in 2018. In short, air quality was flat in Hyderabad year over year, while air quality worsened in Mumbai and Kolkata. Here’s the full data to show you just how bad India’s air quality levels were in 2018: Worsening …
New analysis from Smart Air finds that 2018 was a good year for air quality for India’s major cities. Air quality was flat or down in three of five cities—Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chennai. Yet two cities saw air pollution rise significantly. PM2.5 pollution was up 17% in Kolkata, …
Using actual air purifiers test data on is the best way to cut through the misleading marketing claims purifier companies make to try to get us to pay more money for clean air. For that reason, I’m always on the look out for good test data. Data is power. …
Analyzing air quality data from the US Consulate, Smart Air found that Hyderabad’s air quality was flat in 2018 compared to last year. At this level, Hyderabad averages nearly six times the World Health Organization’s annual air quality limit. Month by Month Analysis Breaking down the data by month, …
