{"id":15318,"date":"2021-03-10T11:26:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T03:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/?p=15318"},"modified":"2021-05-10T16:57:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T08:57:15","slug":"did-bangalores-air-quality-get-better-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/did-bangalores-air-quality-get-better-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Bangalore\u2019s Air Quality Get Better in 2020?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How was Bangalore&#8217;s 2020 air quality? Did Bangalore&#8217;s air quality improve in 2020 compared to recent years? Bangalore air pollution in 2019 averaged levels nearly 4 times the World Health Organization\u2019s (WHO) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health\">recommended limit<\/a> for PM2.5 levels. Smart Air dove into the data to see if there was any improvement in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">WATCH: Fixing India&#8217;s Air Pollution Problem<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube  lyte-align aligncenter\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Fixing India&amp;#039;s Air Pollution Problem | Smart Air in India\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_ix9c5Oe4kAY\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fix9c5Oe4kAY%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ix9c5Oe4kAY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M11S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-10-05T08:12:42Z\" \/><\/div><meta itemprop=\"accessibilityFeature\" content=\"captions\" \/><div id=\"lyte_ix9c5Oe4kAY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fix9c5Oe4kAY%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Fixing India&#039;s Air Pollution Problem | Smart Air in India<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ix9c5Oe4kAY\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fix9c5Oe4kAY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Fixing India&amp;#039;s Air Pollution Problem | Smart Air in India\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Listen to Smart Air founder, Thomas Talheim share his experience with air pollution in Delhi and why he started Smart Air to protect people through simple, no-nonsense, affordable air purifiers and open data. Featured Article: \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-make-diy-air-purifier\/ Smart Air is a social enterprise dedicated to helping people protect themselves from the harms of air pollution through education and low-cost purifiers. \u2022 Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/SmartAirFilters \u2022 LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/smart-air-filters\/ \u2022 Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/smartairfilters \u2022 Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmartAirFilters \u2022 Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/smartairfilters\/ \u2022 Volunteer: https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/volunteer-at-smart-air\/ \u2022 Shop: https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/shop\/ For business enquiries, email us directly at info@smartairfilters.com.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"><br\/><span class=\"lyte_disclaimer\">Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/smartairfilters?sub_confirmation=1\">Smart Air on YouTube<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/images\/smartair_youtube.ico\" alt=\"Smart Air Youtube\"\/><\/span><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Results: Bangalore&#8217;s Air Quality Improved by 19% in 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After analyzing Bangalore&#8217;s air quality data from the US Embassy, Smart Air found that air quality in 2020 improved by 19% compared to 2019. Despite this improvement, Bangalore still averaged about 3 times the World Health Organization\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health\">annual limit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2019vs-2020-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Bangalore's PM2.5 pollution 2019 vs. 2020\" class=\"wp-image-15320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2019vs-2020-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2019vs-2020-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2019vs-2020-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2019vs-2020-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2019vs-2020.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bangalore Air Pollution by Month<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangalore&#8217;s PM2.5 levels were much lower in the start of 2020 compared to 2019. But the last few months of the year had air pollution levels similar to what were seen in 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2019-vs-2020-Monthly-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Bangalore's PM2.5 pollution 2019 vs. 2020\" class=\"wp-image-15321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2019-vs-2020-Monthly-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2019-vs-2020-Monthly-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2019-vs-2020-Monthly-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2019-vs-2020-Monthly-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2019-vs-2020-Monthly.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-dbfba3aa-c196-472a-b590-aeffa0dde6a6\">The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown On Bangalore&#8217;s 2020 Air Quality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangalore saw an improvement in air quality during the <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/covid-19-slashes-pm2-5-in-indias-6-biggest-cities\/\">COVID-19 lockdown<\/a>.  But Bangalore&#8217;s pollution levels started <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/why-air-quality-pm25-india-worse-winter\/\">peaking in the winter<\/a>. PM2.5 levels in India typically begin to <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/india-winter-more-polluted-summer-pm25\/\">rise starting in October<\/a>, and remain high until March of the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2016-2020-Air-Quality-1024x527.png\" alt=\"Bangalore's Monthly Average PM2.5\" class=\"wp-image-15322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2016-2020-Air-Quality-1024x527.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2016-2020-Air-Quality-600x309.png 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2016-2020-Air-Quality-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2016-2020-Air-Quality-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bangalore-2016-2020-Air-Quality.png 1262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Does Bangalore Air Pollution Compare to Delhi?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangalore\u2019s air pollution averages about 33% that of pollution leader <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/did-delhis-air-quality-improve-in-2020\/\">Delhi<\/a>, making it one of the least polluted major cities in India. Despite being better than Delhi and Kolkata, Bangalore\u2019s PM2.5 exceeds the World Health Organization annual limit every month of the year \u2014 even in the cleanest month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bangalore&#8217;s Air Quality Levels Compared to Other Cities in India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangalore\u2019s air pollution averages about 33% that of pollution leader <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/did-delhis-air-quality-improve-in-2020\/\">Delhi<\/a>, making it one of the least polluted major cities in India. Despite being better than Delhi and Kolkata, Bangalore\u2019s PM2.5 exceeds the World Health Organization annual limit every month of the year \u2014 even in the cleanest month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Indian-Cities-Air-Quality-2020-1.png\" alt=\"Air Pollution in India's Major Cities\" class=\"wp-image-15323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Indian-Cities-Air-Quality-2020-1.png 868w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Indian-Cities-Air-Quality-2020-1-600x306.png 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Indian-Cities-Air-Quality-2020-1-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Indian-Cities-Air-Quality-2020-1-768x391.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The analysis of Bangalore&#8217;s air quality is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-the-difference-between-PM2-5-and-PM10-with-respect-to-the-atmospheric-pollutants\/answer\/Thomas-Talhelm\">PM2.5 air pollution<\/a>, particles smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter. These particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and even enter the bloodstream. Studies have found that PM2.5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmartAirFilters\/status\/1065696348144455680\">raises blood pressure<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/35-college-students-purifier-health-effects\/\">inflammation<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/smogdoesntkilllikeyouthinkitdoes\/\">rates of heart attacks and strokes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1.-hair-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"PM2.5 India\" class=\"wp-image-8023\" width=\"599\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1.-hair-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1.-hair-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1.-hair-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1.-hair.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"block-5c4fbfb8-b3d3-4047-8e26-d5203eaf3455\"><strong>Open Data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-59f7e449-502d-48cf-9c2e-f722bf1fa462\">As always, Smart Air is publishing the test data for all fellow data nerds (<a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Banaglore.xlsx\">Bangalore 2020 Pollution Data<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" id=\"block-86ca4b7c-e5f6-4a83-8782-7973138d094f\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"block-1e2ff155-2972-43e1-8469-695349afec27\"><strong>How I Protect Myself<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-c22e4c95-6857-439c-b87a-2098ba5e2c77\">Despite the harms of PM2.5, studies have found that <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/masks-for-coronavirus-may-be-lowering-blood-pressure-for-millions\/\">wearing masks prevents physiological harm<\/a> to the body. Also using air purifiers in your home have been shown to have <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/35-college-students-purifier-health-effects\/\">positive effects on blood pressure, inflammation, and immune response<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-38f9acf2-b646-4c54-b5ea-04ae5f574cee\">Smart Air is a certified B Corp committed to combating the myths big companies use to inflate the price of clean air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-942c0818-0ed6-4af7-b3a4-9e57a4dfde34\">Smart Air provides&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/data\">empirically backed<\/a>, no-nonsense purifiers and masks, that remove the same particles as the big companies for a fraction of the cost. Only corporations benefit when clean air is a luxury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-f72f649e-8cec-4120-b3bd-4e51c47ee4e8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/product\/sqair-air-purifier\/\">Check out the Sqair!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-cb22b557-5780-4eb4-9fb7-530b0514ae7c\" class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-29-at-6.09.45-PM-600x299.png\" alt=\"Sqair Air Purifier\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How was Bangalore&#8217;s 2020 air quality? Did Bangalore&#8217;s air quality improve in 2020 compared to recent years? Bangalore air pollution in 2019 averaged levels nearly 4 times the World Health Organization\u2019s (WHO) recommended limit for PM2.5 levels. Smart Air dove into the data to see if there was any improvement &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Did Bangalore\u2019s Air Quality Get Better in 2020?\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/did-bangalores-air-quality-get-better-in-2020\/#more-15318\" aria-label=\"Read more about Did Bangalore\u2019s Air Quality Get Better in 2020?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2882,"featured_media":15678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,452,386],"tags":[278,269],"class_list":["post-15318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-air-pollution","category-air-quality","category-india","tag-air-quality","tag-india","resize-featured-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2882"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15318"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16633,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15318\/revisions\/16633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}