{"id":8107,"date":"2019-05-20T13:31:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T05:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/?p=8107"},"modified":"2020-07-20T13:33:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T05:33:21","slug":"did-bangalores-air-quality-get-better-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/did-bangalores-air-quality-get-better-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Bangalore\u2019s Air Quality Get Better in 2018?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Analyzing air quality data from the Berkeley Earth Project<\/a>, Smart Air found that Bangalore\u2019s air quality worsened by 7% in 2018 compared to 2017. This puts Bangalore at about 4 times the World Health Organization\u2019s\u00a0annual limit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Bangalore Air Pollution by Month<\/h3>\n

Breaking down the data by month reveals exactly when air pollution was worse. The data shows that 2018 air quality was worse across the whole year, except briefly in the summer.<\/p>\n

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How Does Bangalore Air Pollution Compare to Delhi?<\/h3>\n

Bangalore\u2019s air pollution averages about 40% that of pollution leader Delhi, making it one of the least polluted major cities in India. Despite being better than Delhi and Mumbai, Bangalore\u2019s PM2.5 exceeds the World Health Organization annual limit every month of the year \u2014 even in the cleanest month.<\/p>\n

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The analysis is based only on\u00a0PM2.5 pollution<\/a>, which refers to particles smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter. These particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and even enter the bloodstream. Studies have shown that PM2.5\u00a0raises blood pressure<\/a>,\u00a0inflammation<\/a>, and\u00a0rates of heart attacks and strokes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Read more:\u00a0<\/strong>See how air quality fared in 2018 for\u00a0Delhi<\/a>,\u00a0Kolkata<\/a>,\u00a0Hyderabad<\/a>, and\u00a0Mumbai<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Protect Yourself<\/h3>\n

Despite the harms of PM2.5, studies have found that\u00a0wearing masks prevents physiological harm to the body<\/a>, and placebo-controlled studies of air purifiers have found that removing particulate in the home has\u00a0positive effects on blood pressure, inflammation, and immune response<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Smart Air provides\u00a0empirically backed<\/a>,\u00a0no-nonsense purifiers and masks<\/a>\u00a0to help air-breathers protect themselves and their family. Smart Air is a certified B Corp<\/a>\u00a0founded to publicize the simple science behind air purifiers and masks, thereby lowering the cost of breathing clean air.<\/p>\n

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Breathe safe!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Analyzing air quality data from the Berkeley Earth Project, Smart Air found that Bangalore\u2019s air quality worsened by 7% in 2018 compared to 2017. This puts Bangalore at about 4 times the World Health Organization\u2019s\u00a0annual limit.     Bangalore Air Pollution by Month Breaking down the data by month reveals … <\/p>\n

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