Air pollutants influence ecosystems, the water cycle, and global temperatures by driving acid rain, ocean acidification, ozone depletion, the greenhouse effect, and changes in Earth's albedo.
The WHO's recently updated air quality guidelines provide an opportunity to look at global air quality regulations as part of the pathway towards achieving cleaner air.
In the second installment of our Air Quality Measurements Series, we cover nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and how it is tied to poor air quality, human health, and environmental damage.
Dr. Sunni Ivey joined us for a conversation about her air quality and environmental justice research and her use of low-cost sensors to better understand human pollution exposure.
Low-cost sensors serve as a valuable tool during increasingly severe wildfire seasons to supply data and inform decision-making to protect public health.
By leveraging the variety of air quality monitoring technologies in use today, air quality monitoring programs can arrive at a more holistic understanding of air quality.
In the last installment of our series on the USEPA’s low-cost sensor performance targets, we dive into the importance of calibrating low-cost sensor data to meet these targets.
With droughts intensifying and record-setting heat plaguing Western North America, we have developed an improved correction model for the 2021 wildfire season.
Our webinar panelists share insights on how to best face the challenges that come with deploying low-cost sensors in urban environments and leverage them in hybrid networks.
Human health in buildings: Improving building efficiency to meet climate goals is vital, but human health — mental, emotional and physical — must also be part of planning structures and urban environments.
By the end of summer, 100 air quality monitors will be installed throughout Richmond and San Pablo.It’s a stark contrast to the three state-run air monitors that currently serve the area, providing average air quality estimates for the region.
India, one of the world’s fastest growing major economies, has its own Silicon Valley in the city of Bengaluru. Home to information technology companies and multinationals such as Google, Apple, Intel, IBM, Cisco and Adobe, the city provides careers for over a third of India’s 2.5 million IT professionals.
Air pollution is a well-known problem that leads to a drastic reduction of quality of life. It does not cause only chronic diseases: according to the recent UN report, air pollution is a cause of between six and seven million premature deaths and an estimated US$5 trillion in welfare losses each year.
On a sunny day a week ago, representatives from government agencies, universities, industry and environmental nonprofits gathered at the Oakland Convention Center to talk about low-cost air quality sensors.
Improving air quality is a major concern for the City of Paris. Mayor Anne Hidalgo and her team have made it a priority since the beginning of their term in 2014. The industrial sector and the research realm are also highly engaged on this issue, helping to develop relevant solutions.
A new UN Rideshare mobile application, brainchild of the Bangkok-based UN Office of Information and Communication Technology, will be launched and demonstrated during Clean Air Week, which will take place in Bangkok from 19–23 March.
Berkeley-based entrepreneurs Vivienne Ming, Andy Schmeder and David Lu discussed startup culture and the stories behind each of their innovations in a panel hosted by the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, or BCC, on Thursday evening.
Air quality is a major public health issue. According to a report published in the peer-reviewed general medical journal The Lancet on 20 October, polluted air is the cause of 6.5 million deaths worldwide annually.