So you’ve just downloaded the Plume Air Report. Great! Time to learn more about how to get the data you need to simply and easily lower your exposure to air pollution. đ The air pollution data used in the Plume Air Report is provided by environmental monitoring networks run by local and national governments around […]
What is air pollution? It sounds pretty straightforward⌠but itâs surprisingly complex! Weâve all felt the negative effects of air pollution: whether itâs breathing in that sickly-sweet odor of hot asphalt, a hacking cough as you get out of the subway, or itchy eyes when you stop at a red light. But how polluted […]
The air we breathe is made up of 99% oxygen and nitrogen but also of natural and human-induced pollutants, that may have a short or long-term impact on our health. Get an insight into the main air pollutants! Continue reading
Last week in âThe Science Behind Plume Labs â The Art of Measuring Air Pollutionâ we explained how we collect and analyze data from local air quality monitoring networks, and how we make sure you get accurate data. Today we unveil the second episode of âThe Science Behind Plume Labsâ: Predicting Air Pollution â Predicting […]
Particulate matter, PM 10, PM 2.5, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, indoor pollution, outdoor pollution, etc.: not easy to make sense of it all. Air pollution is a complex problem, hardly visible, sometimes counterintuitive. Did you know for instance that car drivers are exposed to more than twice the amount of air pollution than pedestrians, and […]
