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Is your air at home too dry?

The amount of moisture in the air changes with the temperature. This is known as relative humidity. Your home’s relative humidity should normally hover around 40%. Read More >

Home from the hospital: Tips for the immunocompromised patient

A hospital discharge is usually met with a sigh of relief. However, returning home requires careful planning. A person’s immune system is often compromised when they are in recovery. For the immunocompromised patient, the home can be more dangerous than e Read More >

Air pollution could be the primary cause of premature skin aging

Studies have warned about the negative effects of ultraviolet ray (UVR) exposure to our skin for decades. Skin-protection advocates now have a new focal point – air pollution. Research is revealing how damaging air pollution is for the skin. New studies Read More >

Decades later, airborne asbestos remains a public health hazard - here’s who's affected the most

Asbestos, once considered an innovative material in home building and industry, has since become feared for its toxicity. Learn who is at risk. Read More >

The alarming truth about air pollution and pregnancy

You’re taking prenatal vitamins, following a healthy diet, and paying regular visits to your OB/GYN. Equally important is the air you breathe. Here’s what you need to know about air pollution and pregnancy. Read More >

New calculator provides first-ever real-time global demographic data on air pollution exposure

Read about our international effort to measure air pollution exposure in real time for the entire world population. Read More >

Smog getting you down? New study shows PM2.5’s impact on human stress levels

Feeling stressed? A new study shows that PM2.5 impacts your stress levels. Learn more. Read More >

Liuzhou Forest City offers a peek into the future of green spaces

Liuzhou Forest City, China’s latest self-sufficient town, will be entirely covered in trees and plants and powered by renewable energies. Learn more. Read More >

Revealing the Invisible: Leslie in Singapore

While Singapore benefits from its close proximity to larger countries, it can also be subject to influence from their emissions. Learn what citizens in Singapore are doing about its air quality problems. Read More >

Revealing the Invisible: Raul in Mexico

We start in Mexico, where clean air enthusiast Raul has implemented a network of six Node air monitoring stations spanning Monterrey to Mexico City in an effort to increase local air quality awareness. Read More >

Revealing the invisible: community air activists are transforming the global data map. Hear their stories

In less than a year, the AirVisual Node has been deployed as a public outdoor air monitoring station in more than 20 countries, for some of which Nodes are the only data source. Citizens have chosen to take their local air quality into their own hand Read More >

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