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Copernicus and air quality: The Sentinel-5P instrument

Copernicus, previously known as Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES), is the European Union’s Earth observation (EO) programme. It is served by a set of dedicated satellites from the Sentinel family developed by the European…
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What effect did the German fireworks ban have on air quality on New Year’s Eve 2020?

One year ago we analysed the particulate matter concentrations caused by fireworks on New Year's Eve in the city of Hamburg, and their effect on overall air quality. This time around, the sale of fireworks was prohibited due to the Coronavirus…
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The different ESA Copernicus Sentinel missions and what they measure

Copernicus is the European Union’s Earth observation (EO) programme. Managed by the European Commission (EC), it was previously known as Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES). Copernicus is currently served by a fleet of dedicated…
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Five reasons why Breeze Technologies’ air quality sensors should be your top choice for any project

Air quality sensors give cities, businesses, NGOs and other organisations a chance to monitor local air pollution in a way that was simply not feasible before, in both scale and budget. This also means that many of our customers did not have…
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The health impact of specific air pollutants

We breathe 15,000 litres of air every day. Apart from the oxygen (O2) and nitrogen (N2) essential for survival, the atmosphere also consists of many harmful foreign substances. When detectable, they are considered to be air pollution. Air pollution…
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The health impact of indoor and outdoor air pollution

We breathe 15,000 litres of air every day. Apart from the oxygen (O2) and nitrogen (N2) essential for survival, the atmosphere also consists of harmful foreign substances. When detectable, they are considered to be air pollution. Air pollution…
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The advantages of cloud-enabled air quality sensors

The correct measurement method of air quality is a highly scientifically-complex subject. This is because measuring air quality does not mean measuring only a single parameter. Rather, various gas concentrations and other parameters must be…
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Breathing fresh air: Breeze Technologies now supports Coronavirus prevention with new indoor air quality management solution

Hamburg. To support combatting rising Covid-19 infection numbers, Breeze Technologies has launched a new Coronavirus prevention mode of its indoor air quality management solutions. The new dashboard visualises whether the recommendations from…
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Calculating an actionable indoor air quality index

An air quality index (AQI) is a descriptive scale used to show how polluted the air is. There is little research on the health effects of air pollution in short time frames. This is why air quality indexes are typically only provided for time…
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Breeze Technologies’ air quality monitoring project in Hamburg wins at the SMAVARD 2020 smart city awards

Breeze Technologies is one of the winners of the SMAVARD 2020 smart city award. The startup's air quality monitoring project in Hamburg, Germany, won in the category "Special Merits - Sensing and ICT". The international award jury particularly…
Breeze Technologies receives the Audience Award at the annual apti Awards Gala in 2020
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Breeze Technologies wins apti audience award

"In the future, property buyers and tenants will also consider local air quality as a criterion for a new place to live" - this vision convinced the attendees of yesterday's annual apti award gala in Vienna, where Breeze Technologies CEO Robert…
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Breeze Technologies wins startup pitch at the Annual Handelsblatt Chemistry Conference

Today, Breeze Technologies won the startup pitch at the Annual Handelsblatt Chemistry Conference in Düsseldorf. For many years the Handelsblatt Annual Chemistry Conference has been the strategy meeting point for the chemical industry. Numerous…