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Die verschiedenen Standorte zur Überwachung der Luftqualität in Städten

In der Richtlinie 2008/50/EG wird die Anforderung an Messstellen zur Messung der Luftqualität eingeführt und die zentrale Frage untersucht, wann Luftschadstoffe gemessen werden sollten. In der Richtlinie werden außerdem verschiedene Arten…
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Der Kanarienvogel in der Goldmine – Luftqualität frühzeitig erkennen

Die Geschichte vom Kanarienvogel in der Goldmine ist ein wichtiger Teil der britischen Historie. Gleichzeitig steht die Geschichte auch dafür, die Luftqualität frühzeitig zu erkennen und berichtet somit auch über die Entstehung der heutigen…

Wie kalt ist zu kalt? Wie der Balanceakt zwischen Heizen, Lüften und Schimmelgefahr gelingen kann

Explodierende Energiekosten zwingen viele Menschen zum sparsamen Heizen in diesem Winter 2022/23. Wann steigt die Schimmelgefahr in kalten Wohnungen? Welche Alternativen gibt es zum Heizen und Lüften? Seit dem Ausbruch des Krieges in der…
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Entwicklungsprogramm der Vereinten Nationen (UNDP) nimmt Breeze Technologies in Digital X Solution Catalogue auf

Bei Breeze Technologies arbeiten wir permanent daran, Bürgern und Regierungen weltweit einen einfachen und kosteneffizienten Zugang zu Luftqualitätsdaten zu verschaffen. Dies ist eine gewaltige Herausforderung, die wir nicht ohne Partner bewältigen…
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Future use cases for air quality data: air quality as a dimension of (re-)insurance

As part of the InterLuft project, we are envisioning future use cases of ubiquitous air quality data in our cities: This article is part of a series of visions of the future and thought experiments on how our surroundings might become more environmentally…
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Do plants improve air quality?

According to an often-quoted study conducted by NASA, house plants have been found to purify the air and remove “up to 87% of the amount of toxins in the air”. Recent studies, however, have cast doubt on these statements finding that indoor…
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Future use cases for air quality data: individual health, air pollution exposure and asthma alerts

As part of the InterLuft project, we are envisioning future use cases of ubiquitous air quality data in our cities: This article is part of a series of visions of the future and thought experiments on how our surroundings might become more environmentally…
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Cardboardification of mobility as radical new clean air action

Hamburg, 1 April 2022. As a radically-new measure to improve air quality in our cities, Breeze Technologies will now start to recommend the "cardboardification" of cars, busses and other vehicles in cities. "We see it as the next logical step…
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Future use cases for air quality data: Air quality in real real estate

As part of the InterLuft project, we are envisioning future use cases of ubiquitous air quality data in our cities: This article is part of a series of visions of the future and thought experiments on how our surroundings might become more environmentally…
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The connection between the different air pollutants

When it comes to the subject of air pollution, not many people realize that the different air pollutants are very much interconnected. Reactions between various compounds under the right circumstances will form different pollutants, thus exacerbating…
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Future use cases for air quality data: Make sports apps environmentally sensitive

As part of the InterLuft project, we are envisioning future use cases of ubiquitous air quality data in our cities: This article is part of a series of visions of the future and thought experiments on how our surroundings might become more environmentally…
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How air pollution causes acid rain

Acid rain, or acid deposition, is a broad term that includes any form of precipitation with acidic components that fall to the ground from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms. How can rain be acidic, and what are the effects of acid rain? What…