Blog Tag - Air Pollution

The Laser Egg is Back in Stock, and Better Than Ever
After Beijing gobbled up the entire stock of the Origins Laser Egg air quality monitor in December, the device is now back in stock – with upgrades...
Beijing May Impose Winter Auto Restrictions, But Why Now?
News reports over the weekend indicated that Beijing is still considering automobile restrictions using the odd-even license plate system, on which...
Could this Be the Air Quality Monitor that Changes Everything?
Built by a long-term Beijing expat dad obsessed with keeping the air in his home safe for his family, the AirVisual Node could be a game-changer in...
Think The Air's Bad Now? You Should've Seen It in the Qing Dynasty
Think Beijing's pollution is bad now? You shoulda seen it in the Qing Dynasty. According to a Chinese report in the Reference News, a Macau-based...
Beijing to Impose 'Odd-Even' License Plate Restrictions for Remainder of Winter: Report
Chinese social media has been alight with the unconfirmed but seemingly imminent imposition of "odd-even" license plate restrictions for the rest of...
Believe it or Not, Beijing's Air Was 6 Percent Better in 2015
Now that we Beijingers have survived a particulately horrendous (geddit?) December, we can take some solace in this morning's news from Beijing’s...
New Air Filtration Device a Nice Try, But Needs Work to be a Real Game-Changer
Ever since first advocating the use of 3M masks while exercising in Beijing, I’ve been a bit of a fetishist for the perfect personal anti-pollution...
Which IAQ Monitor Should I Buy?
The Origins Laser Egg has helped kick off a massive interest in cosumer air testing equipment. One of the experts in this arena is GIGA, a Shanghai-...
Only 15 More Years Before Beijing Has Clean Air
New government targets for PM2.5 reduction were announced yesterday, and if that pattern holds, Beijing could achieve the World Health Organization's...
The Air's As Bad Inside As Outside in 90% of Beijing's Offices
Ninety percent of Beijing’s office buildings are not achieving substantial reductions of pollutants on bad air days, according to a recent study...
A Glimpse Through the Smog: New Delhi Counterparts Describe Their Pollution Woes
While we Beijingers often gripe about dismal air quality levels and unsettling red alerts, many residents of India's capital city, New Delhi, look on...
Pets and Pollution: What Can You Do to Protect Your Fluffy Babies From the Terrible Air?
So you've got yourself covered with some air filter systems and fitted out in the latest mask. What about fluffy and spot though? We talked to Mary...
This New Air Mask Really Blows (Filtered Air into Your Lungs)
Breathing masks are a necessity for Beijingers that prefer to avoid a gruesome pollution-induced death at an early age. However, even the most robust...
Feeling Flabby? New Research Shows the Smog May Be to Blame
Beijing’s smog may not only muck up your lungs, but also bloat your waistline. That’s the alarming finding of a new study by Ohio State University,...
We Call Bullsh*t: International Media Sensationalizing Beijing Pollution
Yes, the pollution is sh*t. Yes, we've had a rough couple of weeks, including our current foray into the second ever red alert. But the sheer...