education
to add
them to this
list.
Monitor air quality with apps and
personal
monitors:
By keeping an eye on the numbers,
you may be able to reduce risks and
exposure to poor air quality. These
apps can provide real-time air quality
reports, forecasts, and location-
specific information.
Hong Kong Air Quality Health
Index or HK AQHI
Local real-time information providing
air quality reports measured by the
13 general and three roadside air
monitoring stations operated by the
Environmental Protection Department
(EPD) of Hong Kong. The app provides
forecasts of health risks and pollutant
concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 on
a scale of 1 to 10 and 10+ grouped into
the following health risk categories: low,
moderate, high, very high and serious.
Hedley Environmental Index
(HEI)
Managed by the School of Public
Health at the University of HK, HEI is an
independent report on air pollutants that
exceed the WHO AQG and the real-time
hourly HEI at users’ current location and
for each individual air quality station (13
urban rooftop and three roadside air
quality stations in Hong Kong, and 11
stations in Shenzhen.). The new version
of the HEI has the aim of enhancing
health risk communication and to better
inform and assist members of the public
in the interpretation of air pollution levels.
PRAISE-HK
A Personalised Real-Time Air Quality
Informatics System for Exposure – Hong
Kong (PRAISE-HK) is a new app by
scientists from the Hong Kong University
of Science and Technology (HKUST).
This app helps people access real-time,
location-specific air pollution information.
It provides personalised sensitivities
assessments, recommendations for
cleaner routes, personalised alerts, and
forecasts to help you plan ahead.
PEEK Concepts
PEEKair is an indoor air quality monitor,
designed specifically for Hong Kong.
This small hand-held, wireless monitor
can tell you if the air is polluted by
displaying (according to US EPA
standards) current PM2.5 levels. It
comes ready to use out of the box with
no setup required. The PEEKair monitor
can help check the effectiveness of your
air purifiers and be able to position them
for maximum effectiveness. You can
also check to see when it’s safe to turn
off your air purifiers when they're not
necessary. www.peekconcepts.com
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