Air quality, and is it related to 'Latest awful lurgy'
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Does anyone keep an eye on air quality?
A chap posted on a local FB group about the high quantity of PM 2.5 showing on his meter at home. It was over 30 thingys per cubic metre and is usually under 10. I'd never heard of PM 2.5, a quick google will find info.
Replies were interesting, there's an app called 'Windy' which can show you local levels and a lot of people were replying saying that high levels indeed seem to coincide with illness.
I've also had that nasty rasping chesty cough thing since the high PM 2.5 levels.
WHO list PM 2.5 as a Grade 1 carcinogenic. https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/345329...
Any thoughts / experience?
A chap posted on a local FB group about the high quantity of PM 2.5 showing on his meter at home. It was over 30 thingys per cubic metre and is usually under 10. I'd never heard of PM 2.5, a quick google will find info.
Replies were interesting, there's an app called 'Windy' which can show you local levels and a lot of people were replying saying that high levels indeed seem to coincide with illness.
I've also had that nasty rasping chesty cough thing since the high PM 2.5 levels.
WHO list PM 2.5 as a Grade 1 carcinogenic. https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/345329...
Any thoughts / experience?
Edited by Upinflames on Tuesday 14th May 11:08
Edited by Upinflames on Tuesday 14th May 11:19
Edited by Upinflames on Tuesday 14th May 11:32
Upinflames said:
Does anyone keep an eye on air quality?
A chap posted on a local FB group about the high quantity of PM 2.5 showing on his meter at home. It was over 30 thingys per cubic metre and is usually under 10. I'd never heard of PM 2.5, a quick google will find info.
Replies were interesting, there's an app called 'Wind' which can show you local levels and a lot of people were replying saying that high levels indeed seem to coincide with illness.
I've also had that nasty rasping chesty cough thing since the high PM 2.5 levels.
WHO list it a Grade 1 carcinogenic.
Any thoughts / experience?
WHO list what as a carcinogenic? PM2.5 just indicates particle sizeA chap posted on a local FB group about the high quantity of PM 2.5 showing on his meter at home. It was over 30 thingys per cubic metre and is usually under 10. I'd never heard of PM 2.5, a quick google will find info.
Replies were interesting, there's an app called 'Wind' which can show you local levels and a lot of people were replying saying that high levels indeed seem to coincide with illness.
I've also had that nasty rasping chesty cough thing since the high PM 2.5 levels.
WHO list it a Grade 1 carcinogenic.
Any thoughts / experience?
What has the pollen count been like the last few days?
egomeister said:
Upinflames said:
Does anyone keep an eye on air quality?
A chap posted on a local FB group about the high quantity of PM 2.5 showing on his meter at home. It was over 30 thingys per cubic metre and is usually under 10. I'd never heard of PM 2.5, a quick google will find info.
Replies were interesting, there's an app called 'Wind' which can show you local levels and a lot of people were replying saying that high levels indeed seem to coincide with illness.
I've also had that nasty rasping chesty cough thing since the high PM 2.5 levels.
WHO list it a Grade 1 carcinogenic.
Any thoughts / experience?
WHO list what as a carcinogenic? PM2.5 just indicates particle sizeA chap posted on a local FB group about the high quantity of PM 2.5 showing on his meter at home. It was over 30 thingys per cubic metre and is usually under 10. I'd never heard of PM 2.5, a quick google will find info.
Replies were interesting, there's an app called 'Wind' which can show you local levels and a lot of people were replying saying that high levels indeed seem to coincide with illness.
I've also had that nasty rasping chesty cough thing since the high PM 2.5 levels.
WHO list it a Grade 1 carcinogenic.
Any thoughts / experience?
What has the pollen count been like the last few days?
Don't know about pollen count but my partner's asthma has been fine
Edited by Upinflames on Tuesday 14th May 11:34
Upinflames said:
Yes sorry, WHO says air pollution in carcinogenic, not just PM 2.5, my bad I'll edit it.
Don't know about pollen count but my partner's asthma has been fine
"Air pollution" is still a pretty generic term without it being defined.Don't know about pollen count but my partner's asthma has been fine
I have a couple of air quality monitors in the house, partly for general interest and partly so I could get an understanding of what I was exposing myself to when I use various resins/solvents in hobbies (the monitors also measure VOCs for example). I get hayfever, so it was useful to see just what the effect was indoors when pollen was high and how it was improved when I bought an air filter.
PM2.5 is a fairly crude indication - you'll see it go up worse than any high pollen day when you cook for example, and don't dare light a candle! It's been warm the last few days - have people had windows open and BBQs around them...?
From your description of what the FB poster says my sense is that I would take their claims with a pinch of salt.
My annual 'hayfever' (if that's what it is) has kicked off in the last 48 hours. I seem to get the same thing around this time every year, nose running like a tap for a few days, itchy eyes, and then my body adjusts and it's fine all summer long after that.
So I guess pollen levels or air quality is poor in my area.
So I guess pollen levels or air quality is poor in my area.
egomeister said:
"Air pollution" is still a pretty generic term without it being defined.
I have a couple of air quality monitors in the house, partly for general interest and partly so I could get an understanding of what I was exposing myself to when I use various resins/solvents in hobbies (the monitors also measure VOCs for example). I get hayfever, so it was useful to see just what the effect was indoors when pollen was high and how it was improved when I bought an air filter.
PM2.5 is a fairly crude indication - you'll see it go up worse than any high pollen day when you cook for example, and don't dare light a candle! It's been warm the last few days - have people had windows open and BBQs around them...?
From your description of what the FB poster says my sense is that I would take their claims with a pinch of salt.
Just edited that, the WHO does say PM 2.5 is carcinogenic, it's in here - https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/345329...I have a couple of air quality monitors in the house, partly for general interest and partly so I could get an understanding of what I was exposing myself to when I use various resins/solvents in hobbies (the monitors also measure VOCs for example). I get hayfever, so it was useful to see just what the effect was indoors when pollen was high and how it was improved when I bought an air filter.
PM2.5 is a fairly crude indication - you'll see it go up worse than any high pollen day when you cook for example, and don't dare light a candle! It's been warm the last few days - have people had windows open and BBQs around them...?
From your description of what the FB poster says my sense is that I would take their claims with a pinch of salt.
'm not going on the advice of the random man on facebook but it was his post that got me thinking about it.
I bought an expensive air purifying machine for the house when my wife kept complaining about dust - probably having read too many tweets by Sadiq Khan insisting that our little spot of outer London was being smothered by toxic air (£12.50 per day please).
Plugged in, left for 24 hours, internal air quality measurement didn't budge once from 'absolutely perfect'.
Carefully wrapped up and returned to source as 'accidental purchase' for a full refund.
Plugged in, left for 24 hours, internal air quality measurement didn't budge once from 'absolutely perfect'.
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