Air quality monitoring

A peer-reviewed study published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows that every dollar invested in improving air quality in the United States generates a return of $ 30. In other words, in the United States between 1980 and 2018, emissions of common pollutants decreased by 68%, while our gross domestic product grew by 175% over the same period.

The European Union, like the United States, has the tools to follow the same path. Maven, together with a partner (one of the largest air quality monitoring centers), has a large number of air quality monitoring stations in Poland, as well as in other EU countries, with access to a mobile application that allows real-time monitoring of air quality data from all automatic monitoring stations.

But monitoring is only the first step towards improving air quality. The next step is to set specific goals and priorities, such as reducing the concentration of hazardous pollutants such as particulate matter less than 1 micron (PM1). These tiny particles can enter the human lungs and cause serious health problems. According to the World Health Organization, PM1 pollution was a major contributor to the premature death of 4.2 million people worldwide in 2016. The next step is to analyze the proportional distribution of pollution sources. It is a scientifically based method for identifying the source of priority pollutants such as PM1. With this information, the government can select target sources and take action to reduce emissions.

Maven offers to buy an air quality monitoring project, implementing which, you will join the implementation of the item: "Monitoring of the concentration of suspended matter (PM) contributing to the assessment of particulate matter and the distribution of its sources" included in the supplements: "Requirements for monitoring at various levels defined in the monitoring strategy" Monitoring strategies of the Joint Program for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe for the period 2020–2029.