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On our Platform, users can create their own air monitoring for themselves and everyone at once.
To see
the air
we breathe
the air
we breathe
Get a sensor and become a community scientist.
To see the air
we breathe
We are an open tech community with a mission to break down the barrier between people and environmental data.
To do this, we developed Nebo, a small affordable device to see the air we breathe.
No confusing scientific terms - environmental data doesn't have to be complicated. No pointless technical complications - the product should be simple and useful to use. Because the most complicated things, can be made accessible.
Control the measurements, don't take your word for it and help make the air visible to yourself and to everyone at once.
To do this, we developed Nebo, a small affordable device to see the air we breathe.
No confusing scientific terms - environmental data doesn't have to be complicated. No pointless technical complications - the product should be simple and useful to use. Because the most complicated things, can be made accessible.
Control the measurements, don't take your word for it and help make the air visible to yourself and to everyone at once.
About us
From big and expensive to small and smart
Unlike reference sensors, the new digital sensors are smaller, more compact, much cheaper, easier to use, and provide high-resolution spatiotemporal concentrations of air pollutants.
As cities grow, the number of environmental problems increases
In most large cities, pollution levels are measured with specialized stations. But such stations work only within 1-3 km and download information within a few hours or a day.
Why aren't we taking to the streets to demand clean air?
Why haven't we protected kindergartens and schools yet?
Why don't many people see the problem?
Make your city cleaner
It's a platform where users can self-transmit data in the open using small sensors. Measure air quality, predict pollution, and improve your.
Engage your community
City dwellers install compact devices outside their windows that measure the level of air pollution. All the sensors are automatically combined into an open network. The more sensors installed in one area, the more accurately they can detect and predict the level of pollution.
Clearer than ever
The first step to change is realizing what you can't see with the naked eye: the air we breathe every day. With Nebo's online platform, you can easily check the air quality in your neighborhood.
Increasingly, local governments need to win the battle for evidence in order to justify the trust of citizens.
Currently, cities simply don't have enough information to develop policies. Nebo puts such a tool in the hands of citizens and local authorities.
Currently, cities simply don't have enough information to develop policies. Nebo puts such a tool in the hands of citizens and local authorities.
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The more people who are informed about air pollution, the better our chances are that collectively we will make a difference and the air will be clean.
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Do you know what we breathe?
Air pollution is caused by gases and particles emitted into the atmosphere by a variety of human activities, as agriculture, and farming and the inefficient combustion of fuels. There are also natural sources contributing to air pollution, including particles of soil, dust and salt in sea spray.
Air pollutants can be emitted directly from a source (i.e. primary pollutants) or can form from chemical reactions in the atmosphere (i.e. secondary pollutants). When concentrations of these substances reach critical levels in the air, they harm humans, animals, plants and ecosystems, reduce visibility and corrode materials, buildings and cultural heritage sites.
The main pollutants affecting human health are particulate matter, ground-level ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The fine particles that damage human health are known as PM2.5 (particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres), which can penetrate deep into the lungs and pass into the bloodstream affecting different organs and bodily functions. These particles can either be emitted directly or formed in the atmosphere from several different emitted pollutants (e.g. ammonia (NH3), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs)).
Ozone (O₃), is an important secondary pollutant. It is a potent lung irritant and stunts growth in plants. It is also a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG). O₃ is formed in the troposphere, near the Earth's surface, when certain precursor pollutants react in the presence of sunlight. The powerful GHG, methane (CH₄), is responsible for a significant portion of O₃ formation. This tropospheric ozone is different from the ozone in the upper atmosphere (stratosphere), which protects us from ultraviolet light from the sun.
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are a group of air polluting chemical compounds, comprising nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitrogen monoxide (NO). NO2 is the most harmful of these compounds and is generated from human-driven activities. It impacts human health, reduces atmospheric visibility, and can play a significant role in climate change, at high concentrations. Finally, it is a critical precursor to the formation of O₃.
Air pollutants can be emitted directly from a source (i.e. primary pollutants) or can form from chemical reactions in the atmosphere (i.e. secondary pollutants). When concentrations of these substances reach critical levels in the air, they harm humans, animals, plants and ecosystems, reduce visibility and corrode materials, buildings and cultural heritage sites.
The main pollutants affecting human health are particulate matter, ground-level ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The fine particles that damage human health are known as PM2.5 (particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres), which can penetrate deep into the lungs and pass into the bloodstream affecting different organs and bodily functions. These particles can either be emitted directly or formed in the atmosphere from several different emitted pollutants (e.g. ammonia (NH3), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs)).
Ozone (O₃), is an important secondary pollutant. It is a potent lung irritant and stunts growth in plants. It is also a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG). O₃ is formed in the troposphere, near the Earth's surface, when certain precursor pollutants react in the presence of sunlight. The powerful GHG, methane (CH₄), is responsible for a significant portion of O₃ formation. This tropospheric ozone is different from the ozone in the upper atmosphere (stratosphere), which protects us from ultraviolet light from the sun.
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are a group of air polluting chemical compounds, comprising nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitrogen monoxide (NO). NO2 is the most harmful of these compounds and is generated from human-driven activities. It impacts human health, reduces atmospheric visibility, and can play a significant role in climate change, at high concentrations. Finally, it is a critical precursor to the formation of O₃.
Many cities have implemented monitoring networks that continuously measure air pollutants as part of their air quality management systems. Many of them regularly report an Air Quality Index (AQI) that is easy to interpret, and often color-coded, to warn of dangerous levels of air pollution. The information is accessible through websites, newspapers and apps. Countries define their own indices based on their own air quality standards. Therefore, they are not comparable between countries and are designed for public information purposes.
The availability of air quality monitoring is unequal both globally and regionally. This is because high quality monitors are expensive, as is the cost of training people to run and maintain monitoring networks. Even in places with good monitoring, there are discrepancies. For example, in some parts of Europe, there are very dense monitoring networks, while in other parts the networks are less dense. In many developing countries across the world there is no official air pollution monitoring.
Investing in air quality monitoring is very important because the larger the networks are, the more information we can have for a city, region or country. This information can be invaluable for helping people understand what the air pollution levels are where they live and take action to reduce their exposure to harmful levels. It's also important for governments, to be able to make short and long-term planning decisions to reduce air pollution
In many places, private companies are developing lower-cost air quality monitors that people can install in their own homes. This is leading to networks of citizen scientists reporting on air quality and citizen led online air quality databases.
A number of international and civil society organizations, and private companies, also collect and report air quality information, often based on a combination of monitoring and satellite data. Where local information is unavailable, these can be useful resources to understand the air pollution problem in your city or country.
The availability of air quality monitoring is unequal both globally and regionally. This is because high quality monitors are expensive, as is the cost of training people to run and maintain monitoring networks. Even in places with good monitoring, there are discrepancies. For example, in some parts of Europe, there are very dense monitoring networks, while in other parts the networks are less dense. In many developing countries across the world there is no official air pollution monitoring.
Investing in air quality monitoring is very important because the larger the networks are, the more information we can have for a city, region or country. This information can be invaluable for helping people understand what the air pollution levels are where they live and take action to reduce their exposure to harmful levels. It's also important for governments, to be able to make short and long-term planning decisions to reduce air pollution
In many places, private companies are developing lower-cost air quality monitors that people can install in their own homes. This is leading to networks of citizen scientists reporting on air quality and citizen led online air quality databases.
A number of international and civil society organizations, and private companies, also collect and report air quality information, often based on a combination of monitoring and satellite data. Where local information is unavailable, these can be useful resources to understand the air pollution problem in your city or country.
In at least 155 countries, a healthy environment is recognized as a constitutional right. Obligations related to clean air are implicit in a number of international human rights instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
In 2019, at the 40th session of the Human Rights Council, the right to breathe clean air was highlighted in a report by the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and the Environment. The report highlights the seven steps that States must implement , to fulfil the right to breathe clean air.
In 2019, at the 40th session of the Human Rights Council, the right to breathe clean air was highlighted in a report by the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and the Environment. The report highlights the seven steps that States must implement , to fulfil the right to breathe clean air.
The main air pollutants affecting health are fine particulate matter (PM2.5), ground-level ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂).
Fine particulate matter of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, heavy metals, etc. penetrate deep into the lungs and circulatory system. They cause damage to organs and tissues mechanically and toxically.
Ground-level ozone (O3) is produced in the atmosphere. Its effects are aggressive and affect the lungs, irritating them and causing discomfort when breathing.
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) also has a harmful effect on the lungs, and its high concentration causes secondary pollution.
The pollution level is measured in units of PM2.5. This means the presence of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 mm in diameter in the air - they are the most dangerous to health. Clean air has a value of PM2.5 = 0. A normal city gets 40-60 PM2.5. Values over 100 are already dangerous to health, and over 200 cause serious consequences. According to meteorological services, PM2.5 values can reach 600 in megacities.
Fine particulate matter of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, heavy metals, etc. penetrate deep into the lungs and circulatory system. They cause damage to organs and tissues mechanically and toxically.
Ground-level ozone (O3) is produced in the atmosphere. Its effects are aggressive and affect the lungs, irritating them and causing discomfort when breathing.
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) also has a harmful effect on the lungs, and its high concentration causes secondary pollution.
The pollution level is measured in units of PM2.5. This means the presence of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 mm in diameter in the air - they are the most dangerous to health. Clean air has a value of PM2.5 = 0. A normal city gets 40-60 PM2.5. Values over 100 are already dangerous to health, and over 200 cause serious consequences. According to meteorological services, PM2.5 values can reach 600 in megacities.
In most large cities, pollution levels are measured with specialized stations. But these measurements do not always provide up-to-date data. Monitoring stations work only within 1-3 km and upload information within a few hours or a day. Their limited number is not able to cover all areas of the city, so the data on pollution is very inaccurate. And also after a few hours, the information may already be outdated.
At the moment there is no unified database where all the information about the state of the air is uploaded. Therefore, it is very difficult to track the level of pollution at the regional and global level.
At the moment there is no unified database where all the information about the state of the air is uploaded. Therefore, it is very difficult to track the level of pollution at the regional and global level.
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