TECHNOLOGY
“ THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION SAYS THAT THERE ARE SEVEN MILLION PREMATURE DEATHS PER YEAR WORLDWIDE CAUSED BY AIR POLLUTION ”
CLAUDIO PARRINELLO CEO , PLANETWATCH
particularly indoors , with the use of cooking stoves and in-house wood combustion , which are big drivers of fine particulate matter and that is very harmful – although wooden stoves and outdoor fires are very widespread in developed countries , as well .” In some developing countries , there is really no alternative answer just yet . “ Indoors , typically we ' re monitoring particulates , CO2 and something called
VOC : volatile organic compounds ,” explains Parrinello .
CO2 indoors is mostly related to the presence of people . When customers use a PlanetWatch sensor , they are often shocked to discover that after watching television with their children for two hours , the CO2 in the room has shot up . PlanetWatch leverages many sensors for indoor or outdoor use , or even mobile monitoring , which can tell customers more about the quality of air they breathe .
Air pollution and climate change Another global issue besides the COVID-19 pandemic is the threat of climate change , which is also related to air pollution , as there are some air pollutants that are also greenhouse gas sources .
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