As US EPA stated in its Air Sensor Evaluation Toolbox: "emerging air quality sensors – with general traits of being more compact, directly reading pollutants, and lower in cost than traditional methods - have a wide appeal to professional researchers, community...
HIGHLIGHTS Research has shown the effects of air quality on health and athletic performance. In 2018, World Athletics began a campaign to raise awareness on the importance of air quality, a project in which Kunak provides its monitoring solutions. Kunak's equipment...
Odour pollution is an increasingly relevant environmental issue due to its negative impact on public health and quality of life. Although often seen as a minor nuisance, its consequences can be significant for both human health and the environment. In this article, we...
The city of Donostia-San Sebastián seeks to make the most of all the advantages derived from ICT technologies. From an air quality perspective, the periods of high pollution are unusual, since its coastal location facilitates the dispersion of pollutants. This city...
The 2020 Air Quality Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, was one of the events highlighted by Kunak. We intended to present the following two studies: An analysis of the performance of low-cost air quality monitoring devices. A practical example of how outdoor air...
What adverse consequences can result from being exposed to a high level of atmospheric pollution during physical exercise? Some of the most common effects are: decreased lung function; exacerbation of asthma; and, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. These effects...
Highlights Air pollution at construction works and demolitions, in the form of increased dust and noise, is usually a reason for complaints. Monitoring air quality at construction works and demolitions using relocatable sensors is a reliable way to oversee the...
Large cities in developed countries are usually dotted with a network of reference monitoring stations. However, it means a high cost of installation and maintenance, providing accurate data but only in a few locations. On the other hand, this network is not possible...
Companies, institutions and organizations need more than ever access to certain critical data. Having that information in real-time can bring great benefits and opportunities. Data will help detect points of improvement and savings opportunities and, ultimately, make...