KEY POINTS Wildfire smoke contains hazardous pollutants that are harmful to human health and ecosystems and can travel over long distances. Air quality stations allow the monitoring of wildfire pollution and act as early warning systems. Kunak stations have been...
At the beginning of November, Sebastian Coe, President of the World Athletics, participated in the sixth session on the Sustainability of the IOC, where he pointed out the need to "Go back to basics to build back better" as part of the Sustainability Strategy for...
HIGHLIGHTS Sustainable transport has a direct impact on air quality, improving it. Vehicle traffic represents one of the main sources of air pollution in cities. The health crisis caused by the coronavirus has changed the mobility patterns of many people. Air quality...
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...