Since the begining, the World Air Quality Index (WAQI) project team has always been keen on providing a transparent Air Qualitty Infomration to the world citizens.
The WAQI project has also always been keen on providing historical Air Quality Data to relevant institutions and organizations working in the area of environmental awareness, air quality monitoring, as well as health and epidemiological studies. Here are few of our partners and colleagues to which we have been providing historical air quality data information:

In order to make the historical Air Quality Data dissemination even more relevant, the World Air Quality Index team has been investigating with the most relevant international institutions the possibility to setup an open data framework. Here are fews of the institutions we have engaged:

• WHO - World Health Organization
• UNEP - United Nation Environmental Program
• UNIDO - United Nation Industrial Development Organization
• WMO - World Meteorological Organization
• GEO - Group on Earth Observations
• WRI - World Resource Institute
• CCA - Climate & Clean Air Coalition

The open data framework objective is to provide unlimited and free access the world historical and real-time Air Quality data from the 70+ countries covered on aqicn.org Everyone - both institutions as well as citizens - agrees that this is not only a good idea, but that it should *just* happen.

The World Air Quality project might look big, but it is actually a small and motivated team who is doing the work.

The project has never received any financial support or fundings from any of the above world institutions, nor from any government or NGO. The project income is based on advertising, and the largest part of it is used to support the IT cost. The rest of the income is used for attending conferences as well as several experimentations and monitor & sensor development.

Developing this open data platform requires time and effort. It does not just happens overnight, but it is the fruit of collaboration between environmental and health scientists and engineers. It requires more IT infrastructure and dedicated engineers for the implementation. This is why we need help. Your help! Check this page for more info.

If you are from an international institution, organization or university and want to join this effort, please register your interest with the form below. Note that this registration is only at intent level, for us to consolidate the list of all interested parties, and does not bound you to any obligations.

Institution & University Registration - subscription form

Enter your name - eg "John Doe" Enter your email address - eg "john.doe@mail.com"

Enter your organization - eg "Harvard Business School" Enter your position - eg "Student, Researcher, Head"

Write few words about your request - eg: "I would like to get the daily max AQI for Berlin for Winter 2014", "I would like to know the hourly concentration of SO2 for Civil Lines in Delhi on June 18th 2015", "I would like to support your project and give you hand", ..

Confirm that you are a human: Then click on this submit button:

The open data framework would not be possible without the work from the worldwide EPA, which should get the credits for their monitoring programs.

О уровнях качества воздуха

-	Индекс качества воздуха (ИКВ = AQI) Значения	Уровни концерна здравоохранения
0 - 50	хорошо	Качество воздуха считается удовлетворительным, и загрязнение воздуха представляется незначительным в пределах нормы.
51 -100	удовлетворительное	Качество воздуха является приемлемым; однако некоторые загрязнители могут представлять опасность для людей, являющихся особо чувствительным к загрязнению воздуха.
101-150	Нездоровый для чувствительных групп	Может оказывать эффект на особо чувствительную группу лиц. На среднего представителя не оказывает видимого воздействия.
151-200	нездоровый	Каждый может начать испытывать последствия для своего здоровья; особо чувствительные люди могут испытывать более серьезные последствия.
201-300	Очень Нездоровый	Опасность для здоровья от чрезвычайных условий. Это отразится, вероятно, на всем населении.
300+	опасный	Опасность для здоровья: каждый человек может испытывать более серьезные последствия для здоровья

To know more about Air Quality and Pollution, check the wikipedia Air Quality topic or the airnow guide to Air Quality and Your Health.

For very useful health advices of Beijing Doctor Richard Saint Cyr MD, check www.myhealthbeijing.com blog.