Air Quality monitoring is not a simple thing, and there are existing criteria and standards for publishing data.

The equipment needed for monitoring Air Pollution is not only expensive (at least $10K per monitor) but also requires professional knowledge for their setup and maintenance - and that's a full time job.

For this reason, managing country, region or city level monitoring network is usually done by government representatives (usually linked to the environmental ministry) or by institutions certified by the government for doing so (for instance the EPA is US).

Fortunately, now days, it is possible to find much more affordable Air Quality monitors, as low as $100 per device, such as the GAIA air quality monitoring stations. The Air quality monitors are not only affordable, but also very simple to setup, and and do not required specialized skills to be operated.

This is where the World Air Quality Index project can help. If you are living in such a country and would like to setup some of those affordable air quality monitoring device, and see the real-time Air Quality data reported published on the aqicn.org and waqi.info maps, then send us a message now.

If you want to stay informed about the Air Quality monitoring project, please register with the form below:

Calidad del aire en el mundo - subscription form

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

Write few words about your request - eg: "", "I would like to help by hosting an air quality monitoring station", "I would like to know the average daily air quality for the past year", ..