Air monitor #8 up in Leesburg

More evidence of negative health effects related to PM2.5 is showing up all the time.

According to the American Lung Association:

Studies linking short-term exposure to PM_2.5 to death from all causes have been accumulating for a number of years. Taken together, this body of research provides consistent evidence of positive associations between particle pollution and mortality across diverse geographic locations and in populations with a wide range of demographic characteristics.

American Lung Association

https://www.lung.org/research/sota/health-risks

Fortunately, our Purple Air monitors detect PM2.5.

Monitor #8 just went up in Leesburg, and more are on the way. More about our air monitoring program is here.

Air Monitoring – New Location Suggestion Form

As of the time of this writing, we’re up to 4 air monitors in Loudoun. We need to source locations for up to 15 more monitors, which means we need more than 15 suggestions for locations as not all of them will be suitable.

Thankfully, we have this new form: Suggest an air monitor location.

These air monitors air weatherproof and don’t need much maintenance. All they require is power (a standard wall outlet), and access to wifi.

Perhaps you have a home that would be perfect, or maybe you go to a chuch that would work out well. Maybe you’re on an HOA board and the HOA has a clubhouse that would be a good location. The possibilities are endless.

The data from our current air monitors, as well as where to find data from future monitors is here: http://www.loudounclimate.org/air-monitoring

To see data from all of the Purple Air monitors (not just ours) both in Loudoun and everywhere else, go to www.purpleair.com