Africa: Low-Cost Device Can Revolutionize Air Quality Monitoring and Help Countries Prevent Deaths From Outdoor Pollution

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Nairobi — A ground-breaking air quality measuring device unveiled today in Nairobi by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), expected to cost up to 100 times less than existing solutions, has the potential to revolutionize air quality measurement in developing countries and help prevent deaths from air pollution.

The device, capable of collecting all the vital parameters of air quality, will cost around $1,500 per unit, allowing governments to establish a countrywide network of mobile and stationary air monitoring stations for as little as $150,000-200,000. Currently, roughly the same amount of money is necessary to set up just one monitoring station.

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