Community Update
12/1/2021
Globally Unified Air Quality is committed to keeping you up to date on global air quality news! Stay updated on our company progress and air quality efforts!
“Close to 20.7 million people live in counties that got an F for all three air pollution measures in ‘State of the Air’ 2021.”
Company Updates
GUAQ has continued to make strides towards our goal of making air quality monitoring more accessible. We are honored to have been featured in the Washington Life Magazine for 2021 Innovators & Disruptors. Check it out here! Additionally, the GUAQ team is proud to have won the Pitch Virginia Student Competition and to have presented to the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Advisory Group. Huge thank you to Washington Life Magazine, Activation Capital, and Georgetown Entrepreneurship for these opportunities.
In other news, the GUAQ software team has been working hard to enhance our mobile application experience! Check it out here or at app.guaq.tech. We have continuously improved the efficiency of our Over-the-Air (OTA) firmware update process and have several upcoming features in the pipeline. Have any features you would like to see in the application? Give us your input!
Air Quality News
Pakistan orders Monday closure of schools and offices in Lahore to cut smog
November 25, 2021
“Last week, the air quality index in the city of about 12 million people was ranked at 348, much above the hazardous level of 300, according to IQAir.”
As Pandemic Cut Air Pollution, Heart Attacks Declined
November 8, 2021
“ The number of heart attacks dropped by 6% for every 10 microgram-per-cubic-meter decline in fine particle pollution, researchers found.”
Ghost towns and toxic fumes: How an idyllic California lake became a disaster
November 6, 2021
“Imperial is now known for some of the worst air quality in the country. It has the highest rate of asthma-related emergency room visits for children in California — about double the state average.”