This #OpenAccessWeek, we reflect on how access to #AirQuality data shapes our collective ability to understand & reduce #AirPollution. When data are open, research flourishes, collaboration grows & communities can take informed action. #OAWeek #OpenScience #OpenAccess #OpenResearch #KnowledgeEquity

DYK that bone health is linked to #airpollution? Air pollution triggers an inflammatory response in bones, leading to degeneration & diseases like #osteoporosis. (Air Pollution and Osteoporosis: link.springer.com/article/10.1...) Let’s reduce air pollution to protect our bones! #WorldOsteoporosisDay

🚀 New OpenAQ R Package Release v0.8.0: Read the changelog at https://github.com/openaq/openaq-r/releases/tag/v0.8.0

#ThrowbackThursday! Winter 2016 - 12 OpenAQ Community members from 10 countries + anonymous co-authors shared OpenAQ’s view on the importance & power of open air quality data in the Clean Air Journal. "To combat air inequality, governments & researchers must open their data." bit.ly/48R7vDu

Visualising historical changes in air pollution with the Air Quality Stripes Website: airqualitystripes.info And paper led by @kirstypringle.bsky.social and @jimmcquaid.bsky.social now published which visualises trends in air quality across many global cities: gc.copernicus.org/articles/8/2...

Some good news. London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces. The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

Throwback Thursday! In this blog from 2016 we describe the difference between “open data” and “open-source.” Read "Is That ‘PM2.5’ on Your Grocery Store List?" at openaq.medium.com/is-that-pm2-...

🚲 Take a trip with us down memory lane. 💻 Find out what new data we are hosting. 👋 Meet our new Applied Data Fellow, Minh Nghiem. 📖 Be inspired by community impact stories. mailchi.mp/c91f33ac2150...

Epidemiologists agree: Ambient air pollution has serious impacts on heart health. See “Ambient air pollution and cardiovascular diseases: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses” pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35138681/ Let’s ♥️ our hearts by reducing #AirPollution. #WorldHeartDay

As described in "The growing impact of air quality on lung-related illness: a narrative review," in the Journal of Thoracic Disease, air pollution is linked to asthma, lung cancer, COPD and many other respiratory illnesses: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #WorldLungDay #AirPollution

We are overjoyed to welcome Minh Nghiem to our team. Learn more about Minh on our Medium blog site: link.openaq.org/Minh We thank @harrissocial.bsky.social's Applied Data Fellowship program for making Minh's fellowship possible.

Read how Sustenta Honduras's project, Proyecto Aire Limpio, is addressing low awareness of the harms of air pollution, a lack of air quality monitoring and open data, and the need for national regulations. link.openaq.org/honduras-aq-...

Earth observations are key to supporting public health! earthobservations.org/about-us/new...

#ThrowbackThursday! In one of our very first blogs, 10 years ago, OpenAQ made the statement below. Has OpenAQ played a transformational role in YOUR use of #AirQuality data? Read "Filling The Air Quality Data Gap" at link.openaq.org/aq-data-gap

99% of people breathe air that’s considered polluted. 😷 It damages health, lowers crop yields, deepens inequality and fuels climate change. For this #CleanAirDay, here are 10 things you should know about air pollution and what can be done about it: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

What are the latest trends in air pollution, where is it worst, and how is forecasting improving? Released for #CleanAirDay, @wmo-global.bsky.social’s latest Air Quality and Climate Bulletin 2025 has the answers: bit.ly/4gho8Ki

We'll be here! Let's meet up during Climate Week!

🥳 Today, OpenAQ celebrates our 10th anniversary! Reflections from our board chair, Pallavi Pant, in Time Flies When You Are Doing Good: link.openaq.org/Time-Flies A trip down memory lane: openaq.org/ten-years Our deepest gratitude to everyone who has been part of our journey and cheered us on. 🙏

Together, we can prevail against air pollution.

Join WRI on Monday for #CleanAirDay! Air #pollution is the #1 environmental risk to health. Partnerships to address poor #airquality are needed now more than ever! bit.ly/cleanairandhealthycities @ccacoalition.bsky.social @cleanairfund.bsky.social @openaq.org @airquality.bsky.social

Throwback Thursday! OpenAQ shares an anniversary with the Open Data Charter. In fact, we will both celebrate our 10th year this coming Tuesday, September 9. Read this blog from 2022, which describes why we endorsed the international Open Data Charter: lnkd.in/gq4sDxG6

Memory Monday! OpenAQ is marching toward our 10th anniversary on 9 September. This blog from 2023 tells the story of how and why we came to be thanks to the foresight and persistence of our founders, @christahasenkopf.bsky.social & Joe Flasher. openaq.medium.com/the-openaq-o...

The OpenAQ Community Ambassador Programme: How AirGradient Supports The Next Generation Of Air Quality Leaders By Inès Freyre - AirGradient airgradient.com/blog/open-aq-a… @openaq.org @achimhaug.bsky.social

Explore WASARU’s three-tiered approach to reduce #AirPollution in the #DemocraticRepublicofCongo, including launching a PM2.5 #AirQualityMonitoring network.

Russ Biggs (@russbiggs.com) will be speaking at #csvconf about "OpenAQ: empowering communities with open air quality data and tools"! Register now: csvconfv9.eventbrite.com

Unenforced standards and a lack of legal frameworks leave the most vulnerable populations unprotected from polluted air: 29% of low- and lower-middle-income countries lack these laws, compared to only 7% in upper-middle and high-income countries. More: link.openaq.org/globalAQregulations

Air pollution damages DNA in the same way tobacco does. A global study of people with lung cancer found a strong link between air pollution and cancer-promoting mutations, particularly ones caused by smoking. None of the study participants had ever smoked. www.rsc.org/standards-an...

Did you know that OpenAQ is a non-profit, and that we have earned the highest ratings for transparency, cost-effectiveness & overall organizational health? Your donation will support a world where everyone breathes clean air, enabled by universal access to data. secure.givelively.org/donate/opena...

Join a growing network of diverse voices advancing air quality solutions across the continent and gain: ✔ Access to the latest tools and insights ✔ Visibility through our platform ✔ Be part of regional events and campaigns 🔗 Partner with us: bit.ly/46WIBkL

Project Phoenix is a community science monitoring project to study the effects of smoke on birds in neighborhoods across California, Oregon, and Washington. Live on the U.S. West Coast? You can join the effort. www.project-phoenix-investigating-bird-responses-to-smoke.org

Tackling air pollution in Africa requires strategic investment, strong partnerships, and reliable data. In this blog, we reflect on how African-led solutions are closing the air quality data gap and delivering impact where it matters most. Read the full blog → bit.ly/4kRwgBT

Air knows no borders! 🌬️ Our new article explores how countries are teaming up to tackle air pollution. We look at different transnational air quality agreements and what makes them work--such as better data and stronger commitments. More: link.openaq.org/transnationa...

The number of lung cancer cases in people who have never smoked is increasing. The disease is different from lung cancer caused by smoking, so what causes it? www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Alexandru Luchiian, a 2023 OpenAQ Community Ambassador, champions citizen science by building and using air sensors to identify pollution sources and save lives. He's led diverse technical projects, transforming environmental data into action. Read more: link.openaq.org/Alexandru-Luchiian

🚀 New OpenAQ R Package Release v0.7.0: Read the changelog at https://github.com/openaq/openaq-r/releases/tag/v0.7.0

We’re proud to be featured in the latest AirQo newsletter, a partner spotlight that captures the momentum we’re building together for #CleanAir4Africa and work with partners to share data, shape policies and scale up locally grounded solutions. Read the newsletter here > bit.ly/4nX7WRM

Big Updates from the AQI Hub! We've just published articles for 5 new countries including Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Monaco, and Uruguay. 🇧🇪🇧🇷🇨🇴🇲🇨🇺🇾 aqihub.info

Our friends at Clean Air One Atmosphere are using evidence-based field studies & open data to build significant momentum for air quality policies in West Africa, including a new project funded by EPIC Air Quality Fund. Kudos to Collins (@cleanaironea.bsky.social) & his colleagues, Lily & Victor.

"🚀 New OpenAQ R Package Release v0.6.0: Read the changelog at https://github.com/openaq/openaq-r/releases/tag/v0.6.0"

How many different countries do we mention in our latest quarterly newsletter? Read what's happening around the world at: link.openaq.org/Q2ENEWS And scroll to the bottom of our website to subscribe: openaq.org

वायु प्रदूषण से प्रभावी ढंग से निपटने के लिए सरकारों के लिए वायु गुणवत्ता निगरानी और डेटा साझाकरण को प्राथमिकता देना आवश्यक है। क्षेत्रीय रिपोर्टें (अंग्रेज़ी और हिंदी में उपलब्ध) और मूल वैश्विक रिपोर्ट यहाँ पढ़ें: openaq.org/about/initia...

Documentation updates: the docs.openaq.org site now includes example code for common queries of the OpenAQ API in the Python SDK, OpenAQ R package and cURL. Check it out at: docs.openaq.org/examples/exa...

Why does OpenAQ run the Community Ambassador Program? Who are the current and past ambassadors?What types of projects do they conduct? Dig into the details on our new dedicated website: ambassadors.openaq.org

Сегодня делимся данными о качестве воздуха в Центральной Азии из отчёта OpenAQ. 💡80% стран региона мониторят воздух, но только 60% делятся данными. 💡Загрязнение — один из главных факторов риска для здоровья в регионе. 📊 Читайте региональный и глобальный доклады: openaq.org/about/initia...

🌤️ We're curating an 'aerial magic' feed of inspiring drone photos and videos – ❤️ LIKE & 📌 PIN it here: bsky.app/profile/uphe... ℹ️ More info, and how to be added: blueskyfeedcreator.com/p/uphere.med... #aerialphotography #aerialphoto #dronephotography #dronephoto #aerialvideo #dronevideo #fpv

June 5, 2025 is World Environment Day! In 2025, World Environment Day is all about beating plastic pollution. It’s also a chance to talk about clean air! Tackling plastic pollution means cleaner air, better health, and a stronger fight against climate change. Learn more: worldenvironmentday.global

AQI Hub has a new look! Explore 25 different national/regional air quality index methods at aqihub.info. A complete site refresh built with @astro.build

Pleased to be featured on My Air Aware myairaware.org/leveling-the...

OpenAQ’s one-stop-shop for air quality data facilitates the research needed to target #AirPollution solutions. openaq.medium.com/researchers-...

OpenAQ is pleased to help maximize the value of data being generated by this important project in The Gambia.