Fighting together for clean air
A BASIC RIGHT. A SHARED COMMITMENT
We seek to ensure that Sรณller is a place where everyone can breathe easily. Our mission is to protect public health and improve air quality. We believe clean, safe air is a right and we believe that informed citizens are key to guaranteeing that right
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How to use the map
Each hexagon represents an air quality sensor or a group of air quality sensors, depending on how closely you zoom. When you zoom out, the hexagon may contain many sensors. When you zoom in, the hexagon will represent one single sensor.
The hexagons represent the median of the current values of the sensors which are contained in the area (either one or many), according to the option selected (PM10, PM2.5, temperature, relative humidity, pressure, AQI). You can refer to the scale on the left side of the map.
The colurs indicate levels of air quality.
By clicking on a hexagon, you can display a list of all the corresponding sensors (either one or many) as a table. The first column lists the sensor-IDs. By clicking on the plus symbol next to a sensor ID, you can display two graphics: the individual measurements for the last 24 hours and the 24 hours floating mean for the last seven days. The values are refreshed every 5 minutes.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) is calculated according to the recommendations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Further information is available on the official page.(Link). Hover over the AQI scale to display the levels of health concern.
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Our mission
We can live three weeks without food, three days without water โ but only three minutes without air. Every day we breathe in between 11,000 and 15,000 litres of air yet, by and large , most of us are less concerned about the quality of our air than, say, our food and water. We take our air for grantedโ it’s always there. And the hazardous contaminants, such as fine particulate matter, are invisible.ย Making things worse is the fact that we rarely have real-time data on our exposure to polluted air.
Our mission is to engage the community as we fight to protect public health, to measure and improve air quality at a hyperlocal level โ neighborhood by neighborhood โ and help in the fight against climate change.
‘Every day we breathe in between 11,000 and 15,000 litres of air’
MEASURE
Making the invisible visible. Step One in the fight for clean air must be to measure and quantify the quality of the air that we breathe
ENGAGE
Robust engagement with the community is critical when creating thoughtful, responsive, and impactful clean air solutions
AWARENESS
We seek to help people interpret air quality information and help them understand the importance of this issue in their lives
ALTERNATIVES
A vital part of our work is educating decision-makers and the public onย and clean air practices and air pollution solutions.
Get the apps!
We donโt yet have our own app, but we highly recommend downloading one or both of these. Both have unique features and allow you to track air quality in real time. Both are also available in English, though not yet in Catalan or Castellano. We hope to fix this soon.
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AIRLIEF
Special kids’ version
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Monthly reports
Using sensor data, we regularly write up reports on the state of air quality in Sรณller. Our most immediate goals are to identify the problem of air pollution and assess how serious it might be.
January ’21 Report
Cold days, low wind and zero rain make for a perfect storm Januaryโs data from the new network of air quality monitors tell a story of contrasts. The air quality, as a 24-hour average, was good on 8 days and reasonably good on 10 days. But air quality was unfavorable...
Scaling solutions to a global challenge
Conventional air pollution management commonly relies on a few sparsely located monitors. Hyperlocal monitoring can provide a more holistic picture by filling in a gap in places where data is not available.
Taking measures: the first step to better air
EU citizens have a legal right to clean air. But the notion that we have a right to clean air depends on the availability of accurate air quality data. Because air pollution is hard to see, itโs often hard for us to grasp the scale of the problem or to pinpoint sources and trends to develop effective solutions. New sensor technology is changing that dynamic, allowing us to measure and map pollution concentrations street by street across our community and identify patterns and hotspots like never before.
Borrow a portable monitor
We have four handheld monitors available that you may borrow to take measurements near your home or at a specific location.
Just contact us for details.
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Install a monitor in your home or business
Help us complete our community network. Our monitors are cheap (around 50 euros) and easy to install. All you need is somewhere to plug it in and a WiFi signal.
Just get in touch for more details.
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Latest News
Air pollution: the basics
Air pollution is harmful to human health, and its impacts โ increased hospital visits, missed work and school days โ are frequent reminders that its risks are real and personal. Moreover, these risks are highest for some of the most vulnerable populations: children, the elderly, and people with already compromised respiratory systems.
SOURCES
The burning of farm waste, wood-burning stoves and vehicles
CONTAMINANTS
Fine particulate matter and ozone
IMPACT ON HEALTH
Exposure to air pollution can contribute to asthma, heart disease, respiratory diseases and cancer
IMPACT ON ECOSYSTEMS
Air pollution contributes to acid rain and climate change, and can negatively impact agriculture
A RIGHTS ISSUE
Both the UN and the EU champion our right to clean air. What’s more we have a right to information on the air we breathe
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๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถฬ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฎ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ด ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ต ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒฬ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฒฬ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ด๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถฬ๐๐๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒฬ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐-๐ญ๐ต ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฎ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐, ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐ด๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฑ% ๐ฒ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐น๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐น'๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ.
Les malalties respiratรฒries van ser la causa del 14,17% de les morts a Sรณller en 2019 (taxa bruta de IBESTAT). La mitjana de Balears va ser del 9,14% i la de Mallorca del 9,58%. Significa que la taxa a Sรณller รฉs un 55,03% superior a la mitjana de les Illes Balears.
Si comparem amb un municipi amb una estructura demogrร fica similar, tambรฉ trobem una diferรจncia significativa. Per exemple en 2019, el percentatge de la poblaciรณ de 65 anys i mรฉs a Sรณller era del 19,98%. En Porreres la xifra era de 19,97%. No obstant aixรฒ, nomรฉs el 8,88% de les morts dels veรฏns de Porreres es van atribuir a malalties respiratรฒries enfront del 14,17% de Sรณller.
Com era d'esperar, les dades de 2020 mostren l'impacte de la pandรจmia de COVID-19. A Sรณller, el nombre de morts per malalties respiratรฒries va saltar de 18 a 41. En termes percentuals, el nombre de morts per aquesta causa va passar del 14,17% del total de defuncions al 31,29%. De nou, Sรณller va superar la mitjana regional, que en 2020 es va situar en un 26,69% a Mallorca i un 26,31% a les Illes Balears.
๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒฬ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ: ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐น๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผฬ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ผฬ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐ด๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป.
La taxa de defuncions per malalties de l'aparell respiratori a Sรณller creix un 40% entre 2011 i 2018. Les malalties de l'aparell respiratori van causar 15,5% de les defuncions a Sรณller en 2018, comparat amb un 11,11% l'any 2011. L'any 2018, van morir 20 persones a Sรณller per malalties de l'aparell respiratori d'un total de 129 defuncions.
Les xifres respectives del 2011 eren 12 sobre 108. En el 2018, amb una xifra de 15,5% la taxa era mรฉs alta que la de la Comunitat de Madrid (14,84%) i la mitjana espanyola (12,55%). La taxa de Sรณller en 2018 resulta un 46% mรฉs alta que la mitjana Balear (10,58%).
Un poble balear de grandร ria semblant, sa Pobla, va registrar una taxa de 10,71% l'any 2018. Mentre la taxa de mortalitat per malalties de l'aparell respiratori a Sรณller tendeix a pujar, es mantรฉ relativament estable en altres llocs:
Mentre la taxa de mortalitat per malalties de l'aparell respiratori a Sรณller tendeix a pujar, es mantรฉ relativament estable en altres llocs:
Entre 2011 i 2018 creix:
Sรณller: d'11,11% a 15,5%
Illes Balears: de 9,74% a 10,58%
Sa Pobla: de 10,30 a 10,71%
Espanya: d'11,64% a 12,55%
Madrid: de 14,75% a 14,84%.
Les defuncions per any a Sรณller per malalties de l'aparell respiratori, sobre el nรบmero total, sรณn:
2011: 12/108. 11,11%
2012: 11/116. 9,48%
2013: 10/123. 8,13%
2014: 12/120. 10%
2015: 13/138. 9,42%
2016: 16/124. 12,90%
2017: 21/145. 14,48%
2018: 20/129. 15,50% ... See MoreSee Less
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Balears registra el peor dato de Europa en calidad del aire
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Los niveles de micropartรญculas en suspensiรณn se dispararon debido a la combinaciรณn de la falta de lluvias y la llegada de polvo saharianoComment on Facebook
Los corazones de los adolescentes pueden dejar de latir dentro de las dos horas posteriores a la exposiciรณn / Reducir el riesgo de arritmias a estas edades puede proteger de muerte sรบbita y enfermedades cardรญacas en la edad adulta.
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La contaminación del aire puede provocar arritmia
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La investigaciรณn publicada en el 'Journal of the American Heart Association' examinรณ el impacto de respirar partรญculas finas en el ritmo cardรญaco.Comment on Facebook
๐ ๐ฆ๐ผฬ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ โ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ผฬ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒฬ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎฬ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎฬ ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผฬ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ ๐น๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฎ ๐น'๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
A pocs metres del camp de futbol, โโon els joves de Sรณller practiquen esport, es prepara una fogata. A mรฉs dels rostolls, que en cremar-se produiran material particulat perillรณs en l'atmosfera, aquesta crema, com moltes, tambรฉ cremarร poliuretร i plร stic. Les escumes de poliuretร es cremen rร pidament i produeixen una calor intensa, fum dens i gasos que sรณn irritants, inflamables i potencialment tรฒxics. El gas mรฉs significatiu sol ser el monรฒxid de carboni. La crema de poliuretร tambรฉ produirร cianur d'hidrogen i altres productes perillosos, com a benzรจ, toluรจ, รฒxids de nitrogen, acetaldehid, acetona, propรจ, diรฒxid de carboni i alquens. Les bosses de plร stic, quan es cremen, probablement alliberarร gasos potencialment tรฒxics com a dioxines, furans, mercuri i bifenils policlorats a l'atmosfera. ... See MoreSee Less
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Ive seen something similar being prepared up here in Fornalutx..lots of plástic in the mix