Yesterday several people reported that they felt the AQI reading for Saigon was not accurate. They felt it was too low. Check the reading below : In fact, this was a reading from another AirVisual Node in Thu Duc at Riviera Villa. AirVisual will switch to the Riviera Villa reading when the US Consulate's air quality monitor is down. It was down from Saturday until … [Read more...] about Accuracy of AirVisual Air Quality Reading for Saigon
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Another polluted Saigon morning
Currently the air is at 127 AQI for PM2.5 in District 4 of Saigon. Looking at the picture below, you can tell it is much higher in Phu My Hung (District 8). As usual, when the air is bad, you cannot see the Phu My Bridge which is around 5 km away. It will be another bad air day in Saigon. Wear your masks. … [Read more...] about Another polluted Saigon morning
DIY Vietnamese Air Purifier 6 Hour Test
Last week I conducted several tests with my DIY Air Purifer with a SmartAir HEPA filter and Vietnamese fan. The results of testing two rooms at 40 square meters was good. The next day I tested the same DIY air purifier in the test bedroom roughly 20 square meters. As you can see below, it was another bad air day in Saigon. Start of Test This test only used the Vietnamese … [Read more...] about DIY Vietnamese Air Purifier 6 Hour Test
Solar powered LaserEgg
Yesterday my portable solar panel was returned to me. I will use it to power my AirVisual Public Node in the future. In the meantime it is powering my LaserEgg. … [Read more...] about Solar powered LaserEgg
Sidewalk campaign failed in Saigon
A huge frustration is trying to walk around Saigon on the sidewalks. As the below picture show, motorbikes still rule Saigon sidewalks. … [Read more...] about Sidewalk campaign failed in Saigon