Clean Air

Last week, Saigon woke up to unhealthy air measuring 156 AQI at the US Consulate or roughly 65 micrograms. This gave me an opportunity to test my SmartAir Original DIY…

After four years out of Vietnam, I have finally returned "home" to Saigon. There have been much changes to the city. Development seems quite higher than when I first…

Well, I will need to keep at least one of my air purifiers on on bad air days. These readings surprise me. We are unsure where the bad air enters our apartments still…

Climates wise Hanoi is probably comparable to Shanghai. Seems that more factories have relocated from China to Vietnam, specifically outside of Hanoi. Hence when…

Well, with winter coming to Shanghai soon, I was warned that the pollution of the air will get worse. Though I am not in Shanghai now, the air is quite bad. I will…

This little guy can clean the air of a small room in about 3-5 hours. Just leave it on all day and the room will be 50 AQI. Not bad for $30 USD. The filter lasts three…

Well, I knew it was bound to happen. After a relatively clean two months in Shanghai, the air is getting worse. Today was the first time I saw the air quality worse in…

Again I am surprised by how poor the air is in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. I expected it to be better in the rainy season. Consistently Shanghai's air has been…

This is definitely not the norm but right now the air is cleaner is Shanghai than Saigon. I still got my air purifiers going though. Air Quality in Shanghai and Saigon

Anybody in Vietnam interested in low cost air purifiers? I tested this one in Shanghai. Does a good job getting the air below 50 AQI which is a healthy reading. Let me…

I brought my AQI monitor to Saigon. I was curious to see the air quality. Saigon's air is getting worse but I would argue it has always been bad. I still remember my…