Outdoor Air Pollution

Indoor Air Pollution

• Air Pollution: How Bad Is It, Really? – the #1 most popular post on this blog, this is a great starter to understand the basics
• My Air Quality Journal: 太可怕！ – a fun and informative romp around Beijing with an air particle monitor, with many surprising results
• Air Pollution in China: New Slideshow – this is a nice overview of the issue with many graphs and images. Plus, it’s instantly viewable online, fullscreen, with no download.
• BeijingAir Pollution Data: Now an iPhone App – The US Embassy’s essential AQI feed is available either on their website, or this new iPhone app
• Let’s Review: Outdoor Air Pollutants and Patient Health – this is a good collection of the health issues
• How Good are N95 Masks For Pollution? – Actually? Really good…

Important Links:

• BeijingAir – This is an essential website to access the Beijing US Embassy’s particle monitor, with hourly AQI updates for both PM2.5 and ozone

• Air Pollution: What About Indoor Air? – This is a good primer on the dangers of indoor air
• Indoor Plants: Natural Air Purifiers – Three essential plants for your home, office, school…
• Schools & Air Quality: Here’s A Sample Action Plan – what does your school do when the AQI is over 200? What should it do? Find out…
• Plants Can Improve Indoor Air – More detail on the 3 great air-scrubbing plants
• Air Quality: Games For Kids – Some good links to making learning about air pollution fun…almost
• Pollution: Close Your Windows at Night – yes, unfortunately, the air is usually worst overnight. Here’s why…

Food Safety

Water Safety

• Organics Quiz: Do You Know Your Labels? – start here to understand the basics of China’s labeling
• Food Safety — Very Cool Bilingual Newsletters – from the fantastic Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety
• Fruits and Veggies: Are Supermarkets Safe? – No, not always…
• Organics: I Love … Walmart? – yes, I do! Here’s why
• Organics: Cool Interactive Beijing Map & Guide – Great resource from Greenpeace
• In The News: Lohao City & Organic Farms – Good info on where to buy