My motivation

I started testing air purifiers early in 2016. My son suffers from respiratory problems, most likely caused by growing up in Gurgaon’s polluted air. As I sought out more information on pollution and air purification, I realised that very little scientific...

Help me test more Air Purifiers

If you live in Gurgaon and can lend me your air purifier for a night, I’d like to measure its efficacy. I will also review its electronics, noise levels, etc. This knowledge will help all of us make better purchase decisions and protect our families. You can get...

How To Protect Yourself From Air Pollution

Note: This is work in progress. Please contribute. Indoors Fill your home with beautiful indoor plants. Use an air purifier. Seal your doors and windows with EVA foam tape. Closing the gaps will stop outside air from leaking in. This doesn’t just improve the...

Choosing the Right Air Purifier

First, consider the size of your room. The bigger the room, more the air inside it. All of that air needs to pass through the air filter, multiple times, in order to be cleaned up completely. Most manufacturers have a room size recommendation. Surprisingly enough, the...

How Air Purifiers Work

There are a number of kinds of air pollutants and different forms of purifiers to deal with them. In this post we are only dealing with purification that solves the particulate matter pollution currently affecting Delhi. A typical air purifier The filters inside an...

Purifying Air with Plants

Placing plants at various places inside your house, and trees and plants around your house, will significantly reduce particulate matter and other forms of pollution. There is a lot of scientific research to this effect and I will link to it eventually. Our lungs...