The air we breathe is not all the same

by Alessio Sciurpa

That the air we breathe is not all the same, every day we perceive through our senses, but thanks to lamiaaria.it from today in Italy as in the U.S., you have the possibility to monitor the status of the pollutants contained in the air we breathe.

A completely new in content and objectives project: to provide citizens of all 8100 municipalities in Italy, with a totally free service, the forecast for five days on air quality and both inform and sensitize citizens, so clear and understandable, on an issue that affects the daily life and which too often, is not enough perceived influence on human health. The system is based on Air Quality Index (IQA) developed by EPA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The choice in the U.S. (compared to others such as the French ATMO or the British Air Pollution Index) was suggested by the Italian National Commission for Atmospheric Pollution Emergency (CNEIA) in its document "Air pollution in Italy from fine and impact on health. "
The U.S. IQA is an index created to communicate the daily air quality, because we know what is clean or polluted the air we breathe and what health effects could result, taking into account the impact that might warn a few hours or a few days after breathing.

The site will be officially presented during a press conference scheduled in Rome, for April 16, 2009 at 11 a.m., at the Hotel Nazionale (Cinema Hall) in Piazza Montecitorio 131, which will also Attilio Poli, President of Take Air Ltd., promoters of the project.