Although this unit is designed for permanent wiring, it does have a battery that can last up to 5 hours. To preserve the battery life when on the move, switch the unit off and switch it on when you need it.

This model is marketed as a consumer model, not a lab-based instrument so if you are looking for accuracy, you won’t find anything in this price range for low-cost sensors (LCS). What this will do is show you the trends and to raise awareness of the dangers that still lurk when PM2.5 is low. The accuracy improves the larger the particle count so use this as a guideline: • 0.3 (LCS don’t count well) • 0.5 (LCS can count them a bit better) • 1.0 (LCS can count them much better) • 3.0 (Most LCS can count them) • 5.0 (Most LCS can count them) • 10.0 (Most LCS cannot count them) This is not unique to the Airbon particle monitor, this tends to be the view for most LCS in the market

To be honest, there is no safe level of air pollution so the smaller the particle, the more damage it can do to our bodies. There is also no guidelines for any smaller than PM2.5 so while we can change this, there will be few scenarios where there aren’t higher levels of smaller particles

Yes, we use the AQI.in app. Although this is largely focused on India, it will soon have more UK based data. Click on ‘Add Device’ at the bottom and follow these instructions to connect your device.

Yes but you can view 7 day and 30 day data on the free app. The app also comes with premium features which will be available soon.

The data is updated every 30 seconds, this includes updates to the AQI.in app although if you already have the app open, you may need to swipe down to refresh the screen.

For the particle monitor, there is no storage on the unit, it needs to be connected to WiFi. This module does not allow for storage via the SD card but future iterations can have this.