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QuantAQ Hardware Engineer Abigail Fry and CEO David Hagan investigate a device sent in to our Somerville, MA lab for repairs.

Celebrating customer support milestones

Customer support has always been critically important to us. Today we're celebrating a 95+% satisfaction rating, and launching an easier way to see device repair history at-a-glance.

Shared Maps showing air quality data from a network of QuantAQ sensors.

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New! Shared Maps for easy air quality data access

With this release, we're making it easier to customize and share information about real-time air quality with your audiences.

A new EPA-funded air quality monitor at New Bedford, MA's Pier 3. Credit: N. Hanumara

The historic port city of New Bedford collects data to ensure the energy transition brings cleaner air to residents

A new network of EPA-funded air quality monitors is being deployed across New Bedford, Massachusetts, in an effort to collect real-time, hyperlocal data to help ensure a clean energy transition for all residents.

Riverside, California, home to the 2024 Air Sensors International Conference.

QuantAQ at the 2024 Air Sensors International Conference (ASIC)

Hear from the global air quality community, check out our latest sensor technology, and engage with QuantAQ's team of experts at the 2024 Air Sensors International Conference in Riverside, California.

Greater Boston, home to one one of the world's most comprehensive air quality monitoring networks.

Greater Boston is now host to one of the world’s most comprehensive air quality monitoring networks

Thanks to Northeastern University's latest Impact Engine, iSUPER, the Boston area is home to one of the most comprehensive air quality monitoring studies to date. Researchers will ultimately draw quantitative links between infrastructure decisions and local air pollution.

Jet taxing at Sydney airport with congested highway in the background.

How AECOM helped Sydney Airport gather actionable air quality data to characterize emission sources

How AECOM and Sydney Airport designed a cost-effective, user-friendly air quality monitoring network in support of the airport's sustainability initiatives

QuantAQ air quality monitoring sensors deliver a full network of accurate, easy-to-deploy equipment.

Stretch your air quality monitoring budget further

To truly understand your local air, you need a powerful network of air quality sensors. Unlock actionable data that makes the most of your budget.

Meet Cal/OSHA's wildfire smoke protection requirement with onsite, real-time air quality monitoring

Air Quality Monitoring for Cal/OSHA Wildfire Compliance

Wildfire smoke monitoring compliance streamlined to support your team’s safety.

Navigating Colorado’s SB21-260 Air Quality Monitoring Requirements

Navigating Colorado’s SB21-260 Air Quality Monitoring Requirements

Senate Bill 21-260, codified into Colorado Revised Statute 43-1-128, sets out measures to alleviate the health threats of air pollution from transportation, including air quality monitoring and reporting requirements.

Looking back on 2023

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Looking back on 2023

We're celebrating with pride all that we accomplished together in 2023. We grew our fleet, built and shipped new features, and supported our customers in collecting more than 1.7 billion new air quality measurements across the world.

Keeping your air quality monitoring projects on track from the comfort of your office

Keeping your air quality monitoring projects on track from the comfort of your office

The intricate web of air quality monitoring networks presents a unique set of challenges, from inconvenient on-site maintenance to navigating vast distances between sensors. QuantAQ's IoT monitoring systems provide a seamless avenue for you to stay on track remotely.

Alaska community deploys ARP grant-funded sensor network for seamless local air quality insights

Alaska community deploys ARP grant-funded sensor network for seamless local air quality insights

Across the US, ARP-grant funded air quality sensors are making their way into communities—some further afield than others. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) partnered with the Napaskiak Tribal Council to deploy a network of MODULAIR™️ sensors in Napaskiak's 500-person village. After leaving the QuantAQ facilities

How robust data will propel air quality advocacy for this Bronx community

How robust data will propel air quality advocacy for this Bronx community

0:00/1× We predict that in the not-too-distant future, it will be shocking to remember a time when residents of cities didn't have access to continuous, high-quality, street-by-street information about the air they breathe. For South Bronx residents in Mott Haven and Port Morris, data-backed air quality

New Collaboration Tools in QuantAQ Cloud: Organizations and Networks

New Collaboration Tools in QuantAQ Cloud: Organizations and Networks

Easily deploy, manage, and collaborate across multiple networks of air quality sensors.

We’ve spent 20,000+ hours in the lab to save you time in the field

We’ve spent 20,000+ hours in the lab to save you time in the field

Collecting data should be easy and straightforward, so you can focus on turning insight into awareness and action. That's why everything we build is designed to save you time and hassle.

New in QuantAQ Cloud: Added security, accessibility, and data tools

New in QuantAQ Cloud: Added security, accessibility, and data tools

Announcing three new features for QuantAQ Cloud - added security, accessibility, and data tools

EPA Grants Funding to Support Air Quality Monitoring Projects to Reduce Community Air Pollution

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EPA Grants Funding to Support Air Quality Monitoring Projects to Reduce Community Air Pollution

Late last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its selection of 132 air monitoring projects to receive a combined $53.4 million in grant funding to address health outcome disparities from air pollution. Enabled by the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act, the funding is intended

QuantAQ and ASCENT collaborate to advance aerosol measurement capabilities using air sensors

QuantAQ and ASCENT collaborate to advance aerosol measurement capabilities using air sensors

We are excited to announce that QuantAQ has signed a joint development agreement with the Atmospheric Science and mEasurement NeTwork (ASCENT) through the Georgia Institute of Technology to improve our ability to measure aerosols in diverse environments and to identify types and sources of air pollution using distributed air quality

QuantAQ’s science-backed sensors give you the best look at air pollution in your community

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QuantAQ’s science-backed sensors give you the best look at air pollution in your community

We use our expertise to help communities understand what’s in their air, locally and in real-time. Monitoring air quality leads to an understanding of what’s causing air pollution and when; only then can we enact meaningful change to reduce air pollution and improve public health.

Air Quality and Environmental Justice

Air Quality and Environmental Justice

Everyone deserves access to a safe living environment and adequate resources to help address environmental concerns that arise—and that includes access to clean air. Air pollution is a huge health concern globally, and it disproportionately impacts our often already disadvantaged populations. Using tools including air quality (AQ) monitoring, scientists,

Why is my air quality monitor reporting negative values and what can I do about it?

⚠️This article was written by Dr. Anna Hodshire. Seeing a negative value in your air quality data can be a surprise. After all, there is no such thing as negative ozone! So why do air quality monitors (both reference and non-reference instruments) report negative values, why might you care, and

CU Denver and MIT researchers capture real-time data on the Kīlauea volcano’s eruptions

CU Denver and MIT researchers capture real-time data on the Kīlauea volcano’s eruptions

A group of researchers set out to study extreme air quality events on the Island of Hawai’i and elevated their data collection with QuantAQ's MODULAIR units.

QuantAQ is now SOC 2 Type II Compliant

QuantAQ is now SOC 2 Type II Compliant

At QuantAQ, we work with customers across a variety of industries including government organizations, Fortune 100 companies, community groups/NGOs, and universities. Keeping customer and air quality sensor data secure is of paramount concern and obtaining our SOC 2 Type II attestation report shows our commitment toward security to our

Announcing an Improved Customer Support Experience for all QuantAQ Users

We are excited to announce some updates to our customer support portal and ticketing system. With these changes, we aim to improve everyone's experience with customer support and to help foster a strong user community. The recent improvements include a new community page, an improved help center, and

AAAR 2022

The 2022 American Association of Aerosol Research conference is set to take place in Raleigh, North Carolina from October 3rd - 7th, 2022. If you're attending and interested in learning about how QuantAQ's professional-grade air quality sensors can be used to understand building ventilation, sources of