Our blog covers indoor air and air quality

Our blog is a guide, a reference, and an information source all in one. Here you’ll find well-grounded knowledge, practical tips and current studies about air quality and a healthy indoor climate.

Order the air-Q duty-free to Switzerland now!
Air quality 11/06/2025

Simple and Duty-Free: Order air-Q to Switzerland via MeinEinkauf.ch

Swiss customers can now conveniently order the air-Q via MeinEinkauf.ch, with no customs fees or complicated formalities. Healthy air arrives at your door directly and stress-free.

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We test Eoleaf's NeoPur 400 air purifier
Test measurements 10/30/2025

Review: How Good Is Eoleaf's NeoPur 400 Air Purifier Really?

We tested Eoleaf's NeoPur 400 air purifier. Learn here how it cleaned pollutant-laden air and how air quality changed as a result.

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Detecting and avoiding PCBs in the air
Air quality 10/16/2025

PCBs in the Air – Invisible Danger in Old Buildings

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) remain a health risk decades after their ban. Especially in buildings from the 1960s to 1980s, they can be absorbed via room air. The air-Q helps detect suspicious exposure early.

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Reduce mold risk with air-Q's Mold-Free Index
Air quality 10/02/2025

Recognizing Mold Risk With the Mold-Free Index

The air-Q Mold-Free Index rates the potential mold risk based on humidity over a period of time. A high value indicates low risk, a low value warns of elevated mold risk. This way, the index helps keep living spaces safe and healthy

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Radon is a hidden danger that can be measured with radon monitors like the air-Q Radon
Air quality 09/25/2025

Radon Exposure in Germany: How to Protect Yourself From the Invisible Risk

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive noble gas that escapes from the ground and can enter buildings unnoticed. High radon exposure poses a significant health risk. How widespread is radon in Germany? And how can you measure exposure?

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Air quality worldwide: how Germany compares
Air quality 09/11/2025

Air Quality Worldwide: How Germany Compares

Air quality is crucial for our health — from respiratory complaints to cardiovascular disease. The following article shows how Germany stacks up in a global comparison and where action is still needed.

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Measuring radon: dosimeter vs air-Q Radon?
Air quality 08/28/2025

Measuring Radon: air-Q Radon or Dosimeter?

Radon is a radioactive noble gas that can enter buildings from the ground. Because it's neither visible nor detectable by smell, special monitors are needed to determine exposure. Besides modern digital monitors like the air-Q Radon, there are also classic radon dosimeters. But which method suits which purpose?

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Naphthalene often forms at large construction sites and from burning wood, coal, or oil.
Air quality 08/14/2025

Naphthalene Sensor: Protection From an Invisible Threat to Your Health

Naphthalene is one of the invisible dangers in the air – it can come from old building materials, smoke, or exhaust fumes and can harm health. The air-Q's VOC sensor can detect early signs of possible exposure. This way, you know in good time whether action is needed, and you always keep an eye on the quality of your room air.

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Calm living room with the air-Q on the coffee table between armchairs, for a good indoor climate
Air quality 07/31/2025

Hygrostat: What Is It – and Can the air-Q Do That Too?

A good indoor climate depends heavily on the right humidity. Especially too high or too low levels can negatively affect health, well-being, and even a building's structure. Many people therefore turn to so-called hygrostats. But what exactly is a hygrostat — and can the air-Q take on this task?

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Noise (especially traffic noise) makes you sick — the air-Q can help
Air quality 07/17/2025

How Noise Endangers Our Health – an Invisible Danger With Big Effects

Noise is everywhere — on the street, at the office, at home. But unlike visible environmental pollution such as smoke or exhaust, it often goes unnoticed. Yet noise has significant effects on our health, even when we don't consciously perceive it.

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Secondhand smoke as an air quality problem
Air quality 07/11/2025

Invisible Danger: How Cigarette Smoke Pollutes the Air

Cigarette smoke contains pollutants that remain indoors for hours – even after smoking. Especially a risk for children and non-smokers. Our blog shows how the air-Q air quality monitor makes this exposure visible – and how you can effectively protect yourself.

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Invisible danger: how the air-Q detects gases and warns early
Air quality 06/27/2025

Invisible Danger: How the air-Q Detects Gases and Warns Early

Gases in the air are often invisible — and that's exactly why they're so dangerous. Whether in the office, at home, or in an industrial hall: many of these substances go unnoticed, but directly affect our health, our surroundings, or even machines and materials. This is exactly where the air-Q air analyzer comes in.

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