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What Genanometer tells about air quality?

                                                        ture damage to structures. Dry air is not harmful to
                                                        buildings, but people may experience symptoms
                                                        when the humidity drops below 30%.

                                                        PM Particles

Temperature                                             Respirable particles and fine particles are derived
                                                        from e.g. combustion reactions, traffic, energy and
According to the recommendations, the target            industrial emissions, people, interior materials and
temperature of the office during wintertime is 21.5     dust. Small particles have been found to increase
°C and the room-specific adjustability is 20–23 °C.     symptoms in children and asthmatics, and hospital
Due to individual differences, only 85 percent are      admissions as well as mortality of respiratory- and
satisfied with even the best thermal conditions.        heart patients. Ultra-small PM1 and fine particles
                                                        (PM2.5) are thought to be the most harmful to
                                                        health because they travel deeper into the lungs
                                                        than larger particles.

Humidity                                                Carbon dioxide (CO2 )

The humidity changes according to seasonal varia-       The main sources of indoor carbon dioxide are
tions and with home activities, i.e. it requires moni-  human breath and outdoor air, where the CO2
toring and balancing. In summertime the air humi-       concentration is about 400 ppm. Too high a con-
dity rises sometimes up to 70%. In winter, humidity     centration of carbon dioxide in the indoor air cau-
exceeding RH 45% humidity can already cause mois-       ses a feeling of stagnation, fatigue and headaches,
                                                        decreaseingin work efficiency and comfort.

Clear interface

                 Genano offers easy and affordable IoT-solution for measu-
                 ring indoor air quality from a handset all the way to a clear
                 and easy-to-use user interface. Our service provider offers a
                 simple and flexible method for presenting, controlling, ana-
                 lyzing, and further processing the data.

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