Learn more about air quality and its impact from our scientists and experts

Learn more about air quality and its impact from our scientists and experts


Air Quality 101

What are global air quality standards?

WHO Air Quality Guidelines suggest benchmarks for air pollutants.

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What is air and why do we need it?

Air is a gaseous mixture around us. We require oxygen to survive.

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Why is air quality important?

Air quality is important because we require clean air to survive.

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Why is breathing polluted air dangerous?

Breathing polluted air leads us to serious health problems.

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What influences air quality?

The weather, geography, and manmade activities influence the air.

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Our Blog

Your Morning Run is Making You Sick: The Dark Side of Outdoor Exercise

Last month during my usual morning run, I noticed something odd. Despite being in the best shape of my life, I was struggling more than usual. My fitness tracker showed normal stats, but something felt off. I checked my Nafas app - the morning air quality was at 150 μg/m³. 

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A Breath of Fresh Air From Angin Gak BerKTP

Wow. 

It’s been 7 days and counting. 

Air quality has been healthy since November 29 and the city has been absolutely transformed. 

Can you even believe this is Jakarta? 

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Breaking New Ground: Nafas's Journey from Indonesia to the Middle East

The invisible challenge of indoor air quality knows no borders. 

As Indonesia's leading air quality solutions provider, we've witnessed firsthand how data-driven approaches to clean air can transform communities.

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Why Getting Banned Is Good

“No Viral, No Justice”I’ve heard this repeated over and over again in the last few weeks. Since co-founding Nafas 4 years ago, we’ve been raising awareness about air pollution in Indonesia. 

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Nafas Indonesia partners with DBS Foundation to expand air monitoring with 50 new sensors.

This partnership reflects our joint commitment to raising awareness of air quality issues and improving public health across the country.

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Ah Shit, Here We Go Again

Remember last year? When hospitals were full of kids, everyone was coughing or sick, and the President called an emergency cabinet meeting? Ah shit, here we go again.

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IARC: Air Pollution Triggers Increase in Global Cancer Trends

IARC report highlights the alarming increase in new cancer cases, with air pollution being one of the culprits. Read more here.

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January, the Month of Clean Air and Blue Skies

January blew us away with the mesmerizing blue skies. Ever wondered what's the reason behind it? Check out this article.

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Pollution Haze Triggers Dementia and Forgetfulness

Air pollution can be one of the triggers for dementia in the elderly group. Find a review of the study in this article.

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Clean Air Zone

Nafas To Install Clean Air Zones in 7 iSmile Pre-School Campuses in Indonesia

Nafas appointed Air Quality Partner for iSmile Pre-School across 7 campuses in Jakarta & Bandung

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Nafas To Install Clean Air Zones in 11 Singapore Intercultural School Campuses in Indonesia

Singapore Intercultural Schools appointed Nafas as the air quality partner for all its 11 schools in Indonesia. Jointly they will install Nafas clean air Zones in all of their Indonesian schools.

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Air Quality at Beleaf Farms 8x Cleaner After Becoming a Clean Air Zone

Find out how Beleaf Farms successfully improved its air quality by 8x in this article.

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Clean Air Zone Aids in Achieving a 93% Improvement in Air Quality at BNI Ventures Office

Find out how BNI Ventures successfully improved its air quality by 93% in this article.

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CAZ Stories: Air Pollution Levels at TK Cita Pelangi School Significantly Reduced by 94%

Find out how TK Cita Pelangi successfully improved its air quality by 94% in this article.

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Islamic Village School Attains 93% Cleaner Air Quality as a Certified Clean Air Zone

Find out how Islamic Village School successfully improved its air quality by 93% in this article.

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Air Quality at ISMILE Permata Hijau is 90% Cleaner After Becoming a Clean Air Zone

Find out how ISMILE Permata Hijau successfully improved its air quality by 90% in this article.

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Hill+Knowlton Indonesia Achieves 97% Indoor Air Quality Enhancement Through CAZ

Find out how Hill+Knowlton successfully improved its air quality by 97% in this article.

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Champ Camp Air Quality is 88% Cleaner After Becoming a Clean Air Zone

Find out how Champ Camp successfully improved its air quality by 88% in this article.

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