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

Healthspan, Lifespan, and the Missing Link: Air

Nutrition, sleep, exercise, and mental wellness matter. But without clean air, your healthspan is always at risk.

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Hidden Risks: Indoor Air Pollution from Smoking

Nafas Indonesia, DBS Foundation, and IYCTC reveal how indoor smoking raises PM2.5 pollution and endangers public health, calling for greater awareness and stronger policies.

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Clean air for everyone starts with us. Join the Nafas Foundation and be part of Indonesia’s largest air quality network.

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A New Chapter: Nafas Foundation and the Future of Air Quality Data

The Nafas Foundation is a non-profit movement providing independent air quality data, building the largest sensor network, and raising public awareness for healthy air for all.

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Air You Can't See, Sleep You Can't Keep

Tiny particles like PM2.5 can reach deep into your lungs and bloodstream, causing inflammation, fragmented sleep, and long-term health risks. Find out how to protect your sleep.

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The Nafas Commitment To Science: Our Peer Reviewed Journals & Whitepaper Contributions

Air pollution is no longer just an environmental concern—it is a recognized public health emergency. In Indonesia’s urban centers, such as Greater Jakarta and Bandung, the challenge is complex: rapid urbanization, dense populations, and historically limited access to real-time data that have hindered effective responses from citizens, policymakers, and researchers.

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Breath Interrupted Amidst Pollution: The Impact of PM2.5 on Pneumonia in Toddlers in Jakarta

A collaboration between Nafas Indonesia, DBS Foundation, and FKM UI reveals the serious impact of PM2.5 on pneumonia in toddlers in Jakarta. Research shows that rising pollution can double cases, especially during the dry season. Collective action is needed to protect children from polluted air.

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Air Pollution in the Dry Season: A Threat to Health, Especially for Vulnerable Groups

As Indonesia enters the dry season, air pollution levels are rising to dangerous highs, especially at night—posing serious health risks for vulnerable groups like children and the elderly. This article explores the data behind these spikes, the clear links to respiratory diseases such as ISPA and pneumonia, and offers actionable steps to stay protected, including the role of Clean Air Zones powered by Nafas.

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Escape the Smog, Embrace the Breeze: Tanjung Kelayang Reserve Awaits

Breathe better, live fuller just 45 minutes from Jakarta. Tanjung Kelayang Reserve in Belitung offers crystal clear skies, pristine nature, and endless eco-adventures. Discover why it’s one of the healthiest-air destinations in Indonesia and your ultimate escape from city smog.

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Clean Air Zone

The Future of Learning Starts with Healthy Air, Here’s How ISMILE Does It.

ISMILE Family has partnered with Clean Air Zone by Nafas to ensure healthy indoor air across 6 schools. With comprehensive air quality management, monitoring, and parent-focused education, ISMILE is protecting over 800 students while building awareness about air pollution. Indoor air quality at ISMILE shows an 80% improvement compared to outdoor levels, proving that healthy environments are essential for children’s growth and learning.

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Train Without Limits, Breathe Without Worries at Limitless Complex by Davu

Limitless Complex by Davu in South Jakarta has officially joined Nafas’ Clean Air Zone (CAZ), ensuring healthier air for every workout and recovery session. Known for its premium facilities like sauna and ice bath, the studio now takes fitness to the next level with real-time monitored and filtered air quality. With CAZ, members can train without limits, breathe without worries, and experience a safer, healthier environment for both body and mind.

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Train Healthier at Fitness Alila & Spa Alila with Clean Air Zone by Nafas

Train and relax more healthily in the heart of Jakarta. Now part of the Clean Air Zone by Nafas, Fitness Alila & Spa Alila offer a new standard of indoor wellness with significantly healthier air—filtering out up to 95% of outdoor pollutants. Whether you’re working out or winding down, breathe easy knowing your health comes first.

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Anytime Fitness Alam Sutera is Now a Clean Air Zone: Breathe Healthier, Train Stronger

Anytime Fitness Alam Sutera is now a Clean Air Zone, offering members not only a modern fitness experience but also healthy air while they train. With real-time air monitoring, advanced filtration, and improved indoor air quality up to 98% better than outside, the gym ensures a safer, healthier environment for every workout. This marks a new standard for wellness-focused fitness in Indonesia.

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When Good Habits Meet Bad Air: Exercise and Pollution on Your Lungs

Good habits like exercise can clash with bad air. New research shows air pollution may cancel out the lung benefits of physical activity—unless you work out in a healthy air environment like Clean Air Zone gyms.

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Beyond the Outdoors, Tackling Summer Air Pollution and High PM2.5 in School Hours with CAZ

Air quality can change as seasons shift, pollution during the dry season would be much higher than in the rainy season.

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Breathe Better Indoors, Why Healthy Air Matters More Than You Think?

Maybe you think air pollution is just an environmental issue, but what if it’s actually a health issue? One that affects your body, your loved ones, and the very breath you're taking right now?

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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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