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Despite continued improvements in air quality across the U.S., unhealthy levels of air pollution still exist across the nation. According to the Lung Association’s 2012 State of the Air report, more than 127.2 million people live in counties with dangerous levels of ozone or particle pollution, the two most widespread air pollutants.
To combat this threat, the American Lung Association released the State of the Air app for iOS and Android users, targeting people living with diabetes, lung, heart and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as older adults and children.
Available as a free download, the application enables users to enter their zip code or use the geo-locator functionality to get current and next-day air quality conditions. Moreover, users can also see levels of both ozone and particle pollution, and get alerts if local air quality is code orange or worse. In addition and depending on the severity of the day’s air pollution, State of the Air will also provide health recommendations, advising that outdoor activities should be rescheduled or that people who work outdoors should limit extended or heavy exertion.
Pretty cool though we hope you don’t need this app…
State of the Air (FREE) [iTunes link] [Google Play link]
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
