Beijing to monitor PM2.5 concentration in schools   

北京學校實時監測PM2.5 避免空氣傳播性疾病暴發

本市將率先在學校內試點在線實時監測PM2.5，并建立學校教室內空氣質量監測預警系統。今后，監測中一旦發現問題衛生監督部門將及時處理，避免空氣傳播性疾病暴發流行。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) – Beijing's health authority plans to establish an air quality monitoring system in schools, the Beijing Morning Post reported.

It will be the first time for the city to monitor PM2.5 particulate matter in public places.

A total of 10 surveillance sites, including two outdoor classrooms and eight inside, will be set up in two pilot schools in Xicheng district and Chaoyang district.

The pilot project will last a year. Authorities said it aims to establish PM2.5 limits indoors, which will determine whether students should have physical exercise inside or outside when heavy smog wreathes the city.

In addition, the sites will monitor concentrations of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and PM10, as well as quantities of bacteria and legionella pneumophila in the air.