#clean-air

Indonesian forest fires creating haze in Saigon?

For those living in Saigon the last several years, it is becoming a norm to deal with rising air pollution as Autumn arrives. This year, in particular, the levels of PM 2.5 have risen significantly bring a thick haze that covers the city all stay. This haze started to show up last Friday in the city. With the haze came higher levels of PM 2.5.

Normally with a rise in PM 2.5, factories,…

Cleaner Indoor Air in Saigon (Vietnam)

After four years out of Vietnam, I have finally returned “home” to Saigon. There have been much changes to the city. Development seems quite higher than when I first left in 2013. You see new apartment buildings and shopping centers across the city. More cars and motorbikes clog the streets. More factories have moved from China to Vietnam due to lower labor costs. Vietnam also has up to 20 coal…