Health

From April, IKEA will be selling an indoor air quality sensor that represents a significant upgrade on the Vindriktning model they launched in 2021. The original, inexpensive piece of kit used a simple traffic light warning system to alert the owner of high levels of PM2.5, whereas the new product will put an exact figure not only on particulate matter but total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), humidity and temperature.

While awareness of atmospheric toxicity is increasing, the hearts and minds battle remains a difficult one for policy makers.