Measure fine dust: via app and smartphone and other methods

You can also measure fine dust with your smartphone. We present these and other methods in this practical tip.

Measure fine dust - it works with these methods

Too much fine dust leads to health problems or illnesses. However, there are various ways of measuring the fine dust content in the air.

• Fine dust cannot be measured with a smartphone. Until recently there was a test run by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Mobile phone users were able to take a photo by flash and send it to KIT for evaluation.
• There is also no suitable app for measuring fine dust data.
• However, you can call up a map on the Luftdaten.info page. There you can see the current concentration of air using a map of Germany.
• The website also provides instructions on how to build your own measuring device quickly and easily.
• You can also find such a map with ozone and particulate matter in Wetter Online.
• Alternatively, you can use a fine dust measuring device. This enables you to measure the fine dust content of the air professionally.