Shanghai air pollution
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No mask needed. Our last trip to Shanghai in 2016 was the first time I noticed pollution when driving in from the airport. However, once in the city, I never noticed it at all and have asthma. Beijing had air like pea soup or bad fog on one of my trips there a few years earlier.
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Most certainly. Be prepared. N95 or higher is the only worthwhile grade. Not expensive, and obtainable from Ironmongers/hardware stores in most countries. Also easily available in China but you'd be better to buy at home to ensure quality. Note, though, that to work they must be fitted tightly, and can be uncomfortable. If you are bearded they won't work. Shanghai's seaside location makes the air there generally much better than Beijing's (and far better than certain industrial metropolises) as the muck is blown out to sea (and visible from the plane as you fly in). So there's still plenty of it. See:
Shanghai Air Pollution: Real-time PM2.5 Air Quality Index (AQI)
Shanghai Air Pollution: Real-time PM2.5 Air Quality Index (AQI)
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Hello , I am new to this forum. I also live in Shanghai, where I have been living for the last three years.
I have yet used a mask here, but I am always careful about turning my air purifier on – as well as keeping windows closed on “bad” days. These days (December) , it’s quite awful. However, still a long way to go to Beijing (600 in air pollution level, Shanghai is usually at 250 on the worst).
I have yet used a mask here, but I am always careful about turning my air purifier on – as well as keeping windows closed on “bad” days. These days (December) , it’s quite awful. However, still a long way to go to Beijing (600 in air pollution level, Shanghai is usually at 250 on the worst).
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