The rise of low-cost sensing for managing air pollution in cities.
Prashant Kumar,Lidia Morawska,Claudio Martani,George Biskos,George Biskos,George Biskos,Marina Neophytou,Silvana Di Sabatino,Margaret Bell,Leslie Norford,Rex Britter +10 more
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The drivers behind current rises in the use of low-cost sensors for air pollution management in cities are illustrated, while addressing the major challenges for their effective implementation.About:
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An updated roadmap for the integration of metal–organic frameworks with electronic devices and chemical sensors
Ivo Stassen,Nicholas C. Burtch,A. Alec Talin,Paolo Falcaro,Paolo Falcaro,Mark D. Allendorf,Rob Ameloot +6 more
TL;DR: This review highlights the research aimed at the implementation of MOFs as an integral part of solid-state microelectronics and discusses the fundamental and applied aspects of this two-pronged approach.
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Can commercial low-cost sensor platforms contribute to air quality monitoring and exposure estimates?
Nuria Castell,Franck R. Dauge,Philipp Schneider,Matthias Vogt,Uri Lerner,Barak Fishbain,David M. Broday,Alena Bartonova +7 more
TL;DR: An exhaustive evaluation of 24 identical units of a commercial low-cost sensor platform against CEN (European Standardization Organization) reference analyzers, evaluating their measurement capability over time and a range of environmental conditions shows that their performance varies spatially and temporally.
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Applications of low-cost sensing technologies for air quality monitoring and exposure assessment: How far have they gone?
Lidia Morawska,Phong K. Thai,Xiaoting Liu,Akwasi Bonsu Asumadu-Sakyi,Godwin A. Ayoko,Alena Bartonova,Andrea Bedini,Fahe Chai,Bryce Christensen,Matthew Dunbabin,Jian Gao,Gayle S.W. Hagler,Rohan Jayaratne,Prashant Kumar,Alexis K.H. Lau,Peter K.K. Louie,Mandana Mazaheri,Zhi Ning,Nunzio Motta,Ben Mullins,Mahmudur Rahman,Zoran Ristovski,Mahnaz Shafiei,Dian Tjondronegoro,Dane Westerdahl,Ronald Williams +25 more
TL;DR: Over the past decade, a range of sensor technologies became available on the market, enabling a revolutionary shift in air pollution monitoring and assessment, and it can be argued that with a significant future expansion of monitoring networks, including indoor environments, there may be less need for wearable or portable sensors/monitors to assess personal exposure.
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Community Air Sensor Network (CAIRSENSE) project: Evaluation of low-cost sensor performance in a suburban environment in the southeastern United States
Wan Jiao,Gayle S.W. Hagler,Ron Williams,Robert Sharpe,Ryan Brown,Daniel Garver,Robert Judge,Motria Caudill,Joshua Rickard,Michael Davis,Lewis Weinstock,Susan Zimmer-Dauphinee,Ken Buckley +12 more
TL;DR: The performance of emerging air quality sensor technologies in a real-world setting is demonstrated; the variable agreement between sensors and reference monitors indicates that in situ testing of sensors against benchmark monitors should be a critical aspect of all field studies.
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End-user perspective of low-cost sensors for outdoor air pollution monitoring.
Aakash C. Rai,Prashant Kumar,Francesco Pilla,Andreas N. Skouloudis,Silvana Di Sabatino,Carlo Ratti,Ansar Yasar,David G. Rickerby +7 more
TL;DR: The performance characteristics of several low-cost particle and gas monitoring sensors are reviewed and recommendations to end-users for making proper sensor selection are provided by summarizing the capabilities and limitations of such sensors.
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