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Research Priorities of Applying Low-Cost PM 2.5 Sensors in Southeast Asian Countries

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  • Shih-Chun Candice Lung

    (Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
    Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan)

  • To Thi Hien

    (Faculty of Environment, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
    Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam)

  • Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza

    (Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City 1108, Philippines
    Air Quality Dynamics Laboratory, Manila Observatory, Quezon City 1108, Philippines)

  • Ohnmar May Tin Hlaing

    (Environmental Quality Management Co., Ltd., Yangon 11072, Myanmar)

  • Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh

    (Environmental Engineering and Management, SERD, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand)

  • Mohd Talib Latif

    (Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia)

  • Puji Lestari

    (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung 40132, Indonesia)

  • Abdus Salam

    (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh)

  • Shih-Yu Lee

    (Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan)

  • Wen-Cheng Vincent Wang

    (Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan)

  • Ming-Chien Mark Tsou

    (Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan)

  • Tran Cong-Thanh

    (Faculty of Environment, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
    College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan)

  • Melliza Templonuevo Cruz

    (Air Quality Dynamics Laboratory, Manila Observatory, Quezon City 1108, Philippines)

  • Kraichat Tantrakarnapa

    (Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand)

  • Murnira Othman

    (Institute for Environment and Development (Lestari), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia)

  • Shatabdi Roy

    (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh)

  • Tran Ngoc Dang

    (Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh 700000, Vietnam)

  • Dwi Agustian

    (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 40171, Indonesia)

Abstract

The low-cost and easy-to-use nature of rapidly developed PM 2.5 sensors provide an opportunity to bring breakthroughs in PM 2.5 research to resource-limited countries in Southeast Asia (SEA). This review provides an evaluation of the currently available literature and identifies research priorities in applying low-cost sensors (LCS) in PM 2.5 environmental and health research in SEA. The research priority is an outcome of a series of participatory workshops under the umbrella of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project–Monsoon Asia and Oceania Networking Group (IGAC–MANGO). A literature review and research prioritization are conducted with a transdisciplinary perspective of providing useful scientific evidence in assisting authorities in formulating targeted strategies to reduce severe PM 2.5 pollution and health risks in this region. The PM 2.5 research gaps that could be filled by LCS application are identified in five categories: source evaluation, especially for the distinctive sources in the SEA countries; hot spot investigation; peak exposure assessment; exposure–health evaluation on acute health impacts; and short-term standards. The affordability of LCS, methodology transferability, international collaboration, and stakeholder engagement are keys to success in such transdisciplinary PM 2.5 research. Unique contributions to the international science community and challenges with LCS application in PM 2.5 research in SEA are also discussed.

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  • Shih-Chun Candice Lung & To Thi Hien & Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza & Ohnmar May Tin Hlaing & Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh & Mohd Talib Latif & Puji Lestari & Abdus Salam & Shih-Yu Lee & Wen-Cheng Vincent Wang , 2022. "Research Priorities of Applying Low-Cost PM 2.5 Sensors in Southeast Asian Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-37, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:3:p:1522-:d:737366
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