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Key Concerns and Drivers of Low-Cost Air Quality Sensor Use

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  • Priyanka Nadia deSouza

    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA)

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Low-cost sensors are revolutionizing air pollution monitoring by providing real-time, highly localized air quality information. The relatively low-cost nature of these devices has made them accessible to the broader public. Although there have been several fitness-of-purpose appraisals of the various sensors on the market, little is known about what drives sensor usage and how the public interpret the data from their sensors. This article attempts to answer these questions by analyzing the key themes discussed in the user reviews of low-cost sensors on Amazon. The themes and use cases identified have the potential to spur interventions to support communities of sensor users and inform the development of actionable data-visualization strategies with the measurements from such instruments, as well as drive appropriate ‘fitness-of-purpose’ appraisals of such devices.

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  • Priyanka Nadia deSouza, 2022. "Key Concerns and Drivers of Low-Cost Air Quality Sensor Use," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-23, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:1:p:584-:d:718482
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    1. Oscilowicz, Emilia & Solís, Guadalupe A. & Martinez, Laura & Németh, Jeremy & Simon, Gregory L. & Makarewicz, Carrie & Dickinson, Katherine & McKenzie, Lisa M. & Scandlyn, Jean & Erices-Ocampo, Paulin, 2024. "The Role of Community Science in Addressing Policy Change: A Critical Review of Air Pollution Literature," SocArXiv mxv5k, Center for Open Science.

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