Abstract
The World Health Organization has estimated that air pollution is a major threat to health, causing approximately nine million premature deaths every year. Each individual has, over their lifetime, a unique exposure to air pollution through their habits, working and living conditions. Medical research requires dedicated tools to assess and understand individual exposure to air pollution in view of investigating its health effects. This paper presents portable sensors produced by the Canarin Project that provides accessible, real time personal exposure data to particulate matter. Our primary results demonstrate the use of portable sensors for the assessment of personal exposure to the different micro-environments attended by individuals, and for inspecting the short-term effects of air pollution through the example of sleep apnea. These findings underscore the necessity of obtaining contextual data in determining environmental exposure and give perspectives for the future of air pollution sensors dedicated to medical research.
Highlights
IntroductionIndividuals are exposed to outdoor air pollution created by industry, traffic and domestic heating
Portable air pollution sensors produce detailed data, but key information about the context is necessary to understand in detail the underlying causes of pollution change within the environments and the effects they may have on health outcomes
We presented the Canarin project, and two academically produced sensors: the Canarin II and the Canarin Nano
Summary
Individuals are exposed to outdoor air pollution created by industry, traffic and domestic heating. Individuals spend most of their lifetime indoors in settings where they are exposed to a different set of sources of air pollution, including combustion for heating and cooking, building materials, cleaning products, or cigarette smoke. Exposure at the personal level comprises a unique composition of air pollutants as the individual moves across different environments. It is, important when investigating the health impacts of air pollution and involved mechanisms to prioritize personal exposures over ambient concentration values. Available online: https://www.udoo.org/docs-neo/Introduction/Introduction.html (accessed on 1 February 2021). Available online: https://www.thingsmobile.com/business (accessed on 8 February 2021).
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