Abstract
Described in this work are the results of field tests carried out in the Tricity Agglomeration between 01 April 2018 and 30 June 2018 in order to evaluate the usefulness of low-cost PM10 sensors in atmospheric air quality monitoring. The results were juxtaposed with the results obtained using reference methods. The results were validated based on the measurement uncertainty as described in the EU report "Demonstration of Equivalence of Ambient Air Monitoring Methods. EC Working Group on Guidance for the Demonstration of Equivalence". Moreover, the impact of external factors (humidity, pressure, temperature) on the obtained results was also assessed. It was shown that the low-cost sensors display measurement uncertainty which exceeds the acceptable values as compared to the reference methods and correction factors depending on the measured PM10 concentration need to be introduced in order to fulfil the criteria of equivalence.
Highlights
The PM10 suspended particulate matter in the atmospheric air can originate from both natural and anthropogenic sources, and has a well-documented negative effect on the human health
The change of PM10 concentration measured during the experiment period using the reference method and the Plantower PMS 7003 and Nova Fitness SDS 021 sensors is depicted in Fig. 2. and Fig. 3
In this work described were the results of field tests conducted in the Tricity Agglomeration between 01 April 2018 and 30 June 2018 in order to evaluate the usefulness of low-cost PM10 sensors in atmospheric air quality monitoring
Summary
The PM10 suspended particulate matter in the atmospheric air can originate from both natural and anthropogenic sources, and has a well-documented negative effect on the human health It is linked with the occurrence of finer particulate matter which can penetrate into the gas exchange area (alveoli) of lungs. Intensive road traffic in large urban agglomerations can result in linear areas of increased particulate emission which, together with the area emission from the residential areas, negatively impacts the air quality in a given area For this reason, it is important to conduct constant or periodic monitoring of the atmospheric air quality in regard to particulate matter PM10 [5, 6]. The assessment of the impact of meteorological parameters such as temperature, atmospheric pressure and humidity on the obtained results was attempted [9]
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