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Wiora A, Wiora J, Kasprzyk J. Indication Variability of the Particulate Matter Sensors Dependent on Their Location. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:1683. [PMID: 38475219 DOI: 10.3390/s24051683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
Abstract
Particulate matter (PM) suspended in the air significantly impacts human health. Those of anthropogenic origin are particularly hazardous. Poland is one of the countries where the air quality during the heating season is the worst in Europe. Air quality in small towns and villages far from state monitoring stations is often much worse than in larger cities where they are located. Their residents inhale the air containing smoke produced mainly by coal-fired stoves. In the frame of this project, an air quality monitoring network was built. It comprises low-cost PMS7003 PM sensors and ESP8266 microcontrollers with integrated Wi-Fi communication modules. This article presents research results on the influence of the PM sensor location on their indications. It has been shown that the indications from sensors several dozen meters away from each other can differ by up to tenfold, depending on weather conditions and the source of smoke. Therefore, measurements performed by a network of sensors, even of worse quality, are much more representative than those conducted in one spot. The results also indicated the method of detecting a sudden increase in air pollutants. In the case of smokiness, the difference between the mean and median indications of the PM sensor increases even up to 400 µg/m3 over a 5 min time window. Information from this comparison suggests a sudden deterioration in air quality and can allow for quick intervention to protect people's health. This method can be used in protection systems where fast detection of anomalies is necessary.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alicja Wiora
- Department of Measurements and Control Systems, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 16, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Measurements and Control Systems, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 16, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Measurements and Control Systems, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 16, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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Narayana MV, Jalihal D, Nagendra SMS. Establishing A Sustainable Low-Cost Air Quality Monitoring Setup: A Survey of the State-of-the-Art. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:394. [PMID: 35009933 PMCID: PMC8749853 DOI: 10.3390/s22010394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Low-cost sensors (LCS) are becoming popular for air quality monitoring (AQM). They promise high spatial and temporal resolutions at low-cost. In addition, citizen science applications such as personal exposure monitoring can be implemented effortlessly. However, the reliability of the data is questionable due to various error sources involved in the LCS measurement. Furthermore, sensor performance drift over time is another issue. Hence, the adoption of LCS by regulatory agencies is still evolving. Several studies have been conducted to improve the performance of low-cost sensors. This article summarizes the existing studies on the state-of-the-art of LCS for AQM. We conceptualize a step by step procedure to establish a sustainable AQM setup with LCS that can produce reliable data. The selection of sensors, calibration and evaluation, hardware setup, evaluation metrics and inferences, and end user-specific applications are various stages in the LCS-based AQM setup we propose. We present a critical analysis at every step of the AQM setup to obtain reliable data from the low-cost measurement. Finally, we conclude this study with future scope to improve the availability of air quality data.
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- Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 600036, India;
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Alfano B, Barretta L, Del Giudice A, De Vito S, Di Francia G, Esposito E, Formisano F, Massera E, Miglietta ML, Polichetti T. A Review of Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors from the Developers' Perspectives. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E6819. [PMID: 33260320 PMCID: PMC7730878 DOI: 10.3390/s20236819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The concerns related to particulate matter's health effects alongside the increasing demands from citizens for more participatory, timely, and diffused air quality monitoring actions have resulted in increasing scientific and industrial interest in low-cost particulate matter sensors (LCPMS). In the present paper, we discuss 50 LCPMS models, a number that is particularly meaningful when compared to the much smaller number of models described in other recent reviews on the same topic. After illustrating the basic definitions related to particulate matter (PM) and its measurements according to international regulations, the device's operating principle is presented, focusing on a discussion of the several characterization methodologies proposed by various research groups, both in the lab and in the field, along with their possible limitations. We present an extensive review of the LCPMS currently available on the market, their electronic characteristics, and their applications in published literature and from specific tests. Most of the reviewed LCPMS can accurately monitor PM changes in the environment and exhibit good performances with accuracy that, in some conditions, can reach R2 values up to 0.99. However, such results strongly depend on whether the device is calibrated or not (using a reference method) in the operative environment; if not, R2 values lower than 0.5 are observed.
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- Brigida Alfano
- ENEA CR-Portici, TERIN-FSD Department, P.le E. Fermi 1, 80055 Portici, Italy; (B.A.); (A.D.G.); (G.D.F.); (E.E.); (F.F.); (E.M.); (M.L.M.); (T.P.)
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- Department of Physics, University of Naples Federico II, via Cinthia, 80100 Napoli, Italy;
- STmicroelectronics, via R. De Feo, Arzano, 80022 Napoli, Italy
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- ENEA CR-Portici, TERIN-FSD Department, P.le E. Fermi 1, 80055 Portici, Italy; (B.A.); (A.D.G.); (G.D.F.); (E.E.); (F.F.); (E.M.); (M.L.M.); (T.P.)
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- ENEA CR-Portici, TERIN-FSD Department, P.le E. Fermi 1, 80055 Portici, Italy; (B.A.); (A.D.G.); (G.D.F.); (E.E.); (F.F.); (E.M.); (M.L.M.); (T.P.)
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- ENEA CR-Portici, TERIN-FSD Department, P.le E. Fermi 1, 80055 Portici, Italy; (B.A.); (A.D.G.); (G.D.F.); (E.E.); (F.F.); (E.M.); (M.L.M.); (T.P.)
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- ENEA CR-Portici, TERIN-FSD Department, P.le E. Fermi 1, 80055 Portici, Italy; (B.A.); (A.D.G.); (G.D.F.); (E.E.); (F.F.); (E.M.); (M.L.M.); (T.P.)
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- ENEA CR-Portici, TERIN-FSD Department, P.le E. Fermi 1, 80055 Portici, Italy; (B.A.); (A.D.G.); (G.D.F.); (E.E.); (F.F.); (E.M.); (M.L.M.); (T.P.)
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- ENEA CR-Portici, TERIN-FSD Department, P.le E. Fermi 1, 80055 Portici, Italy; (B.A.); (A.D.G.); (G.D.F.); (E.E.); (F.F.); (E.M.); (M.L.M.); (T.P.)
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- ENEA CR-Portici, TERIN-FSD Department, P.le E. Fermi 1, 80055 Portici, Italy; (B.A.); (A.D.G.); (G.D.F.); (E.E.); (F.F.); (E.M.); (M.L.M.); (T.P.)
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- ENEA CR-Portici, TERIN-FSD Department, P.le E. Fermi 1, 80055 Portici, Italy; (B.A.); (A.D.G.); (G.D.F.); (E.E.); (F.F.); (E.M.); (M.L.M.); (T.P.)
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