Articles | Volume 11, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1087-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1087-2018
Research article
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23 Feb 2018
Research article |  | 23 Feb 2018

A low-cost particulate matter (PM2.5) monitor for wildland fire smoke

Scott Kelleher, Casey Quinn, Daniel Miller-Lionberg, and John Volckens

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Wildland fires, whether natural or prescribed, are increasing in frequency and magnitude worldwide. Smoke from these fires poses a threat to public and environmental health. This paper describes the development and evaluation of a low-cost monitor for wildland fire smoke. The monitor was designed to be compact, capable of real-time and time-integrated PM2.5 measures, and powered by a combination of solar and battery power. Initial field testing of this device gave encouraging results.