Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1297-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1297-2018
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05 Mar 2018
Research article |  | 05 Mar 2018

Field calibration of electrochemical NO2 sensors in a citizen science context

Bas Mijling, Qijun Jiang, Dave de Jonge, and Stefano Bocconi

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Although in many cities the population is exposed to air pollution, real-time air quality is usually only measured at a few locations. New low-cost sensor technology has the potential to extend the monitoring network significantly. We show that citizen science campaigns using the current generations of electrochemical NO2 sensors may provide useful complementary data on local air quality in an urban setting, provided that experiments are properly set up and the data are carefully analysed.
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