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Research article
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20 Jun 2018
Research article |
| 20 Jun 2018
| 20 Jun 2018
Assessing a low-cost methane sensor quantification system for use in complex rural and urban environments
Ashley Collier-Oxandale
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado
Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Joanna Gordon Casey
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado
Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Ricardo Piedrahita
Berkeley Air Monitoring Group, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
John Ortega
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Hannah Halliday
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Jill Johnston
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern
California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
Michael P. Hannigan
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado
Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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Short summary
Low-cost air quality sensors and air quality sensor systems have the potential to open up new ways of measuring pollutants. In this paper, we explored ways to use low-cost sensors (approximately USD 10 per sensor) to estimate methane – a pollutant important for its contributions to climate change. We found that while these sensors will likely never replace traditional air quality monitoring methods, they can provide useful supplementary information on local pollution sources and regional trends.
Low-cost air quality sensors and air quality sensor systems have the potential to open up new...
