Alma Moretta , Daniele Sofia , Maria Ricciardi , Vincenzo Venditto , Antonio Proto
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We describe validation of a new cheap axial diffusion tube for NO<sub>2</sub> monitoring, used in combination with a new user-friendly App for smartphone that represents an innovation to speed up recording of geo-localization and exposition period data. Affordability and availability of materials, simple construction protocol and easy App procedure, allow possible self-production by school students and non-expert users, making the proposed tube a potential tool to realize extended Citizen Science monitoring campaigns. Accuracy within 25% and precision within 20%, evidenced in validation, show comparability of the tube performance with Palmes-type tubes and agreement with the official monitoring station results. 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Validation of cheap axial passive sampler and procedure suitable for atmospheric NO2 community-based monitoring
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is an air pollutant highly impacting on human health, and its measurement is crucial for air quality assessment. Use of passive samplers for long-term large-scale monitoring is a reasonably reliable and economic alternative to more sophisticated and expensive equipment employed in active air sampling by environmental control authorities. In recent years the Citizen Science approach, based on low-cost devices, is spreading more and more in environmental control. Passive samplers available on the market (like the consolidated “Palmes” tubes) are often used in community-based monitoring campaigns. We describe validation of a new cheap axial diffusion tube for NO2 monitoring, used in combination with a new user-friendly App for smartphone that represents an innovation to speed up recording of geo-localization and exposition period data. Affordability and availability of materials, simple construction protocol and easy App procedure, allow possible self-production by school students and non-expert users, making the proposed tube a potential tool to realize extended Citizen Science monitoring campaigns. Accuracy within 25% and precision within 20%, evidenced in validation, show comparability of the tube performance with Palmes-type tubes and agreement with the official monitoring station results. Two small-scale trial monitoring campaigns, involving high school students, were performed to test the efficacy of the proposed “tube-App” system in combining educational impact and community value of air quality monitoring.
期刊介绍:
Atmospheric Pollution Research (APR) is an international journal designed for the publication of articles on air pollution. Papers should present novel experimental results, theory and modeling of air pollution on local, regional, or global scales. Areas covered are research on inorganic, organic, and persistent organic air pollutants, air quality monitoring, air quality management, atmospheric dispersion and transport, air-surface (soil, water, and vegetation) exchange of pollutants, dry and wet deposition, indoor air quality, exposure assessment, health effects, satellite measurements, natural emissions, atmospheric chemistry, greenhouse gases, and effects on climate change.