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dc.contributor.authorMorawska, L
dc.contributor.authorThai, PK
dc.contributor.authorLiu, X
dc.contributor.authorAsumadu-Sakyi, A
dc.contributor.authorAyoko, G
dc.contributor.authorBartonova, A
dc.contributor.authorBedini, A
dc.contributor.authorChai, F
dc.contributor.authorChristensen, B
dc.contributor.authorDunbabin, M
dc.contributor.authorGao, J
dc.contributor.authorHagler, GSW
dc.contributor.authorJayaratne, R
dc.contributor.authorKumar, P
dc.contributor.authorLau, AKH
dc.contributor.authorLouie, PKK
dc.contributor.authorMazaheri, M
dc.contributor.authorNing, Z
dc.contributor.authorMotta, N
dc.contributor.authorMullins, B
dc.contributor.authorRahman, MM
dc.contributor.authorRistovski, Z
dc.contributor.authorShafiei, M
dc.contributor.authorTjondronegoro, D
dc.contributor.authorWesterdahl, D
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, R
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-11T12:31:48Z
dc.date.available2019-07-11T12:31:48Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0160-4120
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envint.2018.04.018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/385640
dc.description.abstractOver the past decade, a range of sensor technologies became available on the market, enabling a revolutionary shift in air pollution monitoring and assessment. With their cost of up to three orders of magnitude lower than standard/reference instruments, many avenues for applications have opened up. In particular, broader participation in air quality discussion and utilisation of information on air pollution by communities has become possible. However, many questions have been also asked about the actual benefits of these technologies. To address this issue, we conducted a comprehensive literature search including both the scientific and grey literature. We focused upon two questions: (1) Are these technologies fit for the various purposes envisaged? and (2) How far have these technologies and their applications progressed to provide answers and solutions? Regarding the former, we concluded that there is no clear answer to the question, due to a lack of: sensor/monitor manufacturers' quantitative specifications of performance, consensus regarding recommended end-use and associated minimal performance targets of these technologies, and the ability of the prospective users to formulate the requirements for their applications, or conditions of the intended use. Numerous studies have assessed and reported sensor/monitor performance under a range of specific conditions, and in many cases the performance was concluded to be satisfactory. The specific use cases for sensors/monitors included outdoor in a stationary mode, outdoor in a mobile mode, indoor environments and personal monitoring. Under certain conditions of application, project goals, and monitoring environments, some sensors/monitors were fit for a specific purpose. Based on analysis of 17 large projects, which reached applied outcome stage, and typically conducted by consortia of organizations, we observed that a sizable fraction of them (~ 30%) were commercial and/or crowd-funded. This fact by itself signals a paradigm change in air quality monitoring, which previously had been primarily implemented by government organizations. An additional paradigm-shift indicator is the growing use of machine learning or other advanced data processing approaches to improve sensor/monitor agreement with reference monitors. There is still some way to go in enhancing application of the technologies for source apportionment, which is of particular necessity and urgency in developing countries. Also, there has been somewhat less progress in wide-scale monitoring of personal exposures. However, it can be argued that with a significant future expansion of monitoring networks, including indoor environments, there may be less need for wearable or portable sensors/monitors to assess personal exposure. Traditional personal monitoring would still be valuable where spatial variability of pollutants of interest is at a finer resolution than the monitoring network can resolve.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom286
dc.relation.ispartofpageto299
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEnvironment International
dc.relation.ispartofvolume116
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.titleApplications of low-cost sensing technologies for air quality monitoring and exposure assessment: How far have they gone?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorTjondronegoro, Dian W.


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