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Towards air quality indices in smart cities by calibrated low-cost sensors applied to networks

TitleTowards air quality indices in smart cities by calibrated low-cost sensors applied to networks
Publication TypePresentazione a Congresso
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsPenza, Michele, Suriano Domenico, Villani Maria Gabriella, Spinelle L., and Gerboles M.
Conference NameProceedings of IEEE Sensors
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
KeywordsAir quality, Air quality monitoring, Air quality monitoring stations, Chemical sensors, Cost effectiveness, Costs, Data quality objectives, Environmental awareness, Fish, Gas detectors, Low costs, Multiparametric sensors, Portable gas sensors, Quality Assurance, Quality indices, Sensor nodes
Abstract

This experimental study focusses on air quality monitoring by low-cost and accurate sensors to provide a rank of air quality indices for citizens community in smart cities. Inter-comparison long-term measurements of CO, NO2, SO2 and PM10 are performed in a real scenario using referenced chemical analyzers at air-quality monitoring stations. The accuracy of the low-cost sensors is assessed in order to address the Data Quality Objectives (DQO) of the EU Air Quality Directive 2008/50/EC for indicative measurements. These preliminary results show that the low-cost sensors, when accurate, are suitable to define a rank of individual air quality index (AQI) to inform effectively general public and enhance environmental awareness. Finally, we show that the developed multiparametric sensor-system NASUS can be integrated both in a distributed city-network based on cost-effective fixed nodes, and in portable handheld sensor-systems to monitor air-pollution personal exposure. © 2014 IEEE.

URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84931052426&doi=10.1109%2fICSENS.2014.6985429&partnerID=40&md5=67c068e525a3ed51087d543782c7293f
DOI10.1109/ICSENS.2014.6985429
Citation KeyPenza20142012