PM2. 5 is an air contaminant that has been widely associated with adverse respiratory and
cardiovascular health, leading to increased hospital admissions and mortality. Following …

Air quality is critical for public health. Residents rely chiefly on government agencies such as
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States to establish standards for …

ABSTRACT A field-portable device for logging PM2. 5 mass concentration data has been
developed. The device combines the Arduino microprocessor with an SD card, a Sharp …

Continued development of personal air pollution monitors is rapidly improving government
and research capabilities for data collection. In this study, we tested the feasibility of using …

Exposure to air pollution is a leading risk factor for disease and premature death, but
technologies for assessing personal exposure to particulate and gaseous air pollutants …

PM2. 5 is an air pollutant that is widely associated with adverse health effects, and which
tends to be disproportionately located near low-income communities and communities of …

Abstract Background Braddock, Pennsylvania is home to the Edgar Thomson Steel Works
(ETSW), one of the few remaining active steel mills in the Pittsburgh region. An economically …

People are exposed to myriad of airborne pollutants in their homes. Owing to diverse
potential sources of air pollution and human activity patterns, accurate assessment of …

Five different instruments for the determination of the mass concentration of PM10 in air
were compared side-by-side for up to 33 days in an undisturbed indoor environment: a …

Regulatory monitoring networks are often too sparse to support community-scale PM2. 5
exposure assessment, while emerging low-cost sensors have the potential to fill in the gaps …