2024
No
Practical considerations for using low-cost sensors to assess wildfire smoke exposure in school and childcare settings
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-024-00677-8
Stampfer, Orly
North America
Experimental
Exposure
Students
Staff
Particulate Matter (PM)
Low-cost sensors
wildfire smoke
particulate matter
Schools
Indoor air quality
This study measured PM2.5 at four Washington schools using low-cost sensors and gravimetric samplers. Results showed large within-school variation and found that frequent, multi-day handheld monitoring improves indoor/outdoor ratio estimates during smoke events.
2024