ArticleJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2021
On the distribution of low-cost PM
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Observational Constraints on the Aerosol Optical Depth-Surface PMACS ES&T air · 2024Article
- Representativeness of the US EPA PM monitoring site locations to the US population: implications for air pollution prediction modeling.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2024Article
- Geographic Variations in Urban-Rural Particulate Matter (PMGeoHealth · 2024Article
- Local exposure misclassification in national models: relationships with urban infrastructure and demographics.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundLow-cost sensors have the potential to democratize air pollution information and supplement regulatory networks. However, differentials in access to these sensors could exacerbate existing inequalities in the ability of different communities to respond to the threat of air pollution.
objectiveOur goal was to analyze patterns of deployments of a commonly used low-cost sensor, as a function of demographics and pollutant concentrations.
methodsWe used Wilcoxon rank sum tests to assess differences between socioeconomic characteristics and PM
resultsCensus tracts with low-cost sensors were higher income more White and more educated than the US as a whole and than tracts with regulatory monitors. For all states except for California they are in locations with lower annual-average PM SIGNIFICANCE: Strategies to improve access to low-cost sensors in less-privileged communities are needed to democratize air pollution data.
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