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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2023

Low-Cost Sensor Performance Intercomparison, Correction Factor Development, and 2+ Years of Ambient PM

Garima Raheja, James Nimo, Emmanuel K-E Appoh, Benjamin Essien, Maxwell Sunu, John Nyante, Mawuli Amegah, Reginald Quansah, Raphael E Arku, Stefani L Penn and 12 more

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Garima RahejaDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5037-7979
James NimoDepartment of Physics, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, Ghana.
Emmanuel K-E AppohGhana Environmental Protection Agency, Accra, Ghana.
Benjamin EssienGhana Environmental Protection Agency, Accra, Ghana.
Maxwell SunuGhana Environmental Protection Agency, Accra, Ghana.
John NyanteGhana Environmental Protection Agency, Accra, Ghana.
Mawuli AmegahGhana Environmental Protection Agency, Accra, Ghana.
Reginald QuansahSchool of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Raphael E ArkuDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States.
Stefani L PennIndustrial Economics, Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, United States.
Michael R GiordanoUniv Paris Est Creteil, CNRS UMS 3563, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussés, Université de Paris, OSU-EFLUVE─Observatoire Sciences de L'Univers-Envelopes Fluides de La Ville à L'Exobiologie, F-94010 Créteil, France.
Zhonghua ZhengDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-0642-650X
Darby JackDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9932-0201
Steven ChillrudDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, United States.
Kofi AmegahUniversity of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
R SubramanianUniv Paris Est Creteil, CNRS UMS 3563, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussés, Université de Paris, OSU-EFLUVE─Observatoire Sciences de L'Univers-Envelopes Fluides de La Ville à L'Exobiologie, F-94010 Créteil, France.
Robert PinderEnvironmental Protection Agency, Raleigh, North Carolina 27709, United States.
Ebenezer Appah-SampongGhana Environmental Protection Agency, Accra, Ghana.
Esi Nerquaye TettehGhana Environmental Protection Agency, Accra, Ghana.
Mathias A BorketeyGhana Environmental Protection Agency, Accra, Ghana.
Allison Felix HughesDepartment of Physics, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, Ghana.
Daniel M WesterveltLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0806-9961

Funding

True Metal fac coreP30ES009089 · NIEHS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MATTHEW S PERZANOWSKI · 1998 to 2026
$44.7M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES009089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Particulate matter air pollution is a leading cause of global mortality, particularly in Asia and Africa. Addressing the high and wide-ranging air pollution levels requires ambient monitoring, but many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain scarcely monitored. To address these data gaps, recent studies have utilized low-cost sensors. These sensors have varied performance, and little literature exists about sensor intercomparison in Africa. By colocating 2 QuantAQ Modulair-PM, 2 PurpleAir PA-II SD, and 16 Clarity Node-S Generation II monitors with a reference-grade Teledyne monitor in Accra, Ghana, we present the first intercomparisons of different brands of low-cost sensors in Africa, demonstrating that each type of low-cost sensor PM

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionDemocratic Republic of the CongoEnvironmental MonitoringGhanaParticulate MatterAir PollutantsParticulate Matterair qualityclarityGhanalow-cost sensorsmachine learningModulair-PMPurpleAirsensor networkstatistical methodsurban air

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PMID37437161
PMCPMC10373484

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