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ArticleAtmosphere2025

Air Sensor Network Analysis Tool: R-Shiny Application.

Karoline K Barkjohn, Todd Plessel, Jiacheng Yang, Gavendra Pandey, Yadong Xu, Stephen Krabbe, Catherine Seppanen, Renée Bichler, Huy Nguyen Quang Tran, Saravanan Arunachalam and 1 more

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Article in Atmosphere, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Karoline K BarkjohnUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6197-4499
Todd PlesselGeneral Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA.
Jiacheng YangInstitute for the Environment, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA.
Gavendra PandeyInstitute for the Environment, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0642-9487
Yadong XuGeneral Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA.
Stephen KrabbeUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, Kansas City, KS 66101, USA.
Catherine SeppanenInstitute for the Environment, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-0756-670X
Renée BichlerInstitute for the Environment, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5732-5098
Huy Nguyen Quang TranInstitute for the Environment, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA.
Saravanan ArunachalamInstitute for the Environment, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6836-6944
Andrea L ClementsUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0764-5584

Funding

Intramural EPA EPA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poor air quality can harm human health and the environment. Air quality data are needed to understand and reduce exposure to air pollution. Air sensor data can supplement national air monitoring data, allowing for a better understanding of localized air quality and trends. However, these sensors can have limitations, biases, and inaccuracies that must first be controlled to generate data of adequate quality, and analyzing sensor data often requires extensive data analysis. To address these issues, an R-Shiny application has been developed to assist air quality professionals in (1) understanding air sensor data quality through comparison with nearby ambient air reference monitors, (2) applying basic quality assurance and quality control, and (3) understanding local air quality conditions. This tool provides agencies with the ability to more quickly analyze and utilize air sensor data for a variety of purposes while increasing the reproducibility of analyses. While more in-depth custom analysis may still be needed for some sensor types (e.g., advanced correction methods), this tool provides an easy starting place for analysis. This paper highlights two case studies using the tool to explore PM

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air qualityair quality monitoringair sensordata analysisdata visualizationopen-source software

Identifiers

PMID42540936
PMCPMC13426646

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