Sensors 2018, 18(4), 1056; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18041056
Development and On-Field Testing of Low-Cost Portable System for Monitoring PM2.5 Concentrations
Konstantinos N. Genikomsakis 1
, Nikolaos-Fivos Galatoulas 1, Panagiotis I. Dallas 2, Luis Miguel Candanedo Ibarra 1, Dimitris Margaritis 3 and Christos S. Ioakimidis 1,*
, Nikolaos-Fivos Galatoulas 1, Panagiotis I. Dallas 2, Luis Miguel Candanedo Ibarra 1, Dimitris Margaritis 3 and Christos S. Ioakimidis 1,*
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European Research Area Chair (*Holder) ‘Net-Zero Energy Efficiency on City Districts, NZED’ Unit, Research Institute for Energy, University of Mons, Rue de l’Epargne, 56, 7000 Mons, Belgium
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Wireless Network Systems Division, INTRACOM Telecom S.A., 19.7 km Markopoulo Ave., Peania, 19002 Athens, Greece
3
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT), 6th km Charilaou-Thermi, 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 28 February 2018 / Revised: 30 March 2018 / Accepted: 31 March 2018 / Published: 1 April 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Sensor Systems for Environmental Monitoring)
Abstract
Recent developments in the field of low-cost sensors enable the design and implementation of compact, inexpensive and portable sensing units for air pollution monitoring with fine-detailed spatial and temporal resolution, in order to support applications of wider interest in the area of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). In this context, the present work advances the concept of developing a low-cost portable air pollution monitoring system (APMS) for measuring the concentrations of particulate matter (PM), in particular fine particles with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM2.5). Specifically, this paper presents the on-field testing of the proposed low-cost APMS implementation using roadside measurements from a mobile laboratory equipped with a calibrated instrument as the basis of comparison and showcases its accuracy on characterizing the PM2.5 concentrations on 1 min resolution in an on-road trial. Moreover, it demonstrates the intended application of collecting fine-grained spatio-temporal PM2.5 profiles by mounting the developed APMS on an electric bike as a case study in the city of Mons, Belgium. View Full-TextKeywords:
air pollution; calibration; environmental monitoring; mobile applications; particulate matter; sensor systems; system testing
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