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Publications Details for Grant Number R836184

Engage, Educate, and Empower California Communities on the Use and Applications of Low-cost Air Monitoring Sensors

RFA: Air Pollution Monitoring for Communities (2014)

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Dissertation/Thesis An analysis of effects of Woolsey wildfire on UCLA University Village air quality using low-cost sensors. None Jia S Jia S. An analysis of effects of Woolsey wildfire on UCLA University Village air quality using low-cost sensors. Masters Thesis. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2019. R836184 (2018)
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Dissertation/Thesis Development of Methodologies for the Use and Application of Air Quality Sensors to Enable Community Air Monitoring. None Feenstra BJ Feenstra BJ. Development of Methodologies for the Use and Application of Air Quality Sensors to Enable Community Air Monitoring. Ph.D. Dissertation, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California Riverside, June 2020. R836184 (2020)
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Journal Article Air quality sensors and data adjustment algorithms: when is it no longer a measurement? None Hagler GSW, Williams R, Papapostolou V, Polidori A Hagler GSW, Williams R, Papapostolou V and Polidori A. Air quality sensors and data adjustment algorithms: when is it no longer a measurement? Environmental Science & Technology 2018;52(10):5530-5531. R836184 (2017)
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Journal Article Development of an environmental chamber for evaluating the performance of low-cost air quality sensors under controlled conditions. None Papapostolou V, Zhang H, Feenstra BJ, Polidori A Papapostolou V, Zhang H, Feenstra BJ, Polidori A. Development of an environmental chamber for evaluating the performance of low-cost air quality sensors under controlled conditions. Atmospheric Environment 2017;171:82-90. R836184 (2017)
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Journal Article Deliberating performance targets workshop: potential paths for emerging PM2. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT Williams R, Duvall R, Kilaru V, Hagler G, Hassinger L, Benedict K, Rice J, Kaufman A, Judge R, Pierce G, Allen G Williams R, Duvall R, Kilaru V, Hagler G, Hassinger L, Benedict K, Rice J, Kaufman A, Judge R, Pierce G, Allen G, Bergin M, Cohen RC, Fransioli P, Gerboles M, Habre R, Hannigan M, Jack D, Louie O, Martin N, Penza M, Polidori A, Subramanian R, Ray K, Schauer J, Seto E, Thurnston G, Turner J, Wexler AS, Ning Z. Deliberating performance targets workshop:potential paths for emerging PM2.5 and O3 air sensor progress. Atmospheric Environment 2019;2:100031, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeaoa.2019.100031 R836184 (2018)
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Journal Article Performance evaluation of twelve low-cost PM2.5 ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Hasheminassab S, Zhang H, Der Boghossian B, Cocker D, Polidori A Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Hasheminassab S, Zhang H, Der Boghossian B, Cocker D, Polidori A. Performance evaluation of twelve low-cost PM2.5 sensors in an urban ambient air environment. Atmospheric Environment 2019;216: 116946 R836184 (2018)
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Journal Article Field and laboratory performance evaluations of 28 gas-phase air quality sensors by the AQ-SPEC program. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT Collier-Oxandale A, Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Zhang H, Kuang M, Der Boghossian B, Polidori A Collier-Oxandale A, Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Zhang H, Kuang M, Der Boghossian B, Polidori A. Field and laboratory performance evaluations of 28 gas-phase air quality sensors by the AQ-SPEC program. Atmospheric Environment 2020;220:117092. R836184 (2019)
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Journal Article The AirSensor open-source R-package and DataViewer web application for interpreting community data collected by low-cost sensor networks. ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE Feenstra B, Collier-Oxandale A, Papapostolou V, Cocker D, Polidori A Feenstra B, Collier-Oxandale A, Papapostolou V, Cocker D, Polidori A. The AirSensor open-source R-package and DataViewer web application for interpreting community data collected by low-cost sensor networks. Environmental Modelling & Software 2020;134:104832. R836184 (2020)
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Journal Article AirSensor v1 ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE Collier-Oxandale A, Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Polidori A Collier-Oxandale A, Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Polidori A. AirSensor v1 0: Enhancements to the open-source R package to enable deep understanding of the long-term performance and reliability of PurpleAir sensors. Environmental Modelling & Software 2022;148:105256. R836184 (Final)
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Journal Article Long-term evaluation of a low-cost air sensor network for monitoring indoor and outdoor air quality at the community scale. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT Connolly RE, Yu Q, Wang Z, Chen YH, Liu JZ, Collier-Oxandale A, Papapostolou V, Polidori A, Zhu Y Connolly RE, Yu Q, Wang Z, Chen YH, Liu JZ, Collier-Oxandale A, Papapostolou V, Polidori A, Zhu Y. Long-term evaluation of a low-cost air sensor network for monitoring indoor and outdoor air quality at the community scale. Science of The Total Environment 2022;807:150797. R836184 (Final)
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Journal Article Towards the Development of a Sensor Educational Toolkit to Support Community and Citizen Science. SENSORS Collier-Oxandale A, Papapostolou V, Feenstra B, Der Boghossian B, Polidori A Collier-Oxandale A, Papapostolou V, Feenstra B, Der Boghossian B, Polidori A. Towards the Development of a Sensor Educational Toolkit to Support Community and Citizen Science. Sensors 2022;22(7):2543. R836184 (Final)
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Presentation Preliminary assessments of sensor performance and data analysis for Calfironia communities under a US EPA STAR grant project. None Collier-Oxandale A, Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Boghossian B, Polidori A Collier-Oxandale A, Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Boghossian B, Polidori A. Preliminary assessments of sensor performance and data analysis for Calfironia communities under a US EPA STAR grant project. Presented at the 37th Annual AAAR Conference, Portland, OR, October 2019. R836184 (2019)
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Presentation One year spatial and temporal variability of PM in a southern California community using an air quality sensors network. None Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Cheung R, Polidori A Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Cheung R, Polidori A. One year spatial and temporal variability of PM in a southern California community using an air quality sensors network. Presented at the 10th International Aerosol Conference, St Louis, MO, September 2018. R836184 (2018)
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Presentation Spatial and temporal variability of particulate matter using a network of air quality sensors in a Southern California community. None Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Pikelnaya O, Zhang H, Polidori A. Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Pikelnaya O, Zhang H, Polidori A. Spatial and temporal variability of particulate matter using a network of air quality sensors in a Southern California community. Poster presented at the 36th Annual American Association for Aerosol Research Conference, Raleigh, NC, October 16-20, 2017. R836184 (2017)
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Presentation South coast air quality management district-air quality sensor performance evaluation center. None Papapostolou V Papapostolou V. South coast air quality management district-air quality sensor performance evaluation center. Presented at the Air Sensors International Conference, Oakland, CA, September 2018. R836184 (2018)
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Presentation “Low-cost” sensors for measuring gaseous and particle air pollutants: performance results from three years of AQ-SPEC field and laboratory testing and network applications at the fenceline and community level. None Papapostolou V, Feenstra B, Zhang H, Polidori A Papapostolou V, Feenstra B, Zhang H, Polidori A. “Low-cost” sensors for measuring gaseous and particle air pollutants: performance results from three years of AQ-SPEC field and laboratory testing and network applications at the fenceline and community level. Presented at the Air & Waste Management Association's Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology Conference, Long Beach, CA, November 7-9, 2017. R836184 (2017)
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Presentation Development of an environmental chamber for the laboratory evaluation of "low-cost" air quality sensors. None Papapostolou V, Zhang H, Feenstra B, Polidori A. Papapostolou V, Zhang H, Feenstra B, Polidori A. Development of an environmental chamber for the laboratory evaluation of "low-cost" air quality sensors. Presented at the 36th American Association for Aerosol Research Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, October 16-20, 2017. R836184 (2017)
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Presentation Performance evaluation of "low-cost" sensors for measuring gaseous and particle air pollutants: results from three years of field and laboratory testing. None Polidori A, Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Zhang H Polidori A, Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Zhang H. Performance evaluation of "low-cost" sensors for measuring gaseous and particle air pollutants: results from three years of field and laboratory testing. Presented at the 36th American Association for Aerosol Research Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, October 16-20, 2017. R836184 (2017)
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Presentation Air quality sensing and monitoring in citizen science. None Papapostolou V Papapostolou V. Air quality sensing and monitoring in citizen science. Brown Bag Lunch Meeting Presentation at the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Diamond Bar, CA, October 2018. R836184 (2018)
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Presentation Cloud-based application to manage data from distributed air quality sensors network. None Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Cheung R, Polidori A Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Cheung R, Polidori A. Cloud-based application to manage data from distributed air quality sensors network. Presented at the 10th International Aerosol Conference, St Louis, MO, September 2018. R836184 (2018)
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Presentation Community sensor-training: best practices and lessons learned for engaging communities in air quality monitoring. None Papapostolou V, Hafner H Papapostolou V, Hafner H. Community sensor-training: best practices and lessons learned for engaging communities in air quality monitoring. Presented at the Air Sensors International Conference, Oakland, CA, September 2018. R836184 (2018)
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Presentation Community-based air quality monitoring with low-cost sensors: developing a toolkit, best practices, and lessons learned. None DeWinter J, Hafner HR, Papapostolou V, Polidori A DeWinter J, Hafner HR, Papapostolou V, Polidori A. Community-based air quality monitoring with low-cost sensors: developing a toolkit, best practices, and lessons learned. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2018, Washington DC, December 2018. R836184 (2018)
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Presentation Development of a cloud-based applicant to ingest, validate, analyze, and map data from a large PM sensor network. None Feenstra B Feenstra B. Development of a cloud-based applicant to ingest, validate, analyze, and map data from a large PM sensor network. Presented at the Air Sensors International Conference, Oakland, CA, September 2018. R836184 (2018)
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Presentation Lessons learned and analysis from a year-long deployment of a network of low-cost particulate masses sensors. None Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Pikelnaya O, Polidori A, Doraiswamy P, Gupta P Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Pikelnaya O, Polidori A, Doraiswamy P, Gupta P. Lessons learned and analysis from a year-long deployment of a network of low-cost particulate masses sensors. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2018, Washington DC, December 2018. R836184 (2018)
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Presentation Low cost sensors: the "how" of performance evaluation, network design and data handling. None Papapostolou V, Feenstra B Papapostolou V, Feenstra B. Low cost sensors: the "how" of performance evaluation, network design and data handling. Presented at the 10th International Aerosol Conference, St Louis, MO, September 2018. R836184 (2018)
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Presentation Exploring different ways of communicating results and visualizing data from low-cost sensor networks. None Papapostolou V, Collier-Oxandale A, Feenstra B, Ranheim E, Martin H, Callahan J, Polidori A Papapostolou V, Collier-Oxandale A, Feenstra B, Ranheim E, Martin H, Callahan J, Polidori A. Exploring different ways of communicating results and visualizing data from low-cost sensor networks. Presented at the 2019 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2019. R836184 (2019)
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Presentation Lessons learned from the deployment of low cost air quality sensors in 14 California communities. None Collier-Oxandale A, Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Boghossian B, Polidori A Collier-Oxandale A, Feenstra B, Papapostolou V, Boghossian B, Polidori A. Lessons learned from the deployment of low cost air quality sensors in 14 California communities. Presented at the 2019 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2019. R836184 (2019)
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Presentation Package for air senors. None Martin H, Callahan J, Collier-Oxandale A, Feenstrea B, Papapostolou V, Ranheim ER Martin H, Callahan J, Collier-Oxandale A, Feenstrea B, Papapostolou V, Ranheim ER. Package for air senors. Presented at the 2019 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2019. R836184 (2019)
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Presentation Monitoring Indoor Air Quality Using Low Cost Sensors at a Community Scale. None Zhu Y, Zhang F, Marino E, Papapostolou V, Feenstra B, Der Boghossian B, Zhang H Zhu Y, Zhang F, Marino E, Papapostolou V, Feenstra B, Der Boghossian B, Zhang H. Monitoring Indoor Air Quality Using Low Cost Sensors at a Community Scale. 2018 R836184 (2020)
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Presentation An Educational Toolkit to Ensure the Successful Operation and Use of Air Quality Sensors by the Public. None Collier-Oxandale A, Papapostolou V, Feenstra B, Der Boghossian B, Polidori A Collier-Oxandale A, Papapostolou V, Feenstra B, Der Boghossian B, Polidori A. An Educational Toolkit to Ensure the Successful Operation and Use of Air Quality Sensors by the Public. Presented at 2021 AAAR Annual Conference, Online. 18-22 Oct. 2021. R836184 (Final)
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Presentation An Overview of Low-cost Sensors, an Educational Toolkit, and Resources to Engage and Educate the Public on the Topic of Air Quality. None Collier-Oxandale A, Papapostolou V, Feenstra B, Polidori A Collier-Oxandale A, Papapostolou V, Feenstra B, Polidori A. An Overview of Low-cost Sensors, an Educational Toolkit, and Resources to Engage and Educate the Public on the Topic of Air Quality. Presented at 2021 AGU Fall Meeting, Online/New Orleans. 13-17 Dec. 2021. R836184 (Final)
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Presentation , Papapostolou, V. None Collier-Oxandale, A Collier-Oxandale, A., Papapostolou, V., Feenstra, B., Der Boghossian, B., Mui W., and Polidori, A. Leveraging an open-access low-cost sensor network and an open-source R-package to observe changes in air quality both locally and globally before, during, and after the implementation of COVID-19 related measures. Presented at 2020 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (virtual), December 2020. R836184 (2020)
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