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The Air Sensor Citizen Science Toolbox: A Collaboration in Community Air Quality Monitoring and Mapping
Citation:
Kaufman, A., R. Williams, T. Barzyk, M. OShea, A. Hoang, P. Sheridan, AND M. Greenberg. The Air Sensor Citizen Science Toolbox: A Collaboration in Community Air Quality Monitoring and Mapping. Citizen Science 2015 Conference, San Jose, CA, February 11 - 12, 2015.
Impact/Purpose:
The National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division (HEASD) conducts research in support of EPA mission to protect human health and the environment. HEASD research program supports Goal 1 (Clean Air) and Goal 4 (Healthy People) of EPA strategic plan. More specifically, our division conducts research to characterize the movement of pollutants from the source to contact with humans. Our multidisciplinary research program produces Methods, Measurements, and Models to identify relationships between and characterize processes that link source emissions, environmental concentrations, human exposures, and target-tissue dose. The impact of these tools is improved regulatory programs and policies for EPA.
Description:
Research in Action: Collect air quality data to characterize near-road/near-source hotspots; Determine potential impact on nearby residences & roadways; Case study of successful use of such data; Relationship between distance to roadways and industrial sources, exposure to pollutants, and disease outcome; Policy recommendations: Land use laws and building codes to provide health protection; Cities in U.S. and Eurpoe have enacted rules and achieved postive public health outcomes
