From low-cost sensors to high-quality data: A summary of challenges and best practices for effectively calibrating low-cost particulate matter mass sensors

• Published in: Journal of aerosol science Vol. 158; p. 105833
• Main Authors: Giordano, Michael R., Malings, Carl, Pandis, Spyros N., Presto, Albert A., McNeill, V.F., Westervelt, Daniel M., Beekmann, Matthias, Subramanian, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Air pollution; Air quality; Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Sciences; Low-cost sensors; Particulate matter; Physics; Low-cost sensors; Air quality; Air pollution; Particulate matter

Low-cost sensors for particulate matter mass (PM) enable spatially dense, high temporal resolution measurements of air quality that traditional reference monitoring cannot. Low-cost PM sensors are especially beneficial in low and middle-income countries where few, if any, reference grade measurement...