Particulate matter pollution in an informal settlement in Nairobi: Using citizen science to make the invisible visible
Particulate matter pollution in an informal settlement in Nairobi: Using citizen science to make the invisible visible
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内罗毕非正式住区的颗粒物污染：利用公民科学使不可见的事物变得可见
DOI：
10.1016/j.apgeog.2019.102133
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
West S
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West S
我们使用公民科学方法来探索肯尼亚内罗毕选定的非正式住区居民的个人空气污染暴露情况。本文介绍了所使用的方法，目的是告知希望在未来开展类似工作的其他人，以及一些结果，包括政策影响。我们使用了三种相互关联的方法：1)个人移动暴露监测活动，其中个人工人使用Dylos监测仪测量他们在一天内接触到定居点内细颗粒物（PM2.5）的变化；2)在监测活动前后进行问卷调查，以评估更广泛社区的知识或态度的任何变化；3)两个研讨会，促进公民科学方法并将社区成员聚集在一起。当地政策制定者和研究人员。该研究的三个要素为当地社区、政策制定者和科学家提供了新的见解，使他们了解空气污染对这些定居点的人类健康构成的挑战，并为探索如何使用公民科学方法监测、减轻和避免这些污染物提供了机会。我们发现个体工人之间的pm2.5暴露量存在显著差异，这可以部分解释为我们在定居点内发现的pm2.5浓度的空间差异。尽管许多居民认为室内和室外的空气质量都很好，但非正式定居点的居民发现了一些可能解释这些浓度差异的来源。讲习班提高了对空气污染问题的认识，使受影响的社区成员以及地方和国家决策者聚集在一起，讨论内罗毕非正式住区的空气污染问题。因此，决策者、研究人员和社区成员组成了一个新的知识交流网络——肯尼亚空气质量网络，其目的是促进肯尼亚各地空气质量的改善。
We used a citizen science approach to explore personal exposure to air pollution of selected informal settlement dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya. This paper presents the methods used, with the aim of informing others who wish to conduct similar work in the future, and some results, including policy impact. We used three interlinked methods: 1) a personal mobile exposure monitoring campaign in which individual workers used Dylos monitors to measure variations in their exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) within the settlement over the course of a day, 2) a questionnaire conducted before and after the monitoring campaign to assess any changes in knowledge or attitude in the wider community, and 3) two workshops, which facilitated the citizen science approach and brought together members of the community, local policy makers and researchers. The three elements of the study provided the local community, policymakers and scientists with new insights into the challenges air pollution poses for human health in such settlements, and opportunities for exploring how to monitor, mitigate and avoid these pollutants using a citizen science approach. We found significant differences in PM2.5exposure between individual workers that could be partially explained by spatial differences in concentration that we identified within the settlement. Residents of the informal settlement identified a number of sources that might explain these differences in concentration, although many residents perceived air quality to be good both indoors and outdoors. The workshops raised awareness of the issue of air pollution and brought together affected community members and local and national policy makers to discuss air pollution issues in Nairobi's informal settlements. As a result, a new knowledge exchange network, the Kenya Air Quality Network, of policy-makers, researchers and community members was formed with the aim to facilitate the improvement of air quality across Kenya.
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影响因子：
5.2
作者：
Semple, Sean;Apsley, Andrew;MacCalman, Laura
通讯作者：
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影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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DOI：
10.4324/9781315528618-18
发表时间：
2020
期刊：
Remote. Sens.
影响因子：
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作者：
D. Beck;R. Purcell
通讯作者：
R. Purcell
DOI：
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发表时间：
2019
期刊：
影响因子：
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作者：
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