EAGER- Developing Technologies in Air-Quality Monitoring for Environmentally Engaged and Empowered Communities

1645287 Khan用于测量气体和颗粒污染物的低成本便携式空气质量传感器的开发和应用在过去几年中有了显著的增长。世界各地城市地区，无论是发达国家还是发展中国家，由于空气质量差和恶化，以及相关的健康问题，进一步提高了这一需求。这项急切的提议旨在制定一项公民科学计划，研究空气污染的影响，并通过向当地社区和公众广泛传播传感器技术，对影响当地和地区空气质量的因素进行基本的低估。这个空气监测公民科学项目的一个新颖之处在于，它将不同背景的参与者和志愿者聚集在一起。大气中的二氧化碳、甲烷和水蒸气是影响地球辐射强迫的三种最重要的温室气体，排放来源不同。在几个人为排放源中，有几个是：化石燃料燃烧、农业土壤管理、垃圾填埋和天然气逃逸排放。因此，作为该项目技术开发的一部分，PI将设计和开发一种低成本、便携式、高精度和用户友好型的传感器，以同时测量二氧化碳、甲烷、一氧化碳和水蒸气。该计划有两个目标：1.设计和开发能够以低成本和用户友好的方式操作空气质量监测传感器的技术；2.制定一个全面的计划，通过与特拉华州当地学校、环境机构和组织合作，向关键的利益相关者灌输这些技术，以提高环境意识。这个空气监测公民科学项目涉及特拉华州当地环境机构、当地组织、学校、医院和卫生服务机构的几个利益相关者和参与者。该计划将使社区能够更好地了解监测系统的工具和技术，基础了解空气质量和污染及其对当地和全球的影响。市民空气监测计划的几个组成部分将整合到合作伙伴组织的当前计划中，其中包括学校雨园项目、绿色建筑、车辆防蚂蚁运动和空气质量对儿童健康影响的宣传活动？S。最后，该计划将通过开发低成本、便携式下一代空气监测传感器的创新传感技术，极大地增强HBCU机构特拉华州立大学的能力和能力。

1645287KhanThe development and applications of low-cost, portable air-quality sensors to measure gases and particulate pollutants has grown significantly in the past several years. This need is further elevated by poor and deteriorating air quality and related health concerns experienced in urban regions throughout the world, in both the developed and developing countries. This EAGER proposal aims at developing a citizen science program to study the impact of air-pollution, and, a basic understating of factors that influence local and regional air-quality by broad dissemination of sensor technology to the local communities and to the general public. A novel aspect of this air monitoring citizens science program is that it brings together various organizations, communities with diverse background of participants and volunteers.Atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor are the three of the most important greenhouse gases with impact on the radiative forcing on earth with diverse sources of emissions. Among several of the anthropogenic sources of emissions, a few are: fossil fuel combustion, agricultural soil management, landfills, and fugitive emissions from natural gas. Therefore, as a part of technological development part of this project the PI will design and develop a low-cost, portable, highly precise and user-friendly sensor porotypes to simultaneously measure carbon dioxide, methane, carbon monoxide and water vapor. There are two goals of this program: 1. design and develop technologies that enable low-cost and user-friendly operation of air-quality monitoring sensors, and, 2. develop a comprehensive program to enhance environmental awareness by infusing these technologies to key stakeholders by partnering with local schools, environmental agencies and organizations in the state of Delaware. This air monitoring citizen science program involves several stakeholders and participants from local environmental agencies, local organizations, schools, hospitals and health services in the state of Delaware. The program will empower communities towards better understanding of tools and technologies of monitoring systems, basis understanding of air quality and pollution, and its local and global impact. Several components of citizens air monitoring program will integrate into current programs from partner organizations which includes school rain garden project, green buildings, vehicle ant-idling campaigns and awareness campaigns of impact of air quality on children?s health. Finally, the program will greatly enhance capacity and capabilities of Delaware State University, an HBCU institution, by developing innovative sensing technologies for low-cost, portable next-generation air monitoring sensors.