Performance evaluation and community application of low-cost sensors for ozone and nitrogen dioxide

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Duvall, Rachelle M ^a   Long, Russell W ^a   Beaver, Melinda R ^a   Kronmiller, Keith G ^b   Wheeler, Michael L ^b   Szykman, James J ^a,c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b JACOBS TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Electrochemical sensor; Low cost sensors; Nitrogen dioxide; Ozone; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

COSTS; NASA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE;

CITIZEN SCIENCE; DENVER , COLORADO; LOW-COST SENSORS; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; REFERENCE MEASUREMENTS; REFERENCE MONITORS; SENSOR MEASUREMENTS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 84991670838     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s16101698     Document Type: Article

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