Performance of low-cost monitors to assess household air pollution

Environmental Research

Volumn 163, Issue , 2018, Pages 53-63

  Curto, A ^a,b,c   Donaire Gonzalez, D ^a,b,c   Barrera Gomez J ^a,b,c   Marshall, J D ^d   Nieuwenhuijsen, M J ^a,b,c   Wellenius, G A ^e   Tonne, C ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d University of Washington   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality sensing; Carbon monoxide; Household air pollution; Low cost instrument; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; MODEL VALIDATION; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DOMESTIC WASTE; ELECTRICITY; HOUSEHOLD; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOOD; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; SPAIN;

INDIA; SPAIN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPAIN;

EID: 85041382707     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.024     Document Type: Article

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