Sensing the Air Quality: Research on Air Quality Sensors
Overview of Air Quality sensors experiments

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Air quality monitoring device & sensors research


Air Quality monitoring is well known and established science which started back in the 80's. At that time, the technology was quite limited, and the solution used to quantify the air pollution complex, cumbersome and really expensive.

Patent US7947503: Monitor and methods for characterizing airborne particulates
Fortunately, now days, with the most recent and modern technologies, the solutions used for Air Quality monitoring are becoming not only more precise, but also faster at measuring. Devices are becoming smaller, and cost much more affordable than ever before. For instance, new technologies like the Tapered element oscillating micro balance (TOEM) provide significant advantages over the traditional Beta Attenuation Monitors (BAM)

Even more recently, ultra-affordable sensors are starting to appear on the market - many of them linked to the IOT trend of sensing everything. While most of them are purely gimmick, and so definitely useless toys, some of them are starting to achieve performances comparable to professional monitors, at one hundred time less of cost of them. In order to asses the reliability of those sensors, the Earth Sensing Labs from the World Air Quality Index project is and has been conducting many Air Quality Sensor research and live-data experiments from many years.

Particle Sensors

The particle sensors can detect the amount of dust in the Air. While the first generation was just able to detect the amount of opacity, most recent sensors can now detect not PM2.5 and PM10 but also up to 7 different particle size (aka bins).
Plantower PMS 7003
Laser based PM2.5/PM10 sensor
20USD (130CN¥)
Plantower PMS 5003
Laser based PM2.5/PM10 sensor
18USD (120CN¥)
Plantower PMS 3003
Laser based PM2.5/PM10 sensor
14USD (90CN¥)
Plantower PMS 1003
Laser based PM2.5/PM10 sensor
14USD (90CN¥)
Comming Soon
Plantower PMS A003
Laser based PM2.5/PM10 sensor
24USD (160CN¥)
Novafitness SD011
Laser based PM2.5/PM10 sensor
23USD (150CN¥)
Comming Soon
Novafitness SD018
Laser based PM2.5/PM10 sensor
19USD (128CN¥)
Novafitness SD021
Laser based PM2.5/PM10 sensor
23USD (155CN¥)
Yuntong YT-001
Laser based PM2.5/PM10 sensor
20USD (130CN¥)
Comming Soon
Sharp DN7C3JA001
Virtual Impactor for Sharp
GP2Y1051AU0F

20USD (135CN¥)
Shinyei PPD42NS
LPO Optical PM sensor
5USD (35CN¥)
Samyoung DSM501
LPO Optical PM sensor
4USD (24CN¥)
Modified Shinyei PPD42NS
Analog Optical PM sensor
5USD (35CN¥)
Dylos DC1100
Laser based PM2.5/PM10
integrated monitor

300USD (2000CN¥)
Comming Soon
Alphasense OPC-N2
Laser based PM2.5/PM10 sensor
500USD (3333CN¥)

Gas Sensors

On the opposite of particle sensors, the gas sensor can detect and count the type of particle present in the air, such as for instance Ozone (O3), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), ...
MQ 131
Ozone Electro-Chemical sensor
60CNY
Specs
Ozone Electro-Chemical sensor
57USD (380 CN¥)
SGX MiCs 2614
Ozone MEMS sensor
18USD (120 CN¥)
SGX MiCs 2714
NO2 MEMS sensor
23USD (150 CN¥)
Alphasense NO2 B43F
NO2 Electro-Chemical sensor
90USD (600 CN¥)
MQ 9
Carbon Monoxyde Electro-Chemical sensor
5CNY

Notes

  • Note1: The USD/CNY conversion rate is based on 1 CNY = 0.15 USD. The price are based on direct purchase from the vendors without shipping cost.

  • Note2: The Dylos monitor does not really belong to the PM sensor category since it is a completely integrated and standalone monitoring equipment, much more expensive than any other sensor, but it is listed here for historical reason.

  • Note 3: The Alpha Sense OPCN2 is expensive, and the the price you pay is for the traceable calibration (done using Polystyrene Spherical Latex Particles). Otherwise, from a technology side, it does not include anything better than what the $20 sensors can do, except from an IC.

  • Note4: There are many scientific article on low-cost sensor. See the one from NCAS and WACL for an excellent and brief overview on the evaluation of low cost chemical sensors for air pollution measurement.

  • Note5: If you would like to suggest news sensors, please contact us or just post a message in the discussion board at the bottom of this page.

Last 5 days PM2.5 comparative measurement

The graph "BAM PM2.5" is the reference measurement from a professional BAM monitor. A loess smoothing is applied to all the other graphs in order to minimize the noise. You can move your mouse over the graph labels to see the actual output vs. the averaged values.






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For the list of all air quality sensors, check the Sensor Overview page

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О качестве воздуха и измерениях загрязнения:

О уровнях качества воздуха

- Индекс качества воздуха (ИКВ = AQI) ЗначенияУровни концерна здравоохранения
0 - 50 хорошо Качество воздуха считается удовлетворительным, и загрязнение воздуха представляется незначительным в пределах нормы.
51 -100 удовлетворительное Качество воздуха является приемлемым; однако некоторые загрязнители могут представлять опасность для людей, являющихся особо чувствительным к загрязнению воздуха.
101-150 Нездоровый для чувствительных групп Может оказывать эффект на особо чувствительную группу лиц. На среднего представителя не оказывает видимого воздействия.
151-200 нездоровый Каждый может начать испытывать последствия для своего здоровья; особо чувствительные люди могут испытывать более серьезные последствия.
201-300 Очень Нездоровый Опасность для здоровья от чрезвычайных условий. Это отразится, вероятно, на всем населении.
300+ опасный Опасность для здоровья: каждый человек может испытывать более серьезные последствия для здоровья

To know more about Air Quality and Pollution, check the wikipedia Air Quality topic or the airnow guide to Air Quality and Your Health.

For very useful health advices of Beijing Doctor Richard Saint Cyr MD, check www.myhealthbeijing.com blog.


Уведомление об использовании: Все данные о качестве воздуха не подтверждены на момент публикации, и ввиду гарантии качества эти данные могут быть изменены в любое время без предварительного уведомления. Всемирный индекс качества воздуха реализовал все разумные навыки и заботу в составлении содержания этой информации и ни при каких обстоятельствах проектная группа World Air Quality Index или ее агенты не несут ответственность по контракту, деликту или иным образом за любые убытки, травмы или ущерб, возникшие прямо или косвенно от предоставления этих данных.



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