Effectiveness of low-cost air quality monitors for identifying volcanic SO₂ and PM downwind from Masaya volcano, Nicaragua

Effectiveness of low-cost air quality monitors for identifying volcanic SO₂ and PM downwind from Masaya volcano, Nicaragua

Gas and particulate matter (PM) emissions from Masaya volcano, Nicaragua, cause substantial regional volcanic air pollution (VAP). We evaluate the suitability of low-cost SO2 and PM sensors for a continuous air-quality network. The network was deployed for six months in five populated areas (4-16 km...

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Main Authors: Rachel Whitty, Melissa Pfeffer, Evgenia Ilyinskaya, Tjarda Roberts, Anja Schmidt, Sara Barsotti, Wilfried Strauch, Leigh Crilley, Francis Pope, Harold Bellanger, Elvis Mendoza, Tamsin Mather, Emma Liu, Nial Peters, Isabelle Taylor, Hilary Francis, Xochilt Hernández Leiva, Dave Lynch, Sébastien Nobert, Peter Baxter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Volcanica 2022-02-01
Series:Volcanica
Subjects:
so2
pm
masaya
volcano
nicaragua
low-cost
air-quality
Online Access:https://www.jvolcanica.org/ojs/index.php/volcanica/article/view/124

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