IN020
Democratizing Data: The Future of Air Quality Monitoring
Session ID#: 251276
Session Description:
As communities face growing environmental health challenges, the responsibility for robust air quality monitoring is increasingly being addressed at the state and local levels. While traditional monitoring networks have been largely institution-led, communities on the frontlines of air pollution often face hurdles when presenting their own data, including concerns over data quality and credibility. Using an integrated community-centered and technology approach, local governments and community groups can implement rigorous air quality data collection based on three pillars: building trust through resident-guided sensor placement, making data accessible through user-friendly dashboards and alerts, and utilizing technology to ease implementation, quality assurance, and reporting.This session showcases case studies of communities bridging the gap between air quality data and residents, using community-centered approaches to create meaningful environmental change. As the public demand grows for localized, actionable air data, these collaborative models represent a forward-looking path toward healthier, more resilient communities.
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Index Terms:
1904 Community standards [INFORMATICS]
1912 Data management, preservation, rescue [INFORMATICS]
1964 Real-time and responsive information delivery [INFORMATICS]
1976 Software tools and services [INFORMATICS]
Primary Convener: Darren Riley, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States
Convener: Kelly Crawford, Independent, Washington, United States
Development of an Open-Source Harmonized Low-Cost Sensor Data Archive to Maximize Scientific Return from Existing Networks (1874488)
Kristen Okorn1, Nitya Golla2,3, MiKyla Harjamaki3,4 and Venezia Ramirez3,5, (1)NASA Ames Research Center, Atmospheric Science Branch, Moffett Field, United States, (2)University of California Davis, Davis, United States, (3)Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, Moffett Field, United States, (4)University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, United States, (5)University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States
A Community-Engaged Approach to Air Quality Monitoring in South Baltimore (1897542)
Leona Neftaliem1, Roy Rich2, Rachael Mady3, Donzell Brown Jr.4, Lydia LaGorga2, Taylor Smith5, Victor Onyango2, Ashley Felix6, Christopher B Field7, Robert B Jackson8 and Alison Cawood5, (1)Stanford University, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, United States, (3)Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland, UNITED STATES, (4)Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative, Baltimore, United States, (5)Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Edgewater, Edgewater, United States, (6)Spelman College, Atlanta, United States, (7)Stanford University, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford, United States, (8)Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, United States
Spikes in Near-Railway Black Carbon and Particulate Matter (1956721)
Claudia Rosa Rivera, Washington, DC, UNITED STATES, Shizuka Hsieh, Trinity Washington University, Chemistry, Washington, DC, United States, Efrén Flores, Citizen Scientist, Riverdale Park, MD, United States and Nalin Ivatury, University of Rochester, Rochester, United States
Local Surface Wind Sensors Complementing Radio-Networked Smoke Sensors for Public Air Quality Insights at Prescribed Burns (1957727)
Micah Rand1, Victor Huynh2, Daniel Neamati3, Ashley Raigosa2, Evan Twarog2, Quyen Vo2, Hannah Watkins2, Pete Mahowald4 and Jessica Yu5, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, School of Engineering, Stanford, United States, (3)Stanford University, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford, United States, (4)Stanford University, Electrical Engineering, Stanford, United States, (5)Stanford University, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford, United States
Community-Led Air Quality Monitoring in East Oakland, California (1978204)
Chelsea Preble1, Adele Watts2, Sharifa Taylor2, Nyah Tisdell2, Gustavo Gutierrez2, Angela Scott2, Katherine Hoag3, Daniel Alrick3, Joseph Lapka3 and Jennifer Ofodile3, (1)University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States, (2)Communities for a Better Environment, Oakland, United States, (3)Bay Area Air District, San Francisco, United States
CAMPing in Harlem: Environmental Justice Through Community Air Quality Monitoring. (1995036)
Valentina Rojas Posada1, Carlos M. Jusino1, Katherine J. Koritz2, Maia Yoshida3, Manuel Salgado4 and Micaela E. Martinez5, (1)WE ACT for Environmental Justice, New York, NY, United States, (2)Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, United States, (3)BioBus, Senior Community Scientist, New York, NY, United States, (4)WE ACT for Environmental Justice, Washington DC, United States, (5)Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Montreal, Canada
