Long-Term Analysis of Aerosol Concentrations Using a Low-Cost Sensor: Monitoring African Dust Outbreaks in a Suburban Environment in the Canary Islands

  1. Alonso-Pérez, Silvia 1
  2. López-Solano, Javier 2
  1. 1 Departamento. de Ingeniería Industrial, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad de La Laguna, 38206 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
  2. 2 Izaña Atmospheric Research Center, AEMET, 38001 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Journal:
Sensors

ISSN: 1424-8220

Year of publication: 2023

Volume: 23

Issue: 18

Pages: 7768

Type: Article

DOI: 10.3390/S23187768 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

More publications in: Sensors

Bibliographic References

  • Anderson, (2012), J. Med. Toxicol., 8, pp. 166, 10.1007/s13181-011-0203-1
  • Kim, (2015), Environ. Int., 74, pp. 136, 10.1016/j.envint.2014.10.005
  • Wichmann, (2002), J. Aerosol Med., 15, pp. 189, 10.1089/089426802320282310
  • Pope, (2000), Aerosol Sci. Technol., 32, pp. 4, 10.1080/027868200303885
  • Waidyatillake, N.T., Campbell, P.T., Vicendese, D., Dharmage, S.C., Curto, A., and Stevenson, M. (2021). Particulate Matter and Premature Mortality: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public. Health, 18.
  • Im, (2023), Environ. Res., 216, pp. 114702, 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114702
  • Alonso-Pérez, S., López-Solano, J., Rodríguez-Mayor, L., and Márquez-Martinón, J.M. (2021). Evaluation of the Tourism Climate Index in the Canary Islands. Sustainability, 13.
  • Ansmann, A., Bösenberg, J., Chaikovsky, A., Comerón, A., Eckhardt, S., Eixmann, R., Freudenthaler, V., Ginoux, P., Komguem, L., and Linné, H. (2003). Long-Range Transport of Saharan Dust to Northern Europe: The 11–16 October 2001 Outbreak Observed with EARLINET. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 108.
  • Alpert, (2004), Atmos. Res., 70, pp. 109, 10.1016/j.atmosres.2003.11.001
  • Cuevas, (2012), J. Arid Environ., 78, pp. 100, 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.11.013
  • Cuevas, (2011), Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 113, pp. 109, 10.1007/s00703-011-0150-z
  • Antequera, (2005), Investig. Geográficas, 38, pp. 23, 10.14198/INGEO2005.38.02
  • Suárez Molina, D., Marrero, C., Cuevas Agulló, E., Werner, E., Prats Porta, N., and Basart, S. (2021). Caracterización de las Intrusiones de Polvo en Canarias, Agencia Estatal de Meteorología.
  • Cuevas, (2015), Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, pp. 7471, 10.5194/acp-15-7471-2015
  • Cuevas, (2017), Atmos. Environ., 167, pp. 586, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.08.059
  • Cuevas, E., Gómez-Peláez, Á.J., Rodríguez, S., Terradellas, E., Basart, S., García, R.D., García, O.E., and Alonso-Pérez, S. (2016). Pivotal Role of the North African Dipole Intensity (NAFDI) on Alternate Saharan Dust Export over the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and Relationship with the Saharan Heat Low and Mid-Latitude Rossby Waves. Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 1–59.
  • Alfano, B., Barretta, L., Del Giudice, A., De Vito, S., Di Francia, G., Esposito, E., Formisano, F., Massera, E., Miglietta, M.L., and Polichetti, T. (2020). A Review of Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors from the Developers’ Perspectives. Sensors, 20.
  • Badura, (2018), J. Sens., 2018, pp. 5096540, 10.1155/2018/5096540
  • Chand, (2022), Adv. Technol. Innov., 7, pp. 01
  • (2023, August 04). Sensor.Community. Available online: https://sensor.community/.
  • Penza, M., Suriano, D., Pfister, V., Prato, M., and Cassano, G. (2018). Wireless Sensors Network Monitoring of Saharan Dust Events in Bari, Italy. Proceedings, 2.
  • Khader, A., and Martin, R.S. (2019). Use of Low-Cost Ambient Particulate Sensors in Nablus, Palestine with Application to the Assessment of Regional Dust Storms. Atmosphere, 10.
  • Aosong Electronics Co., Ltd. DHT 22 Datasheet, Aosong Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • (2023, August 04). Sensor.Community—Firmware Information. Available online: https://sensor.community/en/sensors/airrohr/#Driver_and_firmware.
  • (2023, August 04). Sensor Community—Tube Instructions. Available online: https://sensor.community/en/sensors/airrohr/.
  • (2023, June 27). Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe. Available online: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32008L0050.
  • Cuevas Agulló, E., Milford, C., Barreto Velasco, Á., Bustos Seguela, J.J.d., García Cabrera, R.D., Marrero, C., Prats Porta, N., Bayo Pérez, C.I., Ramos López, R., and Terradellas, E. (2020). Desert Dust Outbreak in the Canary Islands (February 2020): Assessment and Impacts, Organización Meteorológica Mundial.
  • Dominguez-Rodriguez, A., Baez-Ferrer, N., Rodríguez, S., Avanzas, P., Abreu-Gonzalez, P., Terradellas, E., Cuevas, E., Basart, S., and Werner, E. (2020). Saharan Dust Events in the Dust Belt -Canary Islands- and the Observed Association with in-Hospital Mortality of Patients with Heart Failure. J. Clin. Med., 9.
  • (2023, August 04). Histórico de Informes de Episodios Naturales. Available online: https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/calidad-y-evaluacion-ambiental/temas/atmosfera-y-calidad-del-aire/calidad-del-aire/evaluacion-datos/fuentes-naturales/anuales.html.
  • Ministerio de Agua, Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, España (2013). Procedimiento Para la Identificación de Episodios Naturales de PM10 y PM2.5, y La Demostración de Causa en Lo Referente a Las Superaciones Del Valor Límite de PM10, Ministerio de Agua, Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, España.
  • Querol, (2019), Sci. Total Environ., 686, pp. 737, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.349
  • Tagle, (2020), Environ. Monit. Assess., 192, pp. 171, 10.1007/s10661-020-8118-4
  • Liu, H.-Y., Schneider, P., Haugen, R., and Vogt, M. (2019). Performance Assessment of a Low-Cost PM2.5 Sensor for a near Four-Month Period in Oslo, Norway. Atmosphere, 10.
  • Woutersen, A., de Ruiter, H., Wesseling, J., Hendricx, W., Blokhuis, C., van Ratingen, S., Vegt, K., and Voogt, M. (2022). Farmers and Local Residents Collaborate: Application of a Participatory Citizen Science Approach to Characterising Air Quality in a Rural Area in The Netherlands. Sensors, 22.
  • Holder, A.L., Mebust, A.K., Maghran, L.A., McGown, M.R., Stewart, K.E., Vallano, D.M., Elleman, R.A., and Baker, K.R. (2020). Field Evaluation of Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors for Measuring Wildfire Smoke. Sensors, 20.
  • Zheng, (2019), Atmos. Meas. Tech., 12, pp. 5161, 10.5194/amt-12-5161-2019