On the Applicability of Low-cost Sensors for Measurements of Aerosol Concentrations

Abstract

One of the most important parameters of air pollution, concentration of particulate matter suspended in the air (aerosols), is measured by means of low-cost sensors of latest generation. Such measurements have high resolution in both space and time, but there is a big question about applicability of low-cost sensors for measurements of aerosol concentrations that arise from the complexity of measurement technique, and inevitable errors associated. In this paper we analyze all aspects of applicability of low-cost sensors for long-term measurement campaigns.