Revista UIS Ingenierías

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2023): Revista UIS Ingenierías
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Concentration levels by PM2.5 through low-cost sensors. Case study: Pamplona, Colombia

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  • Carlos Alexis Bonilla-Granados ,
  • Alba Yajaira Sánchez-Delgado,
  • Yrany Rubio-Gómez,
  • Mauro Cortéz-Huerta
Carlos Alexis Bonilla-Granados
Universidad de Pamplona
Alba Yajaira Sánchez-Delgado
Universidad de Pamplona
Yrany Rubio-Gómez
Universidad Nacional Autonóma de México
Mauro Cortéz-Huerta
Universidad Nacional Autonóma de México
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18273/revuin.v22n3-2023003

Published 2023-07-04

Keywords

  • air quality,
  • GIS,
  • IDW,
  • laser method,
  • low-cost sensors,
  • PM2.5,
  • public health,
  • typing,
  • USEPA,
  • WHO
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Bonilla-Granados , C. A., Sánchez-Delgado, A. Y., Rubio-Gómez, Y. ., & Cortéz-Huerta, M. (2023). Concentration levels by PM2.5 through low-cost sensors. Case study: Pamplona, Colombia. Revista UIS Ingenierías, 22(3), 29–38. https://doi.org/10.18273/revuin.v22n3-2023003

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Abstract

The use of low-cost sensors has increased in recent years to study air pollution in cities. This work was carried out with the objective of measuring PM2.5 concentration levels in the city of Pamplona and analyzing the concentrations to which the population is exposed, since there is no official monitoring station in the city.  Four low-cost sensors of the SENSIRION brand, model SPS30, were used, which were located following the guidelines recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Statistical tests were also performed on the data and the behavior of PM2.5 concentrations was analyzed for the period from July to September 2022. The monitoring results show that PM2.5 concentrations are well below the maximum permissible limit of Colombian legislation of 37 μg/m3 (24-hour average), however, it was observed that, on holidays such as the Independence Day celebration, concentrations increased to close to reach the reference limit imposed by the World Health Organization (15 μg/m3). In addition, it was observed through spatial distribution maps that the maximum concentrations are centered in the north of the city, where there is a higher density of automobile traffic and where the main educational centers are located. In this way, this study made it possible to obtain an indicative of PM2.5 concentrations, creating a registry for air quality management, as well as an information base with data available on the web for public access.

 

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