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Community group, University of Arizona launch hyperlocal air-monitoring network for Santa Cruz County
Summary
The Calabasas Alliance and the University of Arizona presented AirSmart, a community-managed network of low-cost and rooftop air sensors for Rio Rico, Nogales and Patagonia; installations will begin within two weeks and the group asked the city to allow devices on municipal property.
The Calabasas Alliance and the University of Arizona presented a community air-monitoring program called AirSmart on Feb. 5, announcing plans to install a network of low-cost and rooftop air sensors in Santa Cruz County, including Rio Rico, Nogales and Patagonia.
The program, led by Robin Lucky of the Calabasas Alliance and Dr. Chris Lim of the UArizona Zuckerman College of Public Health, will deploy both low-cost PurpleAir units (about $300 each) and more-accurate rooftop sensors (roughly $3,000–$5,000) and feed data into an online public dashboard in real time. Lucky said installations will begin within the next two weeks and will be managed locally by Calabasas Alliance volunteers and UArizona graduate students.
Dr. Lim…
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