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Air Sensor Toolbox

  • Updated Version of EPA's Air Sensor Guidebook Released!

    Learn how to effectively use air sensors to collect air quality measurements.

    Read The Enhanced Air Sensor Guidebook Science Matters story.

  • Five Hands-on Lesson Plans: Using Air Sensors to Teach About Air Quality

    Check our the hands-on lesson plans designed by EPA scientists and collaborators to encourage air quality education in communities and classrooms.

    Read the story in Science Matters.

Air sensor monitors that are lower in cost, portable and generally easier to operate than regulatory-grade monitors are widely used in the United States to understand air quality conditions. This website provides the latest science on the performance, operation and use of air sensor monitoring systems for technology developers, air quality managers, citizen scientists and the public. The EPA is involved in the advancement of air sensor technology, including performance evaluations of sensor devices and best practices for effectively using sensors. The information can help the public learn more about air quality in their communities.

Air Sensor Toolbox Resources in Spanish

Sensor Performance, Evaluation and Use

RTP air monitoring site
  • Sensor Evaluation Results
  • Standard Operating Procedures for Sensors
  • Sensor Collocation Guide
  • Sensor Performance Targets and Test Protocols
  • Air Sensor Guidebook
  • A Guide to Siting and Installing Air Sensors

Understanding Your Sensor Data Readings

Sensor Scale

  • Technical Approaches for the Sensor Data on the AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
  • Videos on Air Sensor Measurement, Data Quality and Interpretation
  • RETIGO: Visualize Your Field Data
  • Sensor Collocation Macro Analysis Tool
  • Air Quality Information Exchange Workgroup Meeting Summaries 
     
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  • Frequently Asked Questions
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Last updated on February 2, 2023
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