Micro Air Pollution
Air pollution levels are often measured at a city or even regional scale. Often times, there is a single number that is supposed to represent air quality for a large area. Does this type of reporting really make sense for a dense environment like New York City where conditions can vary greatly from street to street?
The goal of this project is to identify areas with poor air quality and see if there is a major difference between adjacent streets. Hopefully this will give people a reading of the air quality outside their window and allow them to see how that compares to the regional air quality levels to start conversations on who is really exposed to bad air.
The idea is to create a small sensor that people can put on their window sill or right outside their window that gives them a real-time reading on the PM2.5 levels on their street. The design will take the shape of some sort of object that can blend in to the typical apartment window sill such as a sensor disguised as a potted flower.
