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Sarroeira, R., Henriques, J., Sousa, A. M., Silva, C. F. da., Nunes, N., Moro, S....Botelho, M. do C. (2023). Monitoring sensors for urban air quality: The case of the municipality of Lisbon. Sensors. 23 (18)

R. C. Sarroeira et al.,  "Monitoring sensors for urban air quality: The case of the municipality of Lisbon", in Sensors, vol. 23, no. 18, 2023

@article{sarroeira2023_1715215919380,
	author = "Sarroeira, R. and Henriques, J. and Sousa, A. M. and Silva, C. F. da. and Nunes, N. and Moro, S. and Botelho, M. do C.",
	title = "Monitoring sensors for urban air quality: The case of the municipality of Lisbon",
	journal = "Sensors",
	year = "2023",
	volume = "23",
	number = "18",
	doi = "10.3390/s23187702",
	url = "https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors"
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Monitoring sensors for urban air quality: The case of the municipality of Lisbon
T2  - Sensors
VL  - 23
IS  - 18
AU  - Sarroeira, R.
AU  - Henriques, J.
AU  - Sousa, A. M.
AU  - Silva, C. F. da.
AU  - Nunes, N.
AU  - Moro, S.
AU  - Botelho, M. do C.
PY  - 2023
SN  - 1424-8220
DO  - 10.3390/s23187702
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors
AB  - Air pollution is a global issue that impacts environmental inequalities, and air quality
sensors can have a decisive role in city policymaking for future cities. Science and society are
already aware that during the most challenging times of COVID-19, the levels of air pollution in
cities decreased, especially during lockdowns, when road traffic was reduced. Several pollution
parameters can be used to analyse cities’ environmental challenges, and it is more pressing than ever
to have city climate decisions supported by sensor data. We have applied a data science approach
to understand the evolution of the levels of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter
2.5, and particulate matter 10 between August 2021 and July 2022. The analysis of the air quality
levels, captured for the first time via 80 monitoring stations distributed throughout the municipality
of Lisbon, has allowed us to realize that nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter 10 exceed the levels
that are recommended by the World Health Organization, thereby increasing the health risk for those
who live and work in Lisbon. Supported by these findings, we propose a central role for air quality
sensors for policymaking in future cities, taking as a case study the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal,
which is among the European cities that recently proposed be climate-neutral and smart city by 2030.
ER  -