Air Quality Particulate Matter Sensors On Campus

GEMM is partnering with Liveable Cities, a Canadian-owned and operated clean technology company, to install outdoor particulate matter air quality sensors on campus. The sensors are part of a demonstration air monitoring network developed by a Future Cities Institute Interdisciplinary-Capstone student group.

Particulate matter pollution can pose significant health risks. Local exposure is monitored by a station in Kitchener that collects data for our regional Air Quality Health Index reporting, but often little data is available for localized outdoor exposure to particulate matter. GEMM has partnered with Liveable Cities to take part in a  national ‘no-cost pilot program’ supported by Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) that is collecting year round, local air quality monitoring throughout Canada.

Liveable Cities SLX-PARTICULATE sensors measure PM2.5 and PM10 and can be installed on street lights or using standard outlets. GEMM is creating a demonstration network of sensors that will provide data for education, projects, and research on campus and promote air monitoring to our local communities.