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Development of a Mobile Platform for Monitoring Gaseous, Particulate, and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollutants



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    The Michigan Pollution Assessment Laboratory (MPAL) is a mobile air quality monitoring platform designed to measure conventional, toxic, and greenhouse gas (GHG) air pollutants. The spatially and temporally resolved data collected can be used for multiple purposes, such as mapping spatial patterns and identifying peaks. The truck-based platform includes instrumentation for 11 gaseous pollutants and for particulate matter (PM), size distribution (7 nm to 20 µm), PM10, black and brown carbon, and trace metals. MPAL is equipped with meteorological instruments, a high-accuracy GPS, forward and reverse cameras, and a data logging and display system. We selected commercially available instrumentation based on sensitivity, response time, and robustness. The vehicle's power system allows approx. 6.5 h of continuous operation with all instruments operating. This article details the design, construction, and evaluation of MPAL and summarizes data collected in its first year (March 2019 to March 2020) of operation. We completed a series of runs on 84 days in Detroit, Michigan, an area with a diverse set of traffic, industrial, and commercial emission sources, and collected 265,816 1-s observations (excluding collocations, zero checks, and other quality assurance measurements). Using data from these runs as well as special tests, we present results of performance evaluations that examined the response time, PM losses, and wind measurements and compare results to stationary regulatory monitoring data. We highlight key issues and provide practical solutions to help evaluate and resolve these issues and share many lessons learned in developing and using a mobile platform. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    0167-6369
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    7
  • Volume:
    193
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20070730
  • Citation:
    Environ Monit Assess 2020 Dec; 193:7
  • Contact Point Address:
    Tian Xia, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Email:
    xiatian@umich.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2021
  • Performing Organization:
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • End Date:
    20280630
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    urn:sha-512:111b241b0b19728168baa57f74bd78a67ba804971f404d65dd30cba04120bc4fd7f689af984fa0df8856fb1deb95254398f5b53cac58b1da33bbdb0fbdcf7df8
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