Métodos alternativos para el monitoreo de la calidad del aire ambiente.

Abstract

The monitoring of air quality is of international interest, due to the great concern for human health and the adverse effects on health that can be caused by air pollution. Although government entities are obliged to do so, they do not execute it, due, in part, to the high costs they represent and the technical complexity of their operation, revealing a lack of information, which conspires against the right to live in a healthy environment. In view of this panorama, which is not only from Ecuador, technological advances have allowed the development of low-cost sensors that have the capacity to monitor air quality, although there is still doubt about the certainty of the results that these teams deliver. showing a field currently in force in research, to try to establish the best conditions for their employment. In this scenario, the idea arises of conducting a review of the technical literature produced in recent years, in order to verify how this technological alternative is being applied at a global and regional level. The result of this first review was 16 writings focused on the comparison of the results of low-cost sensors with respect to loggers with standardized equipment, establishing that the AirBear, Temtop M2000C, SPS30, Dylos and BAM 1020 equipment, which have been analyzed more than once, generate acceptable results, although there are articles that do not point out the discrepancies and insist on the need for better technological developments and further research, in order to establish appropriate situations and applications.