Air Pollution

Here's how you can make your own air-quality monitor to measure pollution

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Most air-quality monitors don’t get to the level of granularity needed to really identify pollution sources. Image: Unsplash/ Jacek Dylag

Kristin Toussaint
Author, Fast Company
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'We really want this to be a tool for communities,' say MIT scientists about their pollution monitor. Image: Researchers/MIT News.
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Flatburn devices are comparable to more costly sensors used by the EPA. Image: Researchers/MIT News.
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