Choosing and Using a Small Air Sensor

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What sensor is best for you?

Tell us about how you want to use your sensor to get tips on what to look for when buying one and how to use it.

1. What kind of air pollution do you want to measure?

Smoke (from wildfires, cigarettes, BBQs, fire places, etc.)

Chemical smells (gas, paint, solvents)

From road traffic

From rail traffic

From marine traffic

From construction sites

Common air pollutants that can be harmful to my health

Industry

2. Where do you want to put your sensor? Indoor and outdoor sensors can produce very different measurements.

Inside

Outside

I want to carry it with me

3. How do you want to see the data?

On the sensor

On my computer/tablet

On my smartphone

4. What do you want to do with the data?

Use it to measure my air quality right now

See how my air quality changes over time

Compare my air quality to air monitoring stations in the Metro Vancouver network

Compare my air quality to data measured by other people who own the same type of sensor

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