@article{46, author = {Lara Clark and V. Sreekanth and Bujin Bekbulat and Michael Baum and Songlin Yang and Pao Baylon and Timothy Gould and Timothy Larson and Edmund Seto and Chris Space and Julian Marshall}, title = {Developing a Low-Cost Passive Method for Long-Term Average Levels of Light-Absorbing Carbon Air Pollution in Polluted Indoor Environments}, abstract = {We propose a low-cost passive method for monitoring long-term average levels of light-absorbing carbon air pollution in polluted indoor environments. Building on prior work, the method here estimates the change in reflectance of a passively exposed surface through analysis of digital images. To determine reproducibility and limits of detection, we tested low-cost passive samplers with exposure to kerosene smoke in the laboratory and to environmental pollution in 20 indoor locations. Preliminary results suggest robust reproducibility (r = 0.99) and limits of detection appropriate for longer-term (~1–3 months) monitoring in households that use solid fuels. The results here suggest high precision; further testing involving “gold standard” measurements is needed to investigate accuracy.}, year = {2020}, journal = {Sensors}, volume = {20}, number = {12}, issn = {1424-8220}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/12/3417}, doi = {10.3390/s20123417}, }