New Monitoring Technologies

Field calibrations of a low-cost aerosol sensor at a regulatory monitoring site in California

Holstius DM, Pillarisetti A, Smith KR, Seto E. Field calibrations of a low-cost aerosol sensor at a regulatory monitoring site in California, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 1121-1131, doi:10.5194/amt-7-1121-2014, 2014. → Download PDF → Download Supplementary Material [PDF]

Promoting Smoke-Free Homes: A Novel Behavioral Intervention Using Real-Time Audio-Visual Feedback on Airborne Particle Levels.

Klepeis NE, Hughes SC, Edwards RD, Allen T, Johnson M, Chowdhury Z, Smith KR, Boman-Davis M, Bellettiere J, Hovell MF (2013) Promoting Smoke-Free Homes: A Novel Behavioral Intervention Using Real-Time Audio-Visual Feedback on Airborne Particle Levels. PLoS ONE 8(8): e73251. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073251 → Download PDF

Quantitative metrics of stove adoption using Stove Use Monitors (SUMs)

Ruiz-Mercado I, Canuz E, Walker JL, Smith KR. (2013). Quantitative metrics of stove adoption using Stove Use Monitors (SUMs). Online / Article In-Press (final version forthcoming). Biomass and Bioenergy (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.07.002→ Download PDF

A low-cost particle counter as a realtime fine-particle mass monitor

Northcross AL, Edwards RJ, Johnson MA, Wang ZM, Zhu K, Allen T, Smith KR. A low-cost particle counter as a realtime fine-particle mass monitor. Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2013, 15 433.→ Download PDF.

Temperature dataloggers as stove use monitors (SUMs): Field methods and signal analysis

Ruiz-Mercado I, Canuz E, Smith KR. (2012). Temperature dataloggers as stove use monitors (SUMs): Field methods and signal analysis. Biomass and Bioenergy 47 (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.09.003→ Download PDF

Non-invasive measurement of carbon monoxide burden in Guatemalan children and adults following wood-fired temazcal (sauna-bath) use

Lam, N., Nicas, M., Ruiz-Mercado, I., & Thompson, L., Romero, C., Smith K.R. (2011). Non-invasive measurement of carbon monoxide burden in Guatemalan children and adults following wood-fired temazcal (sauna-bath) use. Journal of Environmental Monitoring.
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Modeling indoor air pollution from cookstove emissions in developing countries using a Monte Carlo single-box model

Johnson, M., et al., Modeling indoor air pollution from cookstove emissions in developing countries using a Monte Carlo single-box model, Atmospheric Environment (2011), doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.03.044
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Personal child and mother carbon monoxide exposures and kitchen levels: Methods and results from a randomized trial of woodfired chimney cookstoves in Guatemala

Smith KR, McCracken JP, Thompson L, Edwards R, Naumoff Shields K, Canuz E, Bruce N, (2010) Personal child and mother carbon monoxide exposures and kitchen levels: Methods and results from a randomized trial of woodfired chimney cookstoves in Guatemala (RESPIRE), J of Expos Sci and Environ Epi 20, 406–416
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An Ultrasound Personal Locator for Time-Activity Assessment.

Piccolo-Allen G, Rogers JV, Edwards R, Clark MC, Allen T, Mercado-Ruiz I, Naumoff Shields K, Canuz E, Smith KR(2009) An Ultrasound Personal Locator for Time-Activity Assessment. Internl J Occup and Environ Health 15 (2): 122-132.An Ultrasound Personal Locator for Time-Activity Assessment.
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Low-cost temperature loggers as stove use monitors (SUMs)

Ruiz-Mercado I, Lam NL, Canuz E, Davila G, Smith KR(2008) Low-cost temperature loggers as stove use monitors (SUMs). Boiling Point 55:16-19.
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An inexpensive light-scattering particle monitor: field validation

Chowdhury Z, Edwards R, Johnson M, Naumoff Shields K, Allen T, Canuz E, Smith KR(2007) An inexpensive light-scattering particle monitor: field validation. J Environ Monit 9:(10), 1099-1106. →Download PDF

An Inexpensive Dual-chamber Particle Monitor: Laboratory Characterization

Edwards R, Smith KR, Kirby B, Allen T, Litton CD, Hering S(2006) An Inexpensive Dual-chamber Particle Monitor: Laboratory Characterization. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 56:789-799.
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Combined optical and ionization measurement techniques for inexpensive characteristics of micrometer and submicrometer aerosols

Litton CD, Smith KR, Edwards R, Allen T (2004) Combined optical and ionization measurement techniques for inexpensive characteristics of micrometer and submicrometer aerosols. Aerosol Science and Technology 38:1054–1062.→Download PDF