Social challenge/ impact linked to:

Co-creation phase linked to:

B) Define & co-designing     

Level of importance

1 - High Importance / must have

Description

Typically, permanent air pollution monitors are placed at the height of an average male, in order to record the quality of the air they breathe. 

As well as excluding females who are on average shorter than males, there is a large difference between the recorded air quality heights and the quality of air breathed by children, and wheelchair users. There is a serious need to address this disparity because presently our knowledge of air pollution and health impacts is limited to the air breathed by adult men who are not in wheelchairs.  

This indicator therefore attempts to remedy this injustice by measuring air quality at differing heights. 

Scale as linked to D2.2 framework

• Neighborhood 
• Project Area
• Street

Data source and input type

• Air quality monitors

Connection with SDGs

• Goal 5: Gender equality
• Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Required Data

• PM2.5, PM10,  NO2, O3, CO, SO2 measurements at one location at heights of every 50cm. 

Expected Outputs

• Air quality measurements at different heights from same location.

Calculation methods

Level of expertise required

• Intermediate - once sensor is placed it can be interpreted easily by those with access to data. 

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