Air quality data is not available to Tirana residents despite poor air quality and its health impacts on vulnerable populations. To address this lack of data, the team used micro-sensors to monitor particulates at schools, greenspaces, and busy city areas. We found that air pollution at school drop-off times exceeded regulatory standards, as did busy city intersections, while at parks average pollution levels met air quality standards. We recommended less polluted routes for city walkers and measures to reduce particulate pollution at schools. We developed a guidebook for youth activists in Tirana to equip and empower them to expand air pollution monitoring in Tirana.

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Creator

• Tarantino, Angela
• O'Sullivan, Thomas
• Morello, Isabel
• Taylor, Ezra
• Krishan, Aayan

Subject

• Learning
• Health
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Computing
• Well-Being
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121423-065124
• 115138

Keyword

• Tirana
• Microsensors
• Air Pollution
• Particulate Matter
• Air Quality
• Citizen Science

Advisor

• Butler, Melissa
• Hersh, Robert

Year

• 2023

Center

• Tirana, Albania Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• The Environment Center for Development Education and Networking

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2023-12-14

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121423-065124

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-02-08