Austin, TX Office of Sustainability is installing PurpleAir monitors in public schools

Austin, TX PurpleAir monitors in public schools

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The city of Austin's Office of Sustainability is partnering with the Austin Independent School District and the Clean Air Force of Central Texas non-profit to install PurpleAir monitors in 10 public schools. The PurpleAir monitors measure inhalable particles of pollution caused by combustion, dust, and smoke. The city will use the PurpleAir monitors along with regulatory sensors to create a localized network that identifies and maps changes in air quality neighborhood by neighborhood.

Mapping Environmental Services Air Quality Public Private Partnership (PPP)

Austin, TX

Municipality in Texas

United States

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PurpleAir | Real Time Air Quality Monitoring – PurpleAir, Inc.

A low cost air quality sensor network providing real time measurement of air quality on a public map. Useful to citizen scientists or air quality professionals alike, PurpleAir sensors are easy to install, requiring only a power outlet and WiFi.

Real-Time Air Quality Map | PurpleAir

Real time measurement of air quality on a public map. Useful to citizen scientists or air quality professionals alike, PurpleAir sensors are easy to install, requiring only a power outlet and WiFi.

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City of Austin's Regional Air Quality Plan

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City partners up to monitor particulate matter in the air - Austin MonitorAustin Monitor

Austin has begun working to better monitor the quality of its air. The Clean Air Force of Central Texas is working in partnership with the city of Austin’s Office of Sustainability and the Austin Independent School District to install PurpleAir…

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