Open Air
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This is an open source community effort to develop a range of low-cost air quality monitoring and remediation tools. Welcome!
Join in by:
- Reading about goals and asking great questions
- Trying (and critiquing) our community-made how-to guides
- Posting your own how-to guides and mods
- Building on others’ work; hack and remix the kits to refine and expand them
- Submit your improvements for inclusion in an upcoming starter kit release or add-on
- Serving on a Research Review Group for a 3 month period
Resources
State-by-state info sheets on indoor air quality assistance and governance (work in progress!)
Activities
| Purpose | Category | Status | Author | Time | Difficulty | Replications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build a plant-based air purifier | build | in-progress | @nshapiro | 3h | easy | 6 replications: Try it » |
| DIY Formaldehyde Test Kit | build | in-progress | @nshapiro | 3h | medium | 3 replications: Try it » |
| Leptos: gas detection and monitoring station | - | - | @imvec | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| DIY: Wi-Fi Streaming Weatherproof PM2.5 Monitor (Dylos-based) | monitor | complete | @kevinvivergy | 5h | medium | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Building Snake Plant Air Remediation kit in Bangalore, India | build | in-progress | @deeptalaxmibharadwaj | 3h | easy | 0 replications: Try it » |
Activities should include a materials list, costs and a step-by-step guide to construction with photos. Learn what makes a good activity here.
Frequently Asked Questions about air quality
Also see http://publiclab.org/wiki/air-quality
Additional media
By @zengirl2: https://blog.adafruit.com/2016/08/09/how-to-purify-your-air-with-hacked-plants-publiclab-citizenscience/