Monitoring pollution to protect vulnerable people in outdoor environment

Slow Onset Disasters (SLODs), especially air pollution, have a severe negative effect on residents’ lives, especially the vulnerable groups. Therefore, constant measurement of air quality factors and Particular Matters (PMs) can help take precautionary actions and mitigate the disease risks. PMs are conventionally measured by stationary monitors, which are not homogeneously distributed. Therefore, this research aims to propose a personal portable PM measuring device installed in multiple urban locations to record real-time data on PM concentration and monitor the air quality measures efficiently. The area near the department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction Engineering of Politecnico di Milano was selected as a case study.