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Detecting Pollution on the Go

Saturday, 10 February 2007

A new research project called MESSAGE will use cyclists and pedestrians wearing environmental sensors to track pollution levels.

Credit: Vinny R

MESSAGE is a �3.5- million, three-year initiative set up in October 2006. It aims to use state-ofthe- art sensors attached to people and vehicles to monitor air pollution.

The scheme, organized by Professor John Polak at Imperial College London, will study the impact that buildings, streets and local weather have on pollution levels in Cambridge.

According to the MESSAGE project aims, cheap and easily available sensor devices can be attached to people or vehicles. These will act as �mobile environmental probes� studying how pollution levels change in real time.

The team plans to analyze how traffic pollution changes in particular locations and under different environmental conditions. Individuals out in Cambridge during the day, on bicycles or walking, will be particularly suited to carrying sensors to record pollution levels. Other participating cities include Newcastle, Leeds and Southampton.

If you are interested in volunteering for the scheme, please contact Michael Simmonds (mps48@dpmms.cam.ac.uk) of the Cambridge eScience Centre.

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