Application of low-cost particulate matter sensors for air quality monitoring and exposure assessment in underground mines: A review

Nana A. Amoah; Guang Xu; Yang Wang; Jiayu Li; Yongming Zou; Baisheng Nie

doi:10.1007/s12613-021-2378-z

Application of low-cost particulate matter sensors for air quality monitoring and exposure assessment in underground mines: A review

Nana A. Amoah
, Guang Xu
, Yang Wang
, Jiayu Li
, Yongming Zou
, Baisheng Nie

Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering

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Abstract

Exposure to mining-induced particulate matter (PM) including coal dust and diesel particulate matter (DPM) causes severe respiratory diseases such as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) and lung cancer. Limited spatiotemporal resolution of current PM monitors causes miners to be exposed to unknown PM concentrations, with increased overexposure risk. Low-cost PM sensors offer a potential solution to this challenge with their capability in characterizing PM concentrations with high spatiotemporal resolution. However, their application in underground mines has not been explored. With the aim of examining the potential application of low-cost sensors in underground mines, a critical review of the present status of PM sensor research is conducted. The working principles of present PM monitors and low-cost sensors are compared. Sensor error sources are identified, and comprehensive calibration processes are presented to correct them. Evaluation protocols are proposed to evaluate sensor performance prior to deployment, and the potential application of low-cost sensors is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1475-1490
Number of pages	16
Journal	International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
Volume	29
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-021-2378-z
State	Published - Aug 2022

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The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support from Women’s Auxiliary to the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (WAAIME) of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) Scholarship Fund for their scholarship to Nana Amoako Amoah during his Ph. D. study.

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air quality
low-cost sensors
particulate matter
sensor calibration
underground mine

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