In October 2021 10 Citizen scientists were recruited in the Ashley ward and they built their own low cost DIY air quality sensors
The sensors were installed at their homes.
The Citizen scientists were now part of an international community of people sensing air quality where they live. The data from these sensors are indicative, and they were being analysed and monitored alongside data from high accuracy sensors in the city by Bristol City Council.
The citizen scientists participated in a workshop to help them to make sense of the data collected and to input in the design of the public data platform developed by Bristol City Council.
What we learned from the data: