As a member of the DTRIP4H project consortium, RECETOX (an independent department of Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science in the Czech Republic) is contributing by leading a pilot case study in Brno’s Lužánky Park focused on assessing exposure to airborne dust. In a unique example of community science, students from the Sports Gymnasium in Brno are working alongside RECETOX researchers to collect air quality data as part of this initiative.

RECETOX is responsible for one of the project's Use Case No. 3 studies, specifically aimed at improving the assessment of exposure to airborne dust PM10 and PM2.5. The research procedure includes the use of sensor technology for data collection, which will significantly expand the current measurement network. Based on this data, a model will be created to significantly improve the estimation of possible human exposure. This will result in an interactive map that can be used by other stakeholders, such as politicians or private companies.

The case study in Brno will first be tested on a small scale in the Lužánky park area by the RECETOX research team. For this purpose, scientists initially placed three solar air quality sensors and a meteorological station in the park. These will provide continuous data until June. Students from the Ludvík Daněk Sports Gymnasium will participate in the pilot measurement, having received small mobile sensors for this purpose. The students will thus be an important part of the research, and whenever they go to Lužánky to exercise, they will serve as agents, and the data from their devices will be used to refine the measurements of the entire park.

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.recetox.muni.cz/en/about-us/news/students-from-the-sports-gymnasium-will-assist-scientists-in-collecting-air-quality-data-in-luzanky-park

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