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DTRIP4H Supports a New Air Quality Monitoring Network in Brno
Year-long air quality assessment using a new sensor network (35 locations) will contribute to the creation of a digital twin of Brno
Environmental epidemiologist Ondřej Mikeš (our partner from RECETOX, belonging to the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic) is building on previous successful studies and launching a new round of air pollution measurements. Data from a year-long monitoring campaign across 35 sites in Brno will help create a digital twin of the city.
Over the past two weeks, Ondřej Mikeš, together with his students Simona Šatková and Jakub Dvořáček, has been installing new sensors at 35 locations in Brno to supplement existing reference monitoring stations. These sensors, capable of distinguishing four size fractions of particulate matter, will continuously measure air pollutant concentrations over the coming year.
The specific sites where researchers installed the devices were selected based on an analysis of the city's transportation, urban planning, and population characteristics, in consultation with the Department of the Environment of the Brno City Hall and Technické sítě Brno. The installation of the sensors began on July 23.
"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘰-𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘳𝘯𝘰, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 – 𝘣𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 – 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘯𝘰. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴,” says Mikeš, outlining the project’s outcomes.
The project will also serve as a pilot for the practical use of data in planning a healthier urban environment. In collaboration with other entities (BUT Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Department of Transport, City Architect's Office), researchers from RECETOX also intend to use this data for specific analysis of air quality around certain schools in Brno and evaluate possible measures to improve local conditions.
A key aspect of Ondřej Mikeš's work is the science-to-policy and science-to-citizens approach – that is, the transfer of scientific knowledge to local government representatives, policymakers, and the general public. These measurements thus represent another step in RECETOX’s Brno Living Lab project, a living laboratory where the integration of data, new technologies, various stakeholder groups, and citizen science contributes to a cleaner and healthier environment for everyone.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏4𝐇 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 (𝐍𝐨. 101188432), 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 3 - 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚, 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 - 𝐁𝐫𝐧𝐨, 𝐂𝐳𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜.
𝐃𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏4𝐇 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 (𝐑𝐄𝐀).
