the sensorbot birdhouse project
I became interested in air quality during the fallout from the Bullseye art-glass pollution episode , where a manufacturer of stained glass near my home was found emitting high levels of cadmium, arsenic, chromium, and lead into the air. Though my initial concern was industrial pollutants, I soon learned that particulate pollution (especially PM2.5) is an even bigger problem in Portland. Our particulates come from a variety of sources, especially diesel engines and burning wood in stoves and fireplaces thro
Sensorbot was created with three objectives in mind: i) map the geography of particulate pollution; ii) make a hidden problem visible; and iii) build the political will to clean our air.