title: Current air quality analytics and monitoring: a review.
abstract: This review summarizes the different tools and concepts that are commonly applied in air quality monitoring. The monitoring of atmosphere is extremely important as the air quality is an important problem for large communities. Main requirements for analytical devices used for monitoring include a long period of autonomic operation and portability. These instruments, however, are often characterized by poor analytical performance. Monitoring networks are the most common tools used for monitoring, so large-scale monitoring programmes are summarized here. Biomonitoring, as a cheap and convenient alternative to traditional sample collection, is becoming more and more popular, although its main drawback is the lack of standard procedures. Telemonitoring is another approach to air monitoring, which offers some interesting opportunities, such as ease of coverage of large or remote areas, constituting a complementary approach to traditional strategies; however, it requires huge costs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT), 11/12 G. Narutowicza St., 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marć
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT), 11/12 G. Narutowicza St., 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland. Electronic address: marektobiszewski@wp.pl.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tobiszewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT), 11/12 G. Narutowicza St., 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Bożena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zabiegała
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, Research Building, 50th Dr. Moliner St., E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel de la
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guardia
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT), 11/12 G. Narutowicza St., 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Namieśnik
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D056656:Lab-On-A-Chip Devices; D024301:Plant Bark / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants
keywords: Air monitoring networks; Biomonitoring; Environmental quality; Passive sampling technique; Portable analytical devices; Telemonitoring