Monitoring for Health Outcomes

Indoor air pollution (indoor smoke) is one of the top health risks in developing countries. We offer a variety of approaches for assessing this risk.

Services and Training

Berkeley Air offers the following services related to the assessment of indoor air pollution:
    –study design
    –field sampling
    –data analysis
    –report writing and presentation
    –training and capacity building
    –instrument support

UCB Particle Monitor

The UCB Particle Monitor is a small, portable, battery-operated (9 volt), datalogging particle monitor for use in indoor environments. It uses a photoelectric (light-scattering) detector and is capable of measuring PM2.5 concentrations down to 50 ug/m3. The UCB Particle Monitor is launched and downloaded from a computer using software which was also developed by the Kirk Smith Research Group at the University of California-Berkeley.



Price List

Item Part # Unit Price
UCB Particle Monitor (with User Manual) UCB-photo $500.00
Software for UCB PM (on CD)*UCB-PM-2.2$99.00

* Note: the UCB Particle Monitor software is free with the purchase of 10 or more monitors.

A technical FAQ section about the UCB Particle Monitor will be available on our website soon.

Instrument Procurement Services

Berkeley Air can facilitate the procurement of additional indoor air pollution and emissions monitoring equipment for international customers. Please contact us for more information. Modest handling fees apply.

References on the development and performance of the UCB Particle Monitor

Litton CD, Smith KR, Edwards R, Allen T. Combined optical and ionization measurement techniques for inexpensive characterization of micrometer and submicrometer aerosols, Aerosol Science and Technology, 38:1054–1062, 2004.

Edwards R, Smith KR, Kirby B, Allen T, Litton CD, Hering S. An Inexpensive Dual-Chamber Particle Monitor: Laboratory Characterization, Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 56:789-799, 2006.

Chowdhury Z, Edwards R, Johnson M, Shields KN, Allen T, Canuz E, Smith KR. An inexpensive light-scattering particle monitor: chamber and field validations with woodsmoke, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 9 (10), 1099-1106, 2007.

These publications are available on the internet at:
http://ehs.sph.berkeley.edu/hem/page.asp?id=27

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