Department of Physiology and Functional Explorations, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), and, Department of Pneumology, Centre Constitutif de Référence des Maladies pulmonaires rares, AP-HP, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, Unité mixte de recherche 1272 'Hypoxia and the Lung', Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM), Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Bobigny.
Department of Physiology and Functional Explorations, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), and, Unité mixte de recherche 1272 'Hypoxia and the Lung', Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM), Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Bobigny.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2023 Nov 1;27(11):803-809. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.23.0197.
Air pollution is an environmental risk for the general population and for patients with various diseases, particularly respiratory diseases. Little data are available on personal exposure, but the recent emergence of low-cost air quality sensors (LCSs) should enable a better understanding of the health impacts of air pollution at the individual level. However, the reliability and accuracy of most sensors in the market have not been established, and a thorough understanding of their strengths and limitations is needed. We therefore conducted a review to address the following questions: 1) What is an LCS and what is the extent of its possible application? 2) Is the data obtained a reliable indicator of exposure? 3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of LCSs? 4) Could LCSs be useful in investigating the impact of air pollution on respiratory health? Further studies are needed to promote the use of LCS in research settings and among respiratory patients. This will allow us to monitor exposure levels, provide alerts and study the respiratory effects of individual-level air pollution.
空气污染对普通人群和患有各种疾病的患者（尤其是呼吸道疾病患者）都是一种环境风险。关于个人暴露的数据很少，但最近出现的低成本空气质量传感器（LCS）应该能够更好地了解空气污染对个人层面健康的影响。然而，市场上大多数传感器的可靠性和准确性尚未得到证实，因此需要深入了解其优缺点。因此，我们进行了一项综述，旨在回答以下问题：1）什么是 LCS，其应用范围有多大？2）获得的数据是否是暴露的可靠指标？3）LCS 的优缺点是什么？4）LCS 可用于研究空气污染对呼吸道健康的影响吗？需要进一步的研究来促进 LCS 在研究环境和呼吸道患者中的使用。这将使我们能够监测暴露水平、发出警报并研究个体层面空气污染对呼吸道的影响。
