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An outdoor air quality monitoring network for Greater Baltimore, working with citizen scientists, communities, scientists, and engineers to monitor our air.

Baltimore, MD
Joined January 2017
Interested in hosting a WeatherCube air quality monitor in your community? Request one here: goo.gl/forms/pTJKv64AW0Bfn72… #citizenscience
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Baltimore Open Air retweeted
How can air quality data improve resilience & health for cities? @BmoreOpenAir & @SustainBmore answer this question in PSD's August #OpenData issue by @AnnaUnderTheSun
PSD's Data-Driven Decision Making issue has launched! Learn more about the @cityofcalgary pointing the way toward greater Geospatial Maturity in government, @YorkRegion's Personas Project and much more here: ow.ly/SIpt30lpMDn
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Baltimore Open Air retweeted
Looking for a summer science project? @MZDonahue shows how #CitizenScience efforts like @BmoreOpenAir support #environment work by citizens like @lbamm pcmag.me/a/2528310 via @PCMag
What's next for our project? We've started a company to continue providing affordable environmental monitoring. Read why at medium.com/@anna_56975/https… and follow our journey over at @TropoTweets
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It's a beautiful day in Stoney Beach
We're planning network updates next week. Are you a site host who didn't respond to our scheduling email? If so, get in touch & we'll see you soon!
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Dangerous asbestos levels could pose risks to students, teachers in Philadelphia schools philly.com/philly/news/asbes… via @phillydotcom
"The reduction of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution in China would, on average, cause about 20,000 fewer deaths/year in 2030."- from The Paris Agreement could save lives in China, via @TheLancetPlanet thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/…
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Actual footage of us deploying monitors today for calibration
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Oops, sorry, that was just what it felt like. Actual photo here.
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"Citizen scientists are the new community activists"- from the @washingtonpost wapo.st/2qnj9ir?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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Baltimore Open Air retweeted
Talking about @BmoreOpenAir at @SustainBmore 's Sustainability Fair
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RT @DataSmartCities "There are a number of ways cities can use environmental data to drive change. See how @GreenovateBos, @BmoreOpenAir, and @austintexasgov have inspired sustainability in unique ways @chrisrbousquet …nitter.cf/DataSmartCities/status…" ht.ly/nh3s30jpB1f
"Residents of a city like Memphis... are exposed to more pollution than those living in a city like Tampa, Fla., which is less racially divided." Segregation and pollution by @KendraWrites nytimes.com/2018/04/03/clima…
There are a number of ways cities can use environmental data to drive change. See how @GreenovateBos, @BmoreOpenAir, and @austintexasgov have inspired sustainability in unique ways @chrisrbousquet datasmart.ash.harvard.edu/ne…
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A snapshot of raw, unprocessed #airquality data from our @MrTrashWheel site. We're getting noise on some sensors, but are within reasonable ranges. Next step- data cleaning & calibration!
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Working on our website today! We've hit 201,000 records of data today 🎇☁️📊 but note these values are uncallibrated & don't include recent code updates. For today's AQ see openaq.org
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Baltimore Open Air retweeted
ZERO WASTE vote tonight finally ban foam products; stop #oiltrains #unitednotblighted Currently 80% of Baltimore trash burned up in BRESCO incinerator - one of the leading causes of air pollution ..we are demanding ending this incinerator and transitioning to a zero waste city nitter.cf/lukebroadwater/status/…
City Council votes tonight: ⏺ De Sousa confirmation ⏺ Rename park site for Harriett Tubman ⏺ Ban foam products, crude oil terminals & sugary drinks from kids meals ⏺ Require top city officials live in Baltimore ⏺ Tax breaks for Northwood Plaza baltimoresun.com/news/maryla…
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