By akademiotoelektronik, 10/10/2022

Arve valley: residents will be able to borrow micro-capters to measure air quality

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Par Richard Vivion, France Bleu Pays de Savoie, France Bleu

Haute-Savoie

In Haute-Savoie, 300 inhabitants of the Arve Valley will be able to borrow mobile micro-caps measuring in real time the quantity of fine particles in the air.This system baptized captoths must make it possible to better understand the phenomena of pollution and to modify its habits.

By the end of the year, nearly 300 inhabitants of the Arve Valley, all volunteers, will be able to equip themselves with mobile micro-caps.This device makes it possible to note in real time the concentration of fine particles in the air.Atmo, the air quality observatory in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is at the origin of this experience already carried out in agglomerations like Grenoble and Lyon.Its objective is to help """"better understand the phenomena of pollution and their complexity as well as to allow people to modify certain behavior"""", explains Julie Cozic, deputy manager of the Innovation Unit at Atmo.

Check the air quality

Connected to a mobile phone, the micro-capist instantly analyzes ambient air.""""We measure PM10, PM2.5 and PM1, details Andrew Frei, digital project manager at Atmo.The result is translated live by a graph on the Captothèque web platform.Fr.""""The more red there is, the greater the microparticle concentration.

Charlotte lives Sallanches.Mother of several children, she has just tested the device.""""The goal was to check the air quality on different times of daily life such as the journey to school,"""" she explains.I also used it at home.""""After a few days of use, for example, she realized that fine particles were mainly present in the evening.""""This makes it possible to concretely observe invisible things.So I know I have to avoid ventilating my house in the evening.""""

Contextualize

Observe and understand how pollution works, this experiment is also based on the explanations brought by atmo experts to voluntary residents to carry out the measures. """"Notre rôle est de répondre à leurs questions pour contextualiser les résultats"""", indique Julie Cozic. """"Grâce à cette aide, ils peuvent changer leur pratique pour, par exemple, allumer leur chauffage au bois ou encore modifier leur trajet et prendre un itinéraire moins pollué.""""

Listen to Julie Cozic, assistant manager of the Innovation Unit at Atmo

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