MASSEV: a project for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) supported by national funding agencies of Chile, China, Norway and Switzerland.

MASSEV: Monitoring, Mapping and Modelling Air Quality for Sustainable Environments in Cities and Communities

MASSEV aims to address the SDG 3 Good health and well-being (SDG3.9.1), SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities (SDG11.6.2) and SDG 17 Partnership for the goals (SDG17.6.1) by (i) developing and deploying widely accessible air quality sensors, (ii) monitoring the urban air quality at street and building levels, (iii) modelling and evaluating citizen exposure, and (iv) assessing and mitigating the health risks. Case studies will be carried out in three cities (Qingdao, Jinan and San-tiago), by establishing extensive static and dynamic sensor networks. The project results will support evidence-based urban planning and contribute to the development of sustainable cities and communities.

PM distribution in urban Jinan in 2023. Dr. Shuchun Si

The project will build on results of ongoing/recently finalised projects listed below:

Impact Evaluation and Source Apportionment for PMs in Urban Street Environment
The Identification and Evaluation of Key Impact Factors on the Multiple-Time-Resolution Particle Source Apportionment
Characteristics, sources, transformation, and climate effect of particulate nitrated phenols
external pagePES CITI-SENSE
external pageClean Air China Sino-Swiss Cooperation
external pageEmission quantification, transport modelling and risk evaluation of airborne antibiotic resistance genes
external pageDevelopment of a real-time biosensing system of SARS-CoV-2 to improve healthcare workers safety during COVID 19
external pageCenter for Sustainable Urban Development, Chile, Grants ANID/FONDAP 15110020 and 1522A0002

PM sensor — Airborne particulate matter (PM) sensor. Dr. Shuchun Si

Taxi monitoring — Cruise monitoring by a taxi in Jinan. Dr. Shuchun Si

An example of air quality sensor placement is shown in the picture on the side. It's a low-cost sensor stationed on the balcony of an elementary school in downtown Santiago, overlooking a busy street.

Consortium Lead:

Prof. Dr. Jing Wang, ETH Zurich/Empa (Switzerland)

Co-leads:

Dr. Hai-Ying Liu, NILU (The Climate and Environmental Research Institute NILU), Norway
Prof. Dr. Héctor Jorquera González, PUC (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Chile
Prof. Dr. Xinfeng Wang, SDU (Shandong University), China

Cooperation partner:

Prof. Jian Gao, CRAES (Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences), China