ROCIS Data Posts

Blog posts about ROCIS data collected on indoor and outdoor air quality.

Filter Forensics: Beyond Counting Particles

Mar 30, 2024 | Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, ROCIS Data

ROCIS is collaborating with University of Pittsburgh’s Nesta Bortey-Sam, Ph.D., and doctoral candidate Abdul Alobireed at the School of Public Health on a project to analyze the contents of dirty air filters, used in furnaces, central air conditioners, portable air...

Simple IAQ Interventions with Big Results

Mar 30, 2024 | Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, Low Cost Monitoring Project, ROCIS Data, Solutions

Because most modern air pollution (at least in southwestern Pennsylvania) is so small that it’s more or less invisible, it can be easy to ignore. That’s part of why we run the Low Cost Monitoring Project. Not only do we loan low cost air monitors to our LCMP...