Mar 24, 2025 | Air Monitoring, Blog, Cooking, Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, Low Cost Monitoring Project, ROCIS Data, Solutions
Many air quality hazards aren’t easy to detect by sight or smell—so how do you know if you have a problem? Low-cost air quality monitors have made it easier than ever to learn the truth about our exposure to air pollution. But just having the monitors is only...
Oct 10, 2024 | Announcements, Low Cost Monitoring Project
We are overjoyed to introduce Elly Helgen as the newest member of the ROCIS team! Elly joined ROCIS as the SWPA Project Coordinator this summer. We asked Elly a few questions about what brought her here and her connection to air quality. Take a moment to get to know...
Mar 30, 2024 | Air Monitoring, Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality, Low Cost Monitoring Project, ROCIS Data
What we found by measuring CO2 Don Fugler Carbon dioxide (CO2) is everywhere. It’s in the breath you exhale, the emissions from your gas stove, and the smoke from your fireplace. Plants use it during photosynthesis to produce oxygen and sugars. Everyone knows CO2 as...
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...
Mar 30, 2024 | Announcements, Low Cost Monitoring Project
After nearly a decade at ROCIS, Don Fugler is heading into a well-earned retirement. Don Fugler was a part of ROCIS before there was a ROCIS. When Don set out to assess the existing knowledge about reducing exposure to exterior pollutants, what he found was crucial in...
