Indoor Air Sensor Technology 

New Guidance Available

Advances in air sensor technology and its availability in the consumer marketplace is changing the landscape of indoor air quality management.  Learn more about this technology by reviewing EPA’s consumer guidance on Air Sensor Technology and Indoor Air Quality and Low-Cost Air Pollution Monitors and Indoor Air Quality. This guidance was developed to help consumers better understand air sensor technology and the indoor use of low-cost air pollution monitors.

This guidance covers:

• An introduction to how air sensor technology is helping change the landscape of indoor air quality management,
• Some common consumer uses of air sensor technology indoors,
• An introduction to indoor use of low-cost air pollution monitors, and,
• The benefits and limitations of indoor use of low-cost air pollution monitors

The use of sensor technology as a complement to traditional indoor air quality best practices of source control, ventilation and air filtration may help the consumer improve and maintain good indoor air quality.

Learn more about the three basic strategies for improving indoor air quality and reducing contaminant levels indoors: source control, ventilation, and supplemental filtration and air cleaning. Visit EPA’s Indoor Air Quality Website where you will find links to many other indoor air quality topics.