Low cost air quality sensors "PurpleAir" calibration and inter-calibration dataset in the context of Beirut, Lebanon

Nareg Karaoghlanian; Batoul Noureddine; Najat Saliba; Alan Shihadeh; Issam Lakkis

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2022.108008

Low cost air quality sensors "PurpleAir" calibration and inter-calibration dataset in the context of Beirut, Lebanon

Data Brief. 2022 Mar 1:41:108008. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2022.108008. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Authors

Nareg Karaoghlanian¹, Batoul Noureddine¹, Najat Saliba², Alan Shihadeh¹, Issam Lakkis¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
² Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Abstract

The PurpleAir PA-II-SD is a low-cost particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) sensor that is currently available on the market. It is one of many such low-cost and commercially available particulate matter sensors which are being adopted by individuals and researchers worldwide. With growing use of these sensors, there is an interest in better understanding the performance and characteristics of these devices. Data was collected from twelve of these low-cost PurpleAir PA-II-SD sensors and two high fidelity Met One E-BAM PLUS instruments installed at a single location, on the campus of the American University of Beirut, in Beirut, Lebanon over a period of time from June 28, 2020 to September 30, 2020. The data was collected with the aim of assessing inter-sensor variability for the PurpleAir sensors and the sensor accuracy of the PurpleAir when compared to a high fidelity Met One E-BAM PLUS instrument.

Keywords: Beirut; Calibration; Inter-sensor variability; Low-cost sensor; PM10; PM2.5; Particulate matter; PurpleAir.