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| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1007/s40726-021-00186-4 |
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| Title (Primary) | Wearable sensors for human environmental exposure in urban settings |
| Author | Helbig, C.; Ueberham, M.; Becker, A.M.; Marquart, H.; Schlink, U.
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| Source Titel | Current Pollution Reports |
| Year | 2021 |
| Department | SUSOZ; UBZ |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Page From | 417 |
| Page To | 433 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes T7 Bioeconomy |
| Supplements | https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1007%2Fs40726-021-00186-4/MediaObjects/40726_2021_186_MOESM1_ESM.pdf |
| Keywords | Wearables; Mobile sensors; Participatory sensing; Air pollution; Noise; Thermal stress; Environmental stressors |
| Abstract | Global population growth, urbanization, and climate change worsen the immediate environment of many individuals. Elevated concentrations of air pollutants, higher levels of acoustic noise, and more heat days, as well as increasingly complex mixtures of pollutants pose health risks for urban inhabitants. There is a growing awareness of the need to record personal environmental conditions (“the human exposome”) and to study options and implications of adaptive and protective behavior of individuals. The vast progress in smart technologies created wearable sensors that record environmental as well as spatio-temporal data while accompanying a person. Wearable sensing has two aspects: firstly, the exposure of an individual is recorded, and secondly, individuals act as explorers of the urban area. A literature review was undertaken using scientific literature databases with the objective to illustrate the state-of-the-art of person-based environmental sensing in urban settings. We give an overview of the study designs, highlight and compare limitations as well as results, and present the results of a keyword analysis. We identify current trends in the field, suggest possible future advancements, and lay out take-home messages for the readers. There is a trend towards studies that involve various environmental parameters and it is becoming increasingly important to identify and quantify the influence of various conditions (e.g., weather, urban structure, travel mode) on people’s exposure. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=24589 |
| Helbig, C., Ueberham, M., Becker, A.M., Marquart, H., Schlink, U. (2021): Wearable sensors for human environmental exposure in urban settings Curr. Pollut. Rep. 7 (3), 417 - 433 10.1007/s40726-021-00186-4 |
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