Tracking the ambient environment can include a number of parameters and metrics that can be useful for different personal research questions. There are a variety of ways of collecting some of these parameters.
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Tracking the '''ambient environment''' can include a number of parameters and metrics that can be useful for different personal research questions. There are a variety of ways of collecting some of these parameters.
== Ambient "Weather" ==
== Ambient "Weather" ==
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=== Potential things to track ===
=== Potential things to track ===
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CDC tracks a lot of data. Some of it is useful to continuous health tracking like AQI.<ref>[National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network | Home (cdc.gov)](<nowiki>https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/</nowiki>) </ref> Also contains lots of data & visualization.
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* nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>)
* nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>)
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Some indoor weather stations keep track of CO<sub>2</sub> levels, furthermore there are some mobile, commercial air quality monitors such as the [[Plume Labs Flow]].
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Some indoor weather stations keep track of CO<sub>2</sub> levels, furthermore there are some mobile, commercial air quality monitors such as the [[Plume Labs Flow]]. Researchers are always making new devices that are not available to the market yet.<ref>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220406101734.htm</ref>