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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.
==== noise and sound ====
== Ambient "Weather" ==
Literally weather category. Can be used to tell if user is outdoors and compare to recorded weather.
==== co2 ====
=== Potential things to track ===
==== Light ====
Light intensity can be measured in lumens. Advanced sensors may measure the spectrum as well. This can relate to topics related to tanning or light therapy<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Light_therapy</ref>, as insufficient light may cause depression and lead to a lack of vitamin D. It can also affect [[Sleep tracking|sleep]] in various ways.
==== oxygen ====
==== Temperature ====
This can refer to either the experienced weather outdoors or the indoor/room [[temperature]].
== Ambient Weather ==
==== Other parameters: ====
* Pressure
* Humidity
==== Temperature ====
=== How to track these parameters ===
For '''keeping track of outdoor data''' it can be possible to access historic data from a variety of sources if you have your geolocation data.
For '''indoor data collections''' a variety of indoor/outdoor weather stations exist that can collect parameters such as temperature, pressure and humidity. One example would be the [[Netatmo weather stations]].
==== Humidity ====
== Noise and sound levels ==
Keeping track of noise levels can be of interest as increased noise levels have been linked to physiological and psychological health issues <ref>https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/abs/10.1289/ehp.00108s1123</ref><ref>https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/REVEH.2000.15.1-2.43/html</ref> and can impair things like [[sleep]]. Some tools such as the [[netatmo weather stations]] keep track of indoor noise levels over time. Furthermore later models of the [[Apple Watch]] record noise levels at regular intervals.
== Air Quality ==
== Air Quality ==
Keeping track of air quality, both indoors (IAQ)<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indoor_air_quality</ref> and outdoors are a frequent topic of interest<ref>https://forum.quantifiedself.com/t/tracking-air-quality/7719</ref><ref>https://forum.quantifiedself.com/t/indoor-air-quality-monitoring-health/799/60</ref>.
=== Parameters ===
* carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>)
* oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>)
* volatile organic compounds (VOC)
* PM10 (Particulate Matter)
* PM2.5
* PM1
* nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>)
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]].
=== Other ambient environment topics ===
Beyond these there are parameters such as magnetic fields and forces which could be of potential interest.
==== volatile organic compounds ====
== References ==
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