Development of a smartphone-based app for determination of formaldehyde concentration indoors

Siyang Zhang; Nicholas Shapiro; Gretchen Gehrke; Jessica Castner; Zhenlei Liu; Beverly Guo; Jianshun Zhang; Sarah Haines; David Kormos; Paige Frey; Rongjun Qin; Karen C. Dannemiller

Development of a smartphone-based app for determination of formaldehyde concentration indoors

Siyang Zhang
, Nicholas Shapiro
, Gretchen Gehrke
, Jessica Castner
, Zhenlei Liu
, Beverly Guo
, Jianshun Zhang
, Sarah Haines
, David Kormos
, Paige Frey
, Rongjun Qin
, Karen C. Dannemiller

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Abstract

Formaldehyde is a ubiquitous contaminant in the indoor environment that is both a carcinogen and irritant. The goal of this project is to develop a smartphone-based app for use by citizen scientists or researchers that can be paired with low-cost colorimetric badges for detection of indoor formaldehyde. We conducted both national and geographically-targeted surveys prior to app design. We have subsequently developed the app and conducted a beta test. Surveys of 147 individuals indicated broad public interest in formaldehyde testing using smartphone technology. Testing of the badges indicated consistent change in illumination with increasing formaldehyde exposure. Beta testing indicated users were able to navigate the existing app, and highlighted areas for improvement including incorporation of public surveys. Planned future analysis includes extensive calibration testing and a community-based field test.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018
Publisher	International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
ISBN (Electronic)	9781713826514
State	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018 - Philadelphia, United States Duration: Jul 22 2018 → Jul 27 2018

Publication series

Name	15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018

Conference

Conference	15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Philadelphia
Period	07/22/18 → 07/27/18

Funding

Funding was provided by National Science Foundation (NSF) grant 1645048. Content has not been reviewed by NSF. We also thank our industry collaborator, Morphix Technologies, and the community scientists who have contributed to the project.

Keywords

App
Citizen science
Colorimetric
Detection
Sensor

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Zhang, S., Shapiro, N., Gehrke, G., Castner, J., Liu, Z., Guo, B., Zhang, J., Haines, S., Kormos, D., Frey, P., Qin, R., & Dannemiller, K. C. (2018). Development of a smartphone-based app for determination of formaldehyde concentration indoors. In 15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018 (15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018). International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate.

Zhang, Siyang ; Shapiro, Nicholas ; Gehrke, Gretchen et al. / Development of a smartphone-based app for determination of formaldehyde concentration indoors. 15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018. International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, 2018. (15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018).

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Zhang, S, Shapiro, N, Gehrke, G, Castner, J, Liu, Z, Guo, B, Zhang, J, Haines, S, Kormos, D, Frey, P, Qin, R & Dannemiller, KC 2018, Development of a smartphone-based app for determination of formaldehyde concentration indoors. in 15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018. 15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018, International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, 15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018, Philadelphia, United States, 07/22/18.

Development of a smartphone-based app for determination of formaldehyde concentration indoors. / Zhang, Siyang; Shapiro, Nicholas; Gehrke, Gretchen et al.
15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018. International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, 2018. (15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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