About the Kiosk
Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) has designed and implemented a stand-alone tool to supplement air quality education efforts. With a growing emphasis on citizen science, these air quality educational kiosks provide residents and visitors information about air quality in their neighborhoods. At the heart of the kiosk initiative is a small, localized air quality monitoring device that displays nearby air quality data in a user friendly, interesting, and relevant format.
Currently, there are two fixed kiosks and one mobile kiosk which is being used at school science events, at science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) events, within the classroom setting, and at other outreach events. Each of the fixed locations and the mobile kiosk is accompanied by an air quality sensor that provides real-time air quality data on one of the display screens.
