Thread by @rcrohit7

1. With winter closing in, it's worth remembering that #woodburners affect indoor #air as well as outdoor:
- Can triple PM levels inside the home;
- Can create short-term but intense exposure associated with refuelling;
Our Paper bit.ly/3W3XCtr
bit.ly/3DEjoMV

2. Our study involved households across #Sheffield taking part for us to understand the real world pollution from "eco-certified" stoves over a period of 3 weeks each.
We installed #IoT AQ sensors inside & outside the house. We provided participants with a tablet and dashboard.

3. Led by @Jwheydon, we also tried to understand the social aspect of wood burning during the study, with a survey prior to the study followed by interviewing every household. This helped us understand two main things..

4. They are,
a. The baseline knowledge and awareness around #AirPollution and how people used their wood stoves.

and

b. How people interact with such sensor-based systems and does it lead to positive impact and behavioural changes?

5. The results from this points out that when presented with data on indoor exposure, we found most stove users continue to burn.

Is this down to how we communicate the air quality levels and what it means to them?
link.springer.com/article/10.100…

6. I believe so. In general we aren't quite there when it comes to science communication. Sensor readings, AQI index or traffic light system indicating good or bad levels don't translate to something meaningful.

Could future studies and research address how we communicate?

7. On that, we have seen several studies proposing similar studies similar to ours this winter. Always good for replication to be sought, even it is more of the "construct" variety than "literal". This below is a good one. bit.ly/3TGpSk6
@imperialcollege
@CleanAirLondon

8. Difficult to study a real world behaviour, let alone a "literal" replication of it. Another upcoming one here for people living around Leicestershire
"Monitoring of homes with wood burners and other solid fuel fires begins in 3 Leicestershire villages"
bit.ly/3sDVCKT

9. An ever more detailed PhD program and a personal favourite of mine to look out for
iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/w…