Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00547, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Rogak, Steven (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Poor air quality is a major concern with respect to the public health and environment. TZOA is a Canadian_x000D_
company that develops sensors for air quality monitoring. Most of the sensors developed in this field measure_x000D_
the concentration and size distribution of suspended particulate matters, but provide no information on the_x000D_
composition of the particles. Particle composition is important in assessing the impacts of the particles and_x000D_
their source - that is finding ways of reducing the impacts._x000D_
Particle composition has been characterized in a number of indoor air quality studies, but not with the spatial_x000D_
and temporal resolution needed to determine the major sources. Methods to characterize particle composition_x000D_
are either extremely costly or very slow. The expertize needed to run the instrumentation, samplers and analysis_x000D_
is a very large barrier to obtaining the needed measurements._x000D_
TZOA is aiming to design an inexpensive, small, and smart conditional particle sampler that can be deployed_x000D_
in a large quantity. A conditional sampler collects a limited number of samples for characteristic periods of_x000D_
wind direction, occupation or system operation. This provides the information needed at low cost. The_x000D_
proposed project aims to develop methods for the collection, composition analysis, and source apportionment_x000D_
of aerosols collected by this sampler., program purpose french : Poor air quality is a major concern with respect to the public health and environment. TZOA is a Canadian_x000D_
company that develops sensors for air quality monitoring. Most of the sensors developed in this field measure_x000D_
the concentration and size distribution of suspended particulate matters, but provide no information on the_x000D_
composition of the particles. Particle composition is important in assessing the impacts of the particles and_x000D_
their source - that is finding ways of reducing the impacts._x000D_
Particle composition has been characterized in a number of indoor air quality studies, but not with the spatial_x000D_
and temporal resolution needed to determine the major sources. Methods to characterize particle composition_x000D_
are either extremely costly or very slow. The expertize needed to run the instrumentation, samplers and analysis_x000D_
is a very large barrier to obtaining the needed measurements._x000D_
TZOA is aiming to design an inexpensive, small, and smart conditional particle sampler that can be deployed_x000D_
in a large quantity. A conditional sampler collects a limited number of samples for characteristic periods of_x000D_
wind direction, occupation or system operation. This provides the information needed at low cost. The_x000D_
proposed project aims to develop methods for the collection, composition analysis, and source apportionment_x000D_
of aerosols collected by this sampler., agreement title english : Smart conditional sampler for airborne particles, agreement title french : Smart conditional sampler for airborne particles, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada