The CleanAir Schools pilot program is being expanded from six to 100 NSW schools over the next two years to better understand the environment that Australia’s children learn and play in.
The CleanAir Schools pilot program is being expanded from six to 100 NSW schools over the next two years to better understand the environment that Australia’s children learn and play in.
The $1.9 million program, developed by UNSW researchers, monitors air quality inside and outside classrooms.
The installation of world-leading, low-cost air quality sensors at partner schools will help researchers map air quality as part of a broader program monitoring our changing environment.
UNSW Associate Professor Donna Green said it’s fantastic to be able to extend the program more widely to schools throughout NSW, and in time, nationally.
“Air quality has become a hot topic of conversation in recent years due to environmental factors such as the 2020 bushfires and hazard reduction burns. While our pilot program shows that generally we have good air quality inside and outside schools, expanding this program will enable us to develop guidance to schools on what to do during adverse events,” A/Prof. Green said.
Read more at: University of New South Wales
Doug Thomas, Principal of Claremont College and UNSW Associate Professor Donna Green. (Photo Credit: UNSW)
