Other projects will include a network of sensors to monitor air quality, traffic flow, water supply and other parameters.

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The EPA said it is working with Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Texas Committee on Environmental Quality to monitor air quality in the area.

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She used an air monitor to measure the air quality in the back seat of a car.

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But in a growing trend of monitoring the air around you like their French compatriot, Netamo, these scales can monitor the air quality around you via temperature and carbon dioxide (CO2) measurements.

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The Netatmo Station can constantly monitor your indoor air quality and can remind you when to ventilate.

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Even as we continue to monitor air and water quality, we have asked and are asking BP to be transparent about the measurements that it is taking as it relates to air and water quality.

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Stedman has invented a roadside air quality monitor that measures the emissions of 5, 000 to 6, 000 cars daily in the Denver area.

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As a daughter of the Gulf Coast, I know that it is our job to ensure people that we will be eyes and ears working with the states who have valuable and vital resources to monitor air, water and land quality.

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