Niwa air quality scientist Gustavo Olivares shows Alexandra Primary School pupils the inner workings of a sensor to track smoke as part of their recent project. Photo: Stuart MackayThe truth about Alexandra’s air quality will soon be revealed by a future generation of scientists. Alexandra Primary School pupils have spent four months monitoring the town’s smoke levels to determine what was happening with smoke inside their homes. Alexandra regularly fails to meet the national standard for air quality in winter, according to Niwa. The experience was a lot more than a school project, Niwa air quality scientist Dr Ian Longley said.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 05, 2018 15:45 UTC