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Title
The Vitality of Clean Air in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: A Health Analysis of Koyash, a Novel, Off Grid Air Purification System
Description
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia is one of the world’s coldest capital cities with roughly 1.5 million residents. About fifty percent of the city’s residents are off the electrical grid and millions continue to live nomadic lifestyles, raising livestock for food. Problematically, residents often turn to raw coal - Mongolia’s largest export - as a means to cook food and stay warm. Project Koyash is a philanthropic engineering initiative that was founded in the Arizona State University Program Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) to combat the air quality crisis plaguing the ger districts of Ulaanbaatar. Koyash has already deployed 13 fully functional and autonomous units consisting of a solar powered air filtration system in Ulaanbaatar. Koyash innovated a solution of solar panels, air filters, batteries, inverters, PCB Arduinos, and other necessary components for providing crucial humanitarian services. The team is working to send more units and develop a local supply chain for the systems. This thesis project explores the development of Koyash, assesses the human health implications of air pollution, and reflects on the entire process.
Date Created
2024-05
Contributors
- Yavari, Bryan (Author)
- Hartwell, Leland (Thesis director)
- Schoepf, Jared (Thesis director)
- Diddle, Julianna (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- Department of Psychology (Contributor)
- School of Life Sciences (Contributor)
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Extent
35 pages
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Series
Academic Year 2023-2024
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.192611
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- 2024-04-12 08:24:10
System Modified
- 2024-04-15 01:52:49
- 7 months 1 week ago
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