How does the View Plus detect wildfire smoke?
The Airthings View Plus uses a laser scattering particle counter that detects particles between 300 nanometers and 10 micrometers in diameter — the size range that includes wildfire smoke PM2.5. When View Plus is plugged in via USB-C, it samples every 2.5 minutes; on battery, every 10 minutes.
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