# Sewer Odor Detection

**URL:** <https://community.purpleair.com/t/sewer-odor-detection/10779>\
**Category:** Sensors\
**Created:** [November 28, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/sewer-odor-detection/10779 "2024-11-28T17:42:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![NorthSaanichGIS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7993a0/32.png) [@NorthSaanichGIS](https://community.purpleair.com/u/NorthSaanichGIS)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/sewer-odor-detection/10779/1 "2024-11-28T17:42:12Z")

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Will the Zen model detect sewer odor?

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**Author:** ![dwhitemv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/dwhitemv/32/1508_2.png) [@dwhitemv](https://community.purpleair.com/u/dwhitemv)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/sewer-odor-detection/10779/2 "2024-12-02T18:03:16Z")

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No, PurpleAir sensors do not detect sewer gas or odor.

> [@What Do PurpleAir Sensors Measure and How Do They Work?](https://community.purpleair.com/t/what-do-purpleair-sensors-measure-and-how-do-they-work/3499):
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> What PurpleAir Sensors Measure Measurements taken by PurpleAir sensors include: Particulate matter VOCs\* Temperature Pressure Relative humidity These and other derived data can be viewed on the [PurpleAir Map](https://map.purpleair.com/) by opening [map settings](https://community.purpleair.com/t/purpleair-map-guide/90#p-117-configuration-menu-7) and selecting the appropriate data layer. PurpleAir sensors do not generally measure Ozone, but there are an extremely small number that do as the result of [a project with Citizens of Clean Air](https://community.purpleair.com/t/the-ozone-data-layer-on-the-purpleair-map/973). The small number is due to the cost of Ozone sensors, which can exc…