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The SMoke Observation Gadget (SMOG), a unit with a Plantower dust sensor PMS3003, was designed as part of a school-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) project looking at smoke impacts in regional areas of Victoria, Australia. A smoke-specific calibration curve between the SMOG units and a standard regulatory instrument was developed using an hourly data set collected during a peat fire. The calibration curve was applied to the SMOG units during all field-based validation measurements at several locations and during different seasons. The results showed strong associations between individual SMOG units for PM2.5 concentrations (r2 = 0.93\u20130.99) and good accuracy (mean absolute error (MAE) &lt; 2 \u03bcg m\u22123). Correlations of the SMOG units to reference instruments also demonstrated strong associations (r2 = 0.87\u201395) and good accuracy (MAE of 2.5\u20133.0 \u03bcg m\u22123). 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