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Many studies have investigated the use of low-cost gas sensors as an alternative for measuring methane concentrations; however, it is still an area that needs further development to ensure reliable measurements. In this work a low-cost platform for measuring methane within a low concentration range was developed and used in two distinct environments to continuously assess and improve its performance. The methane sensor was the Figaro TGS2600, a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) based on tin dioxide (SnO2). In a first stage, the monitoring platform was applied in a small ruminant barn after undergoing a multi-point calibration. In a second stage, the system was used in a wastewater treatment plant together with a multi-gas analyzer (Gasera One Pulse). The calibration of low-cost sensor was based on the relation of the readings of the two devices. Temperature and relative humidity were also measured to perform corrections to minimize the effects of these variables on the sensor signal and an active ventilation system was used to improve the performance of the sensor. The system proved to be able to measure low methane concentrations following reliable spatial and temporal patterns in both places. A very similar behavior between both measuring systems was also well noticeable at WWTP. In general, the low-cost system presented good performance under several environmental conditions, showing itself to be a good alternative, at least as a screening monitoring system.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s21227456","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,11]],"date-time":"2021-11-11T23:04:46Z","timestamp":1636671886000},"page":"7456","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["A Portable Device for Methane Measurement Using a Low-Cost Semiconductor Sensor: Development, Calibration and Environmental Applications"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0313-4915","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Leonardo","family":"Furst","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o de Montanha (CIMO), ESA, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Bragan\u00e7a, 5300-253 Bragan\u00e7a, Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3147-4511","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Manuel","family":"Feliciano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o de Montanha (CIMO), ESA, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Bragan\u00e7a, 5300-253 Bragan\u00e7a, Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6367-0023","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laercio","family":"Frare","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Federal Technological University of Paran\u00e1, Medianeira 85884-000, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Get\u00falio","family":"Igrejas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics (CEDRI), Polytechnic Institute of Bragan\u00e7a, 5300-253 Bragan\u00e7a, Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"241","DOI":"10.1007\/s10584-005-9017-y","article-title":"The Arctic Amplification Debate","volume":"76","author":"Serreze","year":"2006","journal-title":"Climatic. 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