As of 2018, 33.2% of the Indian population resides in urban areas. Hence, the expansion of cities has led to an increase in automobiles, industrial production, and rapid deforestation. Consequently, air pollution and environmental deterioration have reached an alarming stage. One of the fundamental features of smart cities is providing a sustainable environment. Rapid urbanization and industrialization have made it quintessential to monitor the environmental parameters. The major problem in environmental...
Smart homes and campuses are common concepts nowadays. Therefore, Air quality and ambient atmosphere are among the key criteria in choosing a residential area. An average person spends 10-14 hours of his day at home. Hence, it is necessary to ensure that it is clean, dust-free, and healthy. With increased environmental pollution, people are more inclined towards being aware of its impact on their health. Increased urbanization and auto mobilizing have made it prominently essential to keep their outdoor activitie...
Students spend more than 25% of their day at School and University campuses. Poor air quality levels at the school campuses put the most vulnerable group at the highest risk. UNICEF and WHO have stated that young lungs are more susceptible to air pollution. Exposure at a young age when the immune system is weaker may lead to permanent respiratory health issues such as asthma and lung cancer. This renders air monitoring essential in and around the school and university campus.
With the rapid increase in Aviation, it’s important to ensure Air Quality levels at Airports and their vicinity is regulated. Hence, by installing a network of real-time air quality monitoring systems, we can identify the environmental health of the airports. Also, through the generated data, the Airport authorities can derive air action plans. The data helps determine the impact of aircraft emissions on the airport staff and passengers. Consequently, the collected air quality data needs to identify...
Vehicular emissions are the major sources of urban pollution and also affect about 55% of the total human population. The emissions from motor vehicles contribute to hazardous pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and suspended particulate matter. These pollutants cause respiratory diseases and increase the chances of life-threatening diseases amongst the citizens.
Environmental Impact Assessment is compliance for any polluting manufacturing industry. Changes in weather conditions and wind speed, resulting in the monitoring of dust-particulates and gases. They escape from downwind direction which becomes a problem. Additionally, for large-area manufacturing sites, the required number of air-monitoring points is quite high. The absence of fenceline monitoring makes it difficult to track all possible emissions. Also, high investment and running cost limits the usage of...
Today, many industrial activities have significant environmental aspects. These aspects have environmental impacts that seldom create irreversible damage to mother nature. Lack of process control, irregular maintenance, or over-burdened design considerations give rise to many environmental violations. Air pollution is one key element that is often challenging for the organization to deal with. The absence of real-time air monitoring delays corrective actions and hence, affects the industry’s vision of...