Monitoring pollution: Applying IoT to create a smart environment

Abstract

Air quality has been negatively affected by industrial activities, which have caused imbalances in nature. The issue of air pollution has become a big concern for many people, especially those living in industrial areas. Air pollution levels can be measured using smart sensors. Additionally, Internet of Things (IoT) technology can be integrated to remotely detect pollution without any human interaction. The data gathered by such a system can be transmitted instantly to a web-based application to facilitate monitoring real time data and allow immediate risk management. In this paper, we describe an entire Internet of Things (IoT) system that monitors air pollution by collecting real-time data in specific locations. This data is analyzed and measured against a predetermined threshold. The collected data is sent to the concerned official organization to notify them in case of any violation so that they can take the necessary measures. Furthermore, if the value of the measured pollutants exceeds the threshold, an alarm system is triggered taking several actions to warn the surrounding people.