Abstract
The house dust mites are considered to be an allergen source and a main cause of allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma. House dust mites, their feces and other allergens which they produce are usually major constituents of house dust. Any stir in the air causes settled dust, and therefore allergen source found in it, to become airborne and thus easier to be inhaled by people, possibly causing different kinds of allergic reactions (sneezing, for example). In this paper, the correlation between common home activities (walking around, bed making, vacuuming etc.) and airborne dust concentration is examined. In order to do so, a novel Internet of things architecture is proposed that is capable of establishing that correlation. This proposed system not only collects dust concentration but it also visualizes it in an easy to understand and interpret way.
Highlights
As shown in [1]-[4] and numerous other papers, there is a consensus that an association between house dust and allergy/asthma has been proven
The types of house dust mites vary with geographical factor, but researches show that the most common species throughout the world are Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Dermatophagoides farinae and Euroglyphus maynei ([2] and [14])
The main motivation for this paper is the fact that house dust mites are a cause of health issues and that it would be beneficial if their presence in the air and concentration could be measured and visualized in a modern, easy to understand way
Summary
As shown in [1]-[4] and numerous other papers, there is a consensus that an association between house dust and allergy/asthma has been proven. Those papers show that a major allergen in house dust is related to the presence of house dust mites [13]. As shown in [6], there is a clear association between indoor air humidity and the concentration of house dust mites in the dust. Indoor relative air humidity below 50% for extended periods of time will remove most of house dust mites [15]. If relative air humidity is above that level for only a couple of hours per day, it will allow house dust mites population to thrive [16]
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