Abstract
Abstract Background Air pollution represents non uniform trends particularly in dense urban areas which arises the necessity for pollution monitoring at finer resolution. Since recent advancements in electrochemical technology have made it feasible to deploy economical wireless sensor nodes for environmental monitoring, we present a bed of cost effective referential sensors which replace the role of traditional weather stations. The system is intended to target lower income nations like Pakistan, where air pollution monitoring and regulation is a crucial issue, not receiving appropriate attention. Results The project is specifically designed to be cost effective, compact, energy efficient and possesses the ability to be deployed in large numbers to overcome the limitations of conventional static environment monitoring sites. We have developed a system which aims at increasing awareness to the average citizen and policy makers regarding the prevailing environmental conditions. We go on to investigate the feasibility, reliability and accuracy of the project when deployed in an urban setting. Here we provide a brief summary on the calibration techniques we employed to achieve accurate results, along with providing details on the future research and development with respect to the project. Conclusion The model proposed, was used to pilot a venture in Lahore, Pakistan and is deployed successfully.
Highlights
Air pollution represents non uniform trends in dense urban areas which arises the necessity for pollution monitoring at finer resolution
The cost estimate is reasonable considering that a single mobile air quality analyzing unit used by the Pakistani Environmental Protection Department costs approx $80,000 (Research Triangle Park NC27711 1993), while a complete View network can be dispatched in a fraction of this cost (Figure 1)
VIEW was deployed in an urban setting to ensure its reliability i.e. ensuring proper functionality over an extended period of usage
Summary
Air pollution represents non uniform trends in dense urban areas which arises the necessity for pollution monitoring at finer resolution. Urban air pollution is an essential environmental issue due to its direct effect on human health. It is fast becoming a grave threat as levels of toxicity in urban centers increase beyond safe limits. This is especially true for many low and middle income nations, where the rapid pace of industrialization and development coupled with fast growing urban population are leading to increased environmental constraints. The passing of new legislation can only take place once accurate figures on current pollution trends are in place and may only be effectively executed if the airborne compounds can be monitored accurately
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