A scalable approach to monitoring air pollution using IoT

Abstract

Rapid industrialization has caused an increase in the pollution levels. The release of harmful gases, particulate matter, dust and detritus into the atmosphere leads to air pollution. One can reduce air-borne diseases by controlling the air pollution. In this paper, we design an Internet of Things (IoT) system to monitor the air quality at desired location(s). The IoT system monitors five different gases with the help of air quality monitoring sensors. The system detects the concentration of gases and sends the data to the ThingSpeak cloud for storage. The results of such a system may be useful for alerting the people and the authorities, in case of high air pollution.