Smart Environmental Monitoring for Potential Health Challenge

Abubakar Atiku Muslim, Muhammad Saidu Aliero

Abstract


In the past ten years, the prevalence of diseases connected to poor indoor air quality has grown. Indoor airborne pollutants are one of the top ten possible risks to the general public. Furthermore, it seems that the health impact of indoor air pollution is far greater than that of outside pollution. Numerous general indicators and clinical appearances of sickle cell disease, which can create a multitude of symptoms in each side of the respiratory system, the surface of the skin, the eyes, and the nerve systems, have been connected to indoor air quality, according to several study. The study uses ventilation to regulate the air's temperature, airborne chemical levels, and relative humidity in order to generate relatively comfortable spaces and control indoor air quality. When studying the airflow patterns and the migration of polluting particles throughout occupant zones, computations are helpful. As a result, several scientists have employed numerical modeling to analyze the behavior of airflow and hazardous levels. The purpose of the research is to deal with health difficulties linked with indoor surroundings. To establish and deal with the study's goals, important literature was studied. In order to uncover insufficient interior temperature constraints that could create health concerns to occupants, a qualitative approach was employed to conduct out research that covered comprehension of meningitis illness and indoor temperature needs. As part of the real aspect, the study then proposed an initial design that uses micro sensors and an artificial intelligence module emulated in an Adriano microcontroller to deliver precise indoor condition assessment. 


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