Can the dip in pollution levels attributed to environmental sensors?

 Environment sensors can be an aid for smart city authorities in environment management as they help them detect the concentration of particulate matter. 

 Many urban planners advocate that there should be smog towers in polluting cities. But, smog towers can prove to be prohibitively costly, and the only way out is to use a technology that can detect pollution levels in real-time. NEC India has developed an environment management solution based on Internet of Things (IoT) technology.

 The operating principle behind this solution, however, is that of real-time data collection with the help of environment sensors. These sensors detect PM2.5 and PM10, particulate matter that can affect people's respiratory health.

 So, while authorities try to use several traditional means of combating pollution, the ideal way is to use environmental sensors. Since the sensors can detect the concentration of particulate matter in the air, the authorities can determine the Air Quality Index (AQI) and take the necessary steps to check pollution.

 Most orthodox methods for checking pollution have only resulted in a waste of resources and burden the exchequer. Sprinklers, dust suppressors, fog guns, etc., commonly used to check pollution, are costly and lead to wastage of precious resources.

 Moreover, these methods can help only when they are used at the right time. Environment sensors provide real-time updates about the quality of the air and help the authorities act at the appropriate time.

In a way, a dip in pollution levels can be attributed to sensors since they help the authorities pull up their socks on time. Sensor technology is being used in traffic management and transport management.

 In public safety solutions, the cameras are fitted with sensors that can start recording when they detect any movement. Flood sensors will detect the level of rivers and alert the authorities when they are flowing above the danger level. 

 

Source referred:

https://in.nec.com/en_IN/press/201910/20191015_01.html