Need of Technological Interventions for Indoor Air Quality and Risk Assessment Upon Short-Term Exposure: A Futuristic Approach
EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing
; : 19-37, 2023.
Article
in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-2316032
ABSTRACT
The variation in ambient air pollution hampers indoor air quality (IAQ), and even the short-term variation is very hazardous for the exposed population. Technological interventions including sensors, smartphones and other gadgets are implemented to build smart environments. However, these interventions are still not fully explored in developing countries like India. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it very important to keep a tab on the air we breathe in as those already suffering from respiratory troubles are prone to fall victim to the deadly disease. In such a scenario, even a rise in pollution for a short duration is dangerous to the exposed pollution. Such short-term exposure facilitated by the meteorological creates a disaster for environmental health. The short-term rise in the concentration of pollutants makes things worse for the exposed people, even indoors. It is therefore critical to come up with a concrete solution to predict the IAQ instantly and warn the exposed population which can be only achieved by technological interventions and futuristic Internet of Things-based computational predictions. This chapter is intended to elaborate the health hazards linked to short-term rise in pollutants, which often goes unnoticed but has a critical impact and how with the help of IoT-based applications, the short-term variation can be predicted through different strategies. Similarly, the assessment of the health impact associated with short-term exposure to air pollution is also significant, and different exposure assessment models and computational strategies are discussed in the course of the study. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Exposure; Health; Internet of Things; Short-term; Smart environment; Air quality; Developing countries; Health hazards; Health risks; Indoor air pollution; Risk assessment; Air quality assessment; Ambient air pollution; Indoor air quality; Risks assessments; Short durations; Short-term exposure; Short-term variations; Smart phones
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English
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Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing
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2023
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Article
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