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This project aims to design a gas pollution detection box for regular citizens to utilize to analyze the amount of air pollution that they are exposed to. Pollution is caused by air pollutants such as 8 pm (particulate matter), ozone, NOx(nitrogen oxides), CO(carbon monoxide), and VOCs(Volatile 9 Organic Compounds) and it is the presence of these air pollutants that change the atmospheric 10 chemistry (Brunekreef & Holgate, 2002). Which is caused by both natural and human activities. As air pollution started to gain more concern among the scientists, the Air Quality Index was developed as a key tool to communicate how polluted the air is and what the associated health risks may be. In 2022, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution causes 13 deaths per minute worldwide. (WHO, 2022, Air Pollution Causes 13 Deaths Per Minute). Due to the fact that air pollution is the primary cause of premature deaths, regular citizens that are usually living in those areas are under a huge health risk that they are not entirely aware of (Aguilar Gomez, 2022). This box will consist of two sensors: a photoionisation detector (PID) and an electrochemical gas sensor. The intended outcome of this project is to help reduce the harmful effects of air pollution by designing a budget- friendly monitoring system that measures the daily number of pollutants that regular citizens are exposed to which can be utilized by them as well, so this can lead to more impactful projects later on.
The Industrial Revolution marked the beginning of significant human activity impacting the global climate. This period seems to have also marked a new rise in carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere—and an effect on the climate [1]. Since then, the widespread burning of fossil fuels for energy, along with deforestation and industrial processes, has led to increased greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions enhance the natural greenhouse effect, causing global warming and contributing to climate change. The resulting shifts in weather patterns, rising sea levels, and disrupted ecosystems highlight the far-reaching effects of human activity on the environment, emphasizing the need for concerted efforts to reduce emissions and adapt to these changes [2]. Forest fires and climate change are interconnected and each exacerbates the other. Recent wildfire outbreaks around the world have prompted concern that climate change is increasing fire incidence, threatening human livelihood and biodiversity, and perpetuating climate change [3]. Climate change creates hotter, drier conditions that lead to more frequent and severe fires, which in turn release large amounts of carbon dioxide, accelerating global warming. This cycle threatens ecosystems and human health, emphasizing the need for urgent climate action and improved forest management [4].