Multi-Hazard Monitoring Network

Abstract

Personal sampling is a primary method used to ensure that a working population is protected from chemical and physical hazards. However, analyses of personal samples are often expensive, resulting in use of a few personal exposure measurements of a subset of multiple hazards to represent exposures for large working populations. This work developed a wireless sensor network to assess multiple hazards in real-time at many locations in the workplace. The sensor network was deployed at Robins Air Force Base to assess noise, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, total volatile organic compounds, temperature and relative humidity in a hangar where large cargo planes were being refurbished. Collected data were visualized through time series and heat maps. In conclusion, this project demonstrated the usefulness of the sensor network in a real-world environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 2021
Accession Number
AD1164633

Entities

People

  • Geb Thomas
  • Oliver Stroh
  • Thomas Peters

Organizations

  • University of Iowa

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Circuit Boards
  • Detectors
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Hygiene
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Motor Skills
  • Organic Compounds
  • Organic Light Emitting Diodes
  • Radio Communications
  • Sensor Networks
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology