Do We Care What We Breathe?
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While there is an increasing discussion on environmental monitoring for air quality, the actual need and subsequent demand has not been fully explored. SPEC Sensors makes small, low cost, high performance, low power sensors for measuring Carbon Monoxide and the EPA Criteria Pollutants (NO2, SO2, Ozone). In order to better understand the market, SPEC Sensors is launching a market research survey 3Q15 to better understand the needs for their sensors for Smart City monitoring, Smart Home Air Quality, Telemedicine Home Health, and Wearable applications in environmental sensors
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Do We Care What We Breathe?
- 1. Do we care what we breathe?
- 2. We breath more often than we eat. Age Resting – Breaths per Minute Birth to 6 weeks 30-60 6 months 25-40 3 years 20-30 6 years 18-25 10 years 17-23 Adults 16-20 > 65 years 12-28 > 80 years 10-30 Source: Wikipedia
- 3. Fresh Air Outdoor Pollution Indoor Pollution Carbon Dioxide Demand Control Ventilation Carbon Monoxide EPA Criteria Pollutant Yes Nitrogen 78.1% Hydrogen Oxygen 20.95% Argon < 1% Nitrogen Dioxide EPA Criteria Pollutant Sulfur Dioxide EPA Criteria Pollutant Ozone EPA Criteria Pollutant Hydrogen Sulfide Smelly gas Formaldehyde A popular VOC Methane Greenhouse gas VOCs Yes Yes What is in the air we breath?
- 4. Today’s Air Quality Options Local Air Quality Map Respiration Mask CO or IAQ Detector Air Purifier
- 5. Demographics Impacted by Air Pollution Chronic Exposure to Traffic Jams Respiratory Challenged Exercising in Pollution Fetuses, Babies, Small Children
- 6. 3.7 Million Deaths from Ambient/Outdoor Air Pollution 4.3 Million Deaths from Indoor/Household Air Pollution World Health Organization, March 2014: Globally in 2012, 1 in 8 deaths attributable to air pollution COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema ALRI: Acute Lower Respiratory Infection; such as acute bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia IHD: Ischemic Heart Disease; reduced blood supply to heart often by atherosclerosis or coronary artery disease
- 7. Combustion Sources of Carbon Monoxide Cigarettes, cigars, hookahs, vaping systems Coal, Wood fires Improperly maintained or vented gas-fired furnaces, fireplaces, logs, stoves, ovens, hot water heaters Combustion powered lawn-tools, vehicles, boats, grills, generators
- 8. Additional Risks from CO exposure Home CO detectors are designed to protect life by alarming at high levels of Carbon Monoxide Exposure but exposure to lower levels of exposure can lead to: • Non-Elderly Asthma attacks • Low birth weight for newborns • Cardiac Arrest if you have heart disease • Damage to Fetal brain cells • Angina (heart pain) for Healthy Exercisers
- 9. WWW.SPEC-sensors.com Environmental Awareness in the Mobile Age THANK YOU