Air Pollution Monitoring System Using

Arduino
Testing of Components :

1. MQ135 Gas Sensor :-

If you need to measure the Gases in PPM the analog pin need to be
used. You can also test by using digital out pin. If your Arduino read the
data(Air Quality) then there is no need to replace the sensor.

2. Arduino Uno :-

Connect one end of the wire to A0 and other end to GND. Analog0 in the
serial monitor should now read 0.0 volts. Remove the wire from GND and
connect it to either 5V or 3.3V. Now serial monitor should read approximately
5.0volts.

3. 16x2 LCD :-

Check your connections. After making the connection when you power up
the LCD it should display boxes. Otherwise check your contrast pin (3rd pin).
Make sure this pin connected to a potentiometer and vary the potentiometer till
you get something on the screen. Because sometimes your LCD might be
working but the contrast level might be too low or high for visualize .

4.Potentiometer :-

Put the probes of your ohmeter on the two ends. It should read within a
few ohms of the resistance of the potentiometer.

5.Jumper wires :-

It refers to a conducting wire. After making the connection, if you get a

proper output for the given input then it works otherwise change the wires.

Integration Testing :
• The data of air is recognized by MQ135 gas sensor . The MQ135 sensor
can sense NH3, Nox, alcohol, Benzene, smoke, CO2 and CO.
 • When it will be connected to Arduino then it will sense all gases, and it
will give the Pollution level in PPM (parts per million).
• Sensor is giving us value of 90 when there is no gas near it and the air
quality safe level is 350 PPM and it should not exceed 1000 PPM. When
it will exceed the limit of 1000 PPM, it will cause Headaches, sleepiness
and stagnant, stuffy air.
• If it exceeds beyond 2000 PPM then it will cause increased heart rate and
many different diseases. When the value will be less than 1000 PPM, then
the LCD will display “Fresh Air”.
• When the value will increase from 1000 PPM, the LCD will display
“Poor Air, Open Windows”.
• And when it will increase 2000, the LCD will display “Danger! Move to
fresh Air”.
• According to the model the MQ135 gas sensor works as input data, and it
transmit data. LCD is the output device. LCD shows the data of the gases
in ppm (parts per million).

Conclusion:

The system to monitor the air of environment using Arduino

microcontroller IOT Technology is proposed to improve quality of air. With the
use of IOT technology enhances the process of monitoring various aspects of
environment such as air quality monitoring issue proposed in this paper. Here,
using the MQ135 gives the sense of different type of dangerous gas and arduino
is the heart of this project , which controls the entire project LCD is used for the
visual Output.