Air Quality Analysis in Educational Environments Through an IoT-Based Monitoring System

Alberto S. Ramírez Farfán; Trino G. Párraga Intriago

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-08366-1_15

Air Quality Analysis in Educational Environments Through an IoT-Based Monitoring System

Alberto S. Ramírez Farfán
, Trino G. Párraga Intriago

Sustainability, Management and Regulation of Telecommunications and Energy (SMART-TECH)

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Resumen

Air quality in educational environments has a direct and significant impact on both health and student performance. This study presents a low-cost environmental monitoring system based on Internet of Things (IoT) technology, specifically designed to measure in real time critical variables such as temperature, relative humidity, and carbon monoxide (CO) concentration across various school classrooms. The primary objective is to accurately identify exposure conditions that may exceed the maximum levels recommended by major international organizations such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The analysis of the collected data, further contextualized through a comprehensive spatial and temporal characterization of the monitored areas, revealed significant variations in CO levels and microclimatic conditions across different locations and time ranges. This strongly suggests the influence of multiple internal and external factors. The findings from this research provide valuable and actionable evidence to support decision-making processes aimed at mitigating environmental health risks within educational institutions, particularly in the current context of international indoor air quality regulations.

Idioma original	Inglés
Título de la publicación alojada	Information and Communication Technologies - 13th Ecuadorian Conference, TICEC 2025, Proceedings
Editores	Santiago Berrezueta, Tatiana Gualotuña, Efrain R. Fonseca C., Germania Rodriguez Morales, Jorge Maldonado-Mahauad
Editorial	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Páginas	228-242
Número de páginas	15
ISBN (versión impresa)	9783032083654
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-08366-1_15
Estado	Publicada - 2026
Evento	13th Ecuadorian Conference on Information and Communication Technologies, TICEC 2025 - Quito, Ecuador Duración: 16 oct 2025 → 17 oct 2025

Serie de la publicación

Nombre	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volumen	2707 CCIS
ISSN (versión impresa)	1865-0929
ISSN (versión digital)	1865-0937

Conferencia

Conferencia	13th Ecuadorian Conference on Information and Communication Technologies, TICEC 2025
País/Territorio	Ecuador
Ciudad	Quito
Período	16/10/25 → 17/10/25

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© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026.

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Ramírez Farfán, A. S., & Párraga Intriago, T. G. (2026). Air Quality Analysis in Educational Environments Through an IoT-Based Monitoring System. En S. Berrezueta, T. Gualotuña, E. R. Fonseca C., G. Rodriguez Morales, & J. Maldonado-Mahauad (Eds.), Information and Communication Technologies - 13th Ecuadorian Conference, TICEC 2025, Proceedings (pp. 228-242). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 2707 CCIS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-08366-1_15

Ramírez Farfán, Alberto S. ; Párraga Intriago, Trino G. / Air Quality Analysis in Educational Environments Through an IoT-Based Monitoring System. Information and Communication Technologies - 13th Ecuadorian Conference, TICEC 2025, Proceedings. editor / Santiago Berrezueta ; Tatiana Gualotuña ; Efrain R. Fonseca C. ; Germania Rodriguez Morales ; Jorge Maldonado-Mahauad. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. pp. 228-242 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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Air Quality Analysis in Educational Environments Through an IoT-Based Monitoring System. / Ramírez Farfán, Alberto S.; Párraga Intriago, Trino G.
Information and Communication Technologies - 13th Ecuadorian Conference, TICEC 2025, Proceedings. ed. / Santiago Berrezueta; Tatiana Gualotuña; Efrain R. Fonseca C.; Germania Rodriguez Morales; Jorge Maldonado-Mahauad. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. p. 228-242 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 2707 CCIS).

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