The Green Players Community project was presented by the Municipality of Narni, by the Institute on Atmospheric Pollution of the CNR (CNR-IIA) and by the Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of Umbria (ARPA) and financed by the Cassa di Risparmio di Terni and Narni (CARIT) and plans to implement, within two years, an integrated system to monitor diffuse pollution and to provide some descriptive parameters of air quality and fine dust, outdoor and indoor, in the municipal areas . The system will be able to collect and process incoming data in real time and to provide simple indicators that can be used by citizens.
Smart sensor stations will be developed located in built-up areas to measure the concentrations of pollutants emitted by endothermic vehicles, wood fuels and heating systems. These control units will monitor the concentrations of fine dust, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds. Furthermore, given the presence of vast wooded areas in the territories, particular attention will be paid to monitoring ozone and the parameters related to its formation, such as UV and solar radiation, as high levels of this climate-altering agent can cause damage to vegetation.
A platform will be created equipped with a state-of-the-art warning system and innovative data processing software based on artificial intelligence, capable of predicting possible pollution peaks. Guidelines will also be drawn up for the adoption of a new Governance model, which, starting from the Municipality of Narni and then from that of Terni, can be easily transferred to other sectors, sectors and territorial contexts, responding to the needs of citizens and stakeholders. who will be actively involved in the co-planning and shared construction of new products and services for the protection and improvement of the quality of life.
The project plans to carry out an analysis of the needs of the communities involved and, at the same time, of the geographical context of the various municipalities. The partners involved will design the monitoring and data management systems and develop the most suitable solutions to meet the needs of the community, and then proceed with a full-scale implementation, within the territories of the municipalities, and a test of the whole system.
Real-time environmental monitoring responds to the ever-increasing sensitivity of citizens towards environmental issues, aware today more than ever of the importance of preventing pollution and intervening promptly to guarantee public health.
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