The Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) Based Coal Ash Impoundments Safety Monitoring System

2016 International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development

生态环境科学;经济学

Sun, E.J.^1,2 ; Nieto, A.^3,4 ; Zhang, X.K.^1

China Academy of Safety Science and Technology, Beijing

100012, China^1

Mining and Mineral Department, Virginia Tech, VA

24060-7550, United States^2

Laureate Education, 650 S. Exeter Street, Baltimore

MD

21202-4382, United States^3

122 Hosler Bldg., Engineering, Penn State University, Penn State

16802, United States^4

关键词: Adjacent surfaces;    Coal-fired power plant;    Environmental health;    Groundwater contamination;    Monitoring system;    Safety monitoring system;    Toxic heavy metals;    Water contamination;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/51/1/012010/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/51/1/012010

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Coal ash impoundments are inevitable production of the coal-fired power plants. All coal ash impoundments in North Carolina USA that tested for groundwater contamination are leaking toxic heavy metals and other pollutants. Coal ash impoundments are toxic sources of dangerous pollutants that pose a danger to human and environmental health if the toxins spread to adjacent surface waters and drinking water wells. Coal ash impoundments failures accidents resulted in serious water contamination along with toxic heavy metals. To improve the design and stability of coal ash impoundments, the Development of a Coal Ash Impoundment Safety Monitoring System (CAISM) was proposed based on the implementation of a wireless sensor network (WSN) with the ability to monitor the stability of coal ash impoundments, water level, and saturation levels on-demand and remotely. The monitoring system based on a robust Ad-hoc network could be adapted to different safety conditions.