Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Inhaling formaldehyde a chemical that is widely used in many different industries can have serious health consequences. In order to precisely detect formaldehyde levels in industrial air quality environments, this study makes use of deep learning techniques. Using sensor data gathered from high-risk industrial areas the study focuses on variables like air quality index temperature and humidity. The data is processed by Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), which identify trends linked to increases in formaldehyde concentrations. To improve model accuracy preprocessing of the data is done including feature scaling and outlier elimination. The model's performance is assessed using evaluation metrics like Mean Squared Error (MSE), sensitivity, specificity, and prediction accuracy. Results show that when compared to conventional regression models the CNN-based model considerably lowers false positives while achieving a high prediction accuracy. Rapid reaction to hazardous formaldehyde levels is made possible by the deep learning frameworks' real-time monitoring capability which lowers possible health hazards. To improve long-term prediction accuracy and trend identification future research will investigate the use of recurrent neural networks (RNN) for time-series analysis.
Keywords
Formaldehyde, Deep Learning, Air Quality Monitoring, CNN, Industrial Safety, Health Risks.
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Kishore Kunal, Pillalamarri Lavanya, Leena Nesamani S, Kathiravan M, Parthasarthy K and Vairavel Madeshwaren, “Adaptive Deep Learning Strategies for Formaldehyde Monitoring in Industrial Air Quality”, Journal of Machine and Computing, vol.5, no.3, pp. 1712-1724, July 2025, doi: 10.53759/7669/jmc202505135.
