In a constantly evolving world, where the rising population and increased social awareness have led to a higher concern for the environment, research in this field (most notably in Environmental Analytical Chemistry) should take advantage of the great opportunities offered by new technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud-based services. Both of them are especially suitable when chemical sensors and related devices are used in the continuous in-line monitoring of environmental parameters. In this sense, it is very important to obtain spatially distributed information of these parameters as well as their temporal evolution.

In this work, a friendly approach to IoT world for environmental applications is carried out. To get a global vision of these concepts, the starting point is their historical evolution. New trends are also identified along with associated challenges and potential threats. Furthermore, not only there will be (in the near future) a need to rely on distributed analytical sensors but also on even more complex, lab-based techniques that are connected to the IoT through appropriate mechanisms. A revision of the recent literature relating IoT with environmental issues has also been performed, the most relevant contributions being discussed. Finally, the need of a mutual cooperation between IoT and Environmental Analytical Chemistry is outlined and commented in detail. Ignoring the new capabilities offered by Cloud computing and IoT environments is no further an option. In this sense, the main contribution of this paper consists of highlighting the fact that the wiser course is to embrace these opportunities consciously for mutual profit.

在一个不断发展的世界中，不断增长的人口和日益增长的社会意识引起了人们对环境的更高关注，这一领域的研究（最著名的是环境分析化学）应利用互联网等新技术带来的巨大机遇物联网（IoT）和基于云的服务。当化学传感器和相关设备用于环境参数的连续在线监测时，两者都特别适用。从这个意义上说，获得这些参数的空间分布信息及其时间演变非常重要。

在这项工作中，对物联网世界进行了友好的环境应用。为了使这些概念具有全球视野，起点是它们的历史演变。还确定了新趋势以及相关的挑战和潜在威胁。此外，不仅（在不久的将来）将需要依靠分布式分析传感器，而且甚至需要通过适当的机制连接到物联网的更加复杂的基于实验室的技术。还对有关物联网与环境问题的最新文献进行了修订，并讨论了最相关的贡献。最后，概述并详细评论了物联网和环境分析化学之间相互合作的需求。不再需要忽略云计算和物联网环境提供的新功能。从这个意义上讲，本文的主要贡献在于强调了一个事实，即明智的做法是有意识地拥抱这些机会以实现互利。