What We Do
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Customise a System
In addition to our standard systems available, many of the systems we provide are customised. Tell us what you need, and we’ll help you configure a system that meets your exact needs.
Instrumentation
We offer a variety of products that can be used to create systems for Air Quality & Pollution. Many of the major components used to create these systems are listed below. Please let us know if we can help you configure a system.
More Details about Our Air Quality & Pollution Systems
Data Loggers used in Air Quality Monitoring
Our monitoring stations are based around a programmable data logger (typically a CR800, CR1000 or CR3000) that measures the sensors, then processes, stores, and transmits the data. Our low-power data loggers have wide operating temperature ranges, programmable execution intervals, onboard instructions, and ample input channels for commonly used sensors. Wind processing algorithms, including the Yamartino method of computing standard deviation of wind direction, are standard in the data logger instruction sets. Our data loggers interface directly to most sensors, eliminating external signal conditioning.
Data are typically output in the units of your choice (e.g., wind speed in mph, knots, m/s). Measurement rates and data recording intervals are independently programmable, allowing calculation of 15-minute, hourly, and daily data values from 1-minute or 1-second measurements, for example. Atypical events can trigger alarms and cause additional data to be recorded. The program can be modified at any time to accommodate different sensor configurations or new data processing requirements. Channel capacity can be expanded using multiplexers.
Sensors, Analysers, and Monitors
Almost any meteorological sensor can be measured by our data loggers, allowing stations to be customized for each site. Typical sensors used on our stations include, but are not limited to: wind speed, wind direction, solar radiation, delta temperature (SRDT), air temperature, water temperature, soil temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, and barometric pressure. In some locations, hydrological sensors provide additional measurements, such as water quality of a nearby stream.
A wide range of gas analysers can be used with our systems. Many gas analysers output a user selectable 1, 5, or 10 Vdc signal proportional to the concentration of the gas being measured. The data logger measures the voltage directly and then scales the voltage into the appropriate concentrations, in ppm or ppb. Control ports on the data logger are programmed to open and close solenoids to complete the daily self-calibration. Commerically available gas analysers measure concentrations of SO2, H2S, O3, NOX, NO, NO2, CO, CO2, CH4, and THC (total hydrocarbon).
The beta-gauge type of particle sampler (PM10 or PM2.5) typically has a voltage output that our data loggers can measure directly. Our data loggers can also measure most flow sensors and opacity meters. On-board processing instructions use concentration and flow data to compute stack emissions.
Sensors we offer include the 05305 for wind speed and wind direction, the LI200X or CMP3 for solar radiation, and the 43347 for air temperature.
Data Retrieval
We offer multiple communication options for data retrieval which can be mixed within the same network. Telecommunication options include short-haul, telephone (landline, voice-synthesized, cellular), radio frequency, multidrop, and satellite. On-site options include storage module, and laptop computer.
Software
Our PC-based support software simplifies the entire monitoring process, from programming to data retrieval to data display and analysis. Our software automatically manages data retrieval from networks or single stations. Robust error-checking ensures data integrity. We can even help you post your data to the Internet.
Instrumentation Towers
Our UT30 Instrumentation Tower (30 foot) meets PSD requirements.
Case Studies
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