28 Air Monitoring First Continuous Air Quality Monitoring Stations for Faroe Islands
The Environment Agency of the Faroe Islands together with the municipality of Tórshavn has installed two ambient air quality monitoring stations as part of its commitment to monitor the environment and provide air quality data to the public and other interested parties. The stations, which were supplied by Air Monitors Ltd (UK), provide continuous meteorological measurements and air quality data for NO2
NOx and a range of different particulate factions.
Rakul Mortensen, an Environmental Chemist for the Agency, is responsible for air quality monitoring. She says: “Air quality measurements have been made in the past, but only on a short-term basis by researchers and consultants, so we are absolutely delighted to be able to conduct our own continuous monitoring, so that we can establish a database of background air quality data.
“The creation of two sites, one urban and one rural, will enable us to determine whether any pollution incidents have arisen from local sources or externally. For example, we received a significant quantity of dust following the volcanic eruptions that took place in Iceland in 2010 and this equipment will enable us to measure any future instances with greater accuracy, so that we can provide the public with informed advice and reassurance.”
One of the stations was installed in a remote rural location and the other was installed in Tórshavn in the main urban area near the harbour, which is the area most likely to be affected by local sources of pollution.
The Faroe Islands is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark but are not part of the European Union so it does not have to comply with EU Air Quality Directives. However, the Environment Agency is keen to be able to provide the Islands’ 50,000 population with information on air quality. Rakul says: “The main factors affecting air quality are likely to be road traffic and emissions from the large number of ships that travel to and from the Islands’ ports. However, the monitoring stations have already demonstrated that air quality in the Faroes is generally good, and well within the requirements of the EU air quality standards.”
Each of the two monitoring stations included a Thermo Gas analyser Model 42i measuring NO, NO2 and NOx in addition to a
Lufft WS600 smart weather sensor for measuring wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, pressure and precipitation. Particulate monitoring is being undertaken with the most advanced technology available; each station has been equipped with a FIDAS, (Fine Dust Analysis System) which provides continuous real-time simultaneous mass concentration measurements of TSP, PM1, PM2.5
and TSP providing additional information on particle size distribution from 0.18 to 18 microns and particle number in each size range. All of the monitoring equipment is connected to web loggers manufactured by Envirologger, Air Monitors’ sister company.
and PM10
Jim Mills, Air Monitors’ MD, travelled to the Faroe Islands in March 2014 to assist with the installation of the monitoring stations. He said: “The monitors are similar to many of the stations that we have installed in the UK; they are fitted with web loggers that utilise ‘cloud’ storage for the data and our software engineers are working with the Environment Agency of the Faroe Islands to develop a website so that the public will have quick and easy access to air quality data.”
New Managing Director Appointed for German Gas Analysis and Monitoring Company
For More Info, email: email:
Ansyco (Germany), the Karlsruhe based provider of gas monitoring and analysis equipment, has appointed Aappo Roos as Managing Director. Mr Roos, who holds an MSc in Physics and Business, joins Ansyco following an international career involving board level positions in high-technology businesses.
As a previous employee of Gasmet Technologies, Ansyco’s parent company (1993 to 2001), Roos says: “I am delighted to be re-joining the Gasmet Group – it’s like coming home. Ansyco has a superb reputation for quality, service and reliability and I am very excited to have the privilege of leading the company into its next stage of growth.”
For More Info, email: email:
For More Info, email: email:
For More Info, email: email:
Ansyco is a specialist instrumentation company, providing portable and stationary gas analysers for occupational safety, environmental/emissions monitoring and process measurement applications. In addition to ‘off the shelf’ products, Ansyco also provides bespoke solutions to meet customers’ precise needs.
1080ad@reply-direct.com
For More Info, email: email:
CR6 Datalogger One Logger, Unlimited Applications
For More Info, email: email:
31564pr@reply-direct.com
Universal Terminals - Software configurable : analogue or digital, input, or output. 24-bit A/D Sigma Delta Converter - provides 24 effective bits of resolution. Integrated Vibrating Wire Measurements. Onboard Communication via Ethernet 10/100. Surge & Over-voltage Protection - on all terminals.
Flexible power input - from solar panel, dc power supply, 12 V battery, USB. MicroSD card drive - for extended memory requirements. CPI - for hosting Campbell high speed sensors and distributed modules (CDM).
Campbell Scientific : on the 40 anniversary of our first ever product launch we are pleased to announce the CR6 Measurement & Control Datalogger. One logger - unlimited applications!
Trust us when your measurements matter.
For More Info, email: email:
For More Info, email: email:
www.campbellsci.eu/cr6 Call 0044 (0)1509 828888
www.campbellsci.eu/cr6 3355ad@reply-direct.com IET September / October 2014
www.envirotech-online.com For More Info, email:
Multigas Analyser Supports Liquid Fuel Research
Two advanced FTIR analysers are being employed to monitor multiple gas concentrations simultaneously in laboratory scale reactors at Sasol’s Research and Technology Centre in South Africa. The monitors, which were supplied by Gasmet Technologies (Finland), are being used to study changes in gas composition during the preparation of Fisher Tropsch catalysts which are used in gas-to-liquids (GTL) processes.
Sasol is an international integrated energy and chemical company, and a global leader in GTL and CTL technology. The company’s Dr Nishlan Govender, a Senior Scientist in Fischer Tropsch research, uses the FTIR analysers to determine the completion of a reaction in the preparation of a Fischer–Tropsch catalyst by tracking the tail composition in the reactor. This includes the analysis of CO, CO2 hydrocarbons up to C6
, CH4 . The H2 , H2 O and O measurements
are corroborated by readings from a dewpoint analyser that is used routinely in the laboratory.
Both of the FTIR analysers (DX4000) are used in conjunction with Gasmet portable sampling systems which utilise a ‘hot-and- wet’ measurement principle, so that a truly representative sample is analysed with no requirement for drying or dilution. This portable technology was chosen because it can be quickly and simply deployed, producing highly accurate readings for up to 50 compounds simultaneously.
For More Info, email: email:
31356pr@reply-direct.com
31433pr@reply-direct.com ,
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80
