viii UK Focus - Air Monitoring New Monitoring Station to find Harmful Air Pollutants


The University of Brighton has set up a £250,000 advanced air quality monitoring station, the first of its kind in the UK dedicated to the detection of harmful nano-sized particles and their gaseous precursors. Brighton MP, Caroline Lucas, officially opened the station on Friday 18th December and praised the university for its “trailblazing” research.


“One of the lessons I have learned is that although air pollution quite often is invisible it really is a massive problem. It is responsible for literally thousands of premature deaths.”


She congratulated the University of Brighton for “breaking new ground and showing real leadership”.


Dr Kevin Wyche, one of the project’s lead scientists, with the air monitoring station


She said: “What will come out of this research I hope will be more pressure on policy makers to take more action to reduced air pollution.I hope the university’s research will accelerate moves to improve air quality and “tackle this scourge on people’s health”.


The university’s Air Environment Research (AER) team believes the station, on the Falmer campus, will “push the boundaries of our capabilities and enhance our understanding of the harmful air pollutants that we breathe”.


The station was funded by the Interreg IVB NWE programme and the University of Brighton as part of the Joint Air Quality Initiative (JOAQUIN, www.cleanerairbetterhealth). It comprises part of a wider “next- generation” monitoring network spread across North West Europe.


The AER team will use the station to investigate a range of modern day air pollutants, including so called “ultrafine particles”, nanometer-sized material suspended in the air that is capable of penetrating deeply into the human body where it can cause a range of negative health effects.


Dr Kevin Wyche and Dr Kirsty Smallbone, the projects’ lead scientists from the university’s College of Life, Health and Physical Sciences, experts in atmospheric science, said: “Poor air quality is believed to result in around 50,000 deaths per year in the UK, according to Public Health England, and is thought to reduce people’s life expectancy by an average of nine months across the European Union. “Additionally, the World Health Authority reported that outdoor air pollution kills more people worldwide than road traffic accidents, smoking and diabetes combined. “Brighton is still exceeding air quality limits set by the government.


“In light of such dramatic statistics and estimates, it is crucial that we enhance our understanding of the relationships that exist between pollutants and health, and the Brighton Joaquin Advanced Air Quality Station (JAAQS) will provide a solid platform for us to do just this; it will provide unparalleled insight into the kinds of pollutants we breathe, their complex interactions and how they evolve.


“It will give us the unique ability to provide policy makers, scientists and the general public with the vital information required to help improve the quality of our air and protect our health.”


They said Falmer was chosen as it represents a genuine background; “If you are in the middle of the city, kerbside on a specific major road or adjacent to any other such source, measurements will be biased by that source rather than representing a more general average.” 37292pr@reply-direct.com


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New Next Generation Oxygen Measuring Solution


Siemens UK & Ireland has launched OXYMAT 7 - its next generation oxygen measuring solution. It is part of the new, innovative and modular-based SIPROCESS GA700 series of gas analytic solutions and offers industrial users the ability to measure oxygen in gases based upon the paramagnetic alternating pressure method.


Available in modular form for easy combination with other SIPROCESS GA700 solutions, CALOMAT 7 and ULTRAMAT 7, the OXYMAT 7 provides a number of significant operating benefits, including: Corrosion resistance


thanks to an external microflow sensor, Long service life, Low susceptibility to failure, Vibration compensation, Small measuring ranges.


The OXYMAT 7 is designed for accurate and fast measurement in typical application areas such as boiler control within incineration plants, quality and process control within chemical plants and quality control in high-purity gases. In addition, it supports environmental protection objectives, enables purity monitoring and underpins quality control in air separation plants.


Bob Lane, Business Manager – Analytical Products & Solutions at Siemens UK & Ireland says: “We have continued to develop our range of gas analytic solutions and believe the OXYMAT 7 meets a specific industrial need, while helping users to improve operational efficiency and productivity on site.”


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Quantitech, the Milton Keynes based instrumentation specialist, has been appointed exclusive distributor in the UK and Ireland for ErsaTec GmbH, a leading German manufacturer of gas analysers for the measurement of organic gases (TOC) such as solvents and fuels.


Designed and developed by former employees of Bernath Atomic (manufacturer of the well-known Bernath 3006 FID), the ErsaTec analysers employ Flame Ionisation Detectors (FIDs) to measure total organic carbon. The product range includes both continuous and semi-continuous analysers for use in a wide variety of industrial applications.


“We are delighted to be given this opportunity,” says Sales Director Dominic Duggan. “Quantitech has been selling FID instruments for around 20 years and we are very excited to be able to offer a choice of fixed and transportable versions.


“The ErsaTec products are ideal for Part B Processes and Test Houses; offering advanced FID technology at highly competitive prices. The range offers a number of very attractive advantages; for example, the SmartFID instruments have internal dataloggers and are very easy to set up and run with an intuitive touchscreen.”


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FID analysers require a fuel source and with dual range capability (low range to 10ppm and high range to 100,000ppm) the ErsaTec FIDs can operate on either hydrogen or a hydrogen/ helium mix. However, hydrogen consumption is very low and this is the most economical choice.


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New Analysers for Part B


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