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Air monitoring contracts awarded by Environment Agency and Environmental Protection Agency of Ireland UK - Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN)
The Environment Agency (EA) awarded Air Monitors a contract to supply FIDAS 200 PM monitors for the continuous measurement of particle size for PM10, PM2.5 and as dual instruments which measure both PM10 and PM2.5 size fractions at the same time. The contract with the EA could lead to a potential 70 PM monitors being ordered from Air Monitors over 4 years (2 years plus two 1 year extensions). An alternative type of PM monitor will also be supplied as part of the Environment Agency contract, but in the light of the advantages delivered by the FIDAS 200 Air Monitors believes that the FIDAS 200 is the instrument of choice. As soon as the contract was awarded, orders were placed for multiple FIDAS monitors, valued at over £300k, and many more are anticipated in the coming years.
Ireland - National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme (AAMP)
Following a public consultation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ireland awarded a contract to enhance and expand the existing monitoring network. The successful bid was submitted jointly by EMS Environmental Monitoring Systems Ltd. (Dublin) and Air Monitors Ltd. (UK). The award is a major component of the EPA’s new AAMP which was created under Section 65 of the EPA Act to strengthen the provision of comprehensive, localised air quality information linked to public health advice.
EMS specialises in the supply, service and maintenance of environmental monitoring equipment across the whole of Ireland, and has worked with the EPA over a number of years.
FIDAS 200 PM monitors
The FIDAS 200 is certifi ed as equivalent to the PM10 and PM2.5 reference methods both by TÜV and to Defra’s MCERTS for UK Particulate Matter Standard. In the process of achieving this certifi cation, the FIDAS passed the fi eld tests with the lowest expanded uncertainty for PM10 of any PM monitor approved for use in the UK by Defra and the Environment Agency. In addition to the performance advantages of this technology, the operating costs are also extremely low; the requirement for consumables is almost nil, no fi lter is necessary for example, and it uses around 80% less electrical power than most other PM monitors. In addition, calibration can be conducted quickly and easily in the fi eld.
Employing a well-established measurement technology - optical light scattering of single particles – the FIDAS 200 is equipped with a high intensity LED light source, which is extremely stable, delivering a long lifetime, with minimal service requirements. An optical aerosol spectrometer determines the particle size using LorenzMie scattered light analysis of single particles. These particles move through an optical measurement volume that is homogeneously illuminated with white light, and each particle generates a scattered light impulse that is detected at an angle of 90 degrees. The particle number measurement is based on the number of scattered light impulses, and the level of the scattered light impulse is a measure of the particle diameter. The mass concentration is then derived by a proprietary algorithm from the number and size distribution.
Designed for reliability, the FIDAS 200 operates two sample pumps in parallel, providing redundancy protection, and the instrument continuously monitors status and calibration. As a result, fi eld installations can exhibit data capture rates exceeding 99%.
Operating with a volume fl ow of approx. 0.3m3/h the FIDAS 200 is equipped with a Sigma2 sampling head, which enables representative measurements even under strong wind conditions. The sampling system includes an intelligent air drying system (IADS) which prevents measurement inaccuracies caused by condensation from high humidity. This means that it will continue to function correctly in misty or foggy conditions but without the loss of semi-volatile fractions of the PM. In situations where users require chemical analysis of the aerosol, it is also possible to fi t an inline fi lter which collects the PM after the optical analysis chamber.
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www.envirotech-online.com IET September / October 2019 EN approved optical particulate monitor Fidas® 200 Series Simultaneous monitoring of PM2.5 & PM10
Widely used internationally in networks such as AURN, the FIDAS 200 is the only commercially available optical PM monitor with EN approval for simultaneous monitoring of PM2.5
& PM10
• MCERTS approved & certified • EN 12341, EN 14907, EN 15267, EN 16450 standards compliant • Continuous & simultaneous real-time measurement PM1
PM2.5 PM4 PM10 PM total
• Additional information on particle number concentration & particle size distribution
• Time resolution > 1 sec to 24 hrs • LED light source with high stability & long lifetime • Parallel pump operation safety redundancy • Low maintenance & operation cost
APPLICATIONS:
• Regulatory pollution control in monitoring networks • Ambient air monitoring campaigns • Spot checks & preliminary assessments • Long-term studies • Emission source attribution
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