is safer, easier, cost effective and more efficient. For example, it can simply alert when to open your window and ventilate. However, in urban, high traffic areas opening the window is not always a safe option. So, air monitors can also inform timely and efficient use of a purification system indoors, so energy isn’t wasted while achieving optimum healthier conditions.
How an air quality monitor should
work for you There are certain features that one should look for in an air quality monitor (AQM) to ensure maximum performance and accurate detection of all problems in an internal space.
Not all contaminants are just made of compounds, but also include metal, soils, acids and dust. A good particulate air quality monitor should be able to detect particles of at least 2.5 microns, some can detect even smaller at one micron which can be inhaled and cause respiratory health problems.
For easy management, it’s preferable to choose an AQM that can link with existing HVAC systems and adjust ventilation outputs as necessary.
Precise measuring depends on the calibration capabilities of your AQM. This is not yet governed by set legislation, so standards vary in the marketplace. End-users may find themselves stuck with a device that cannot measure consistently or correctly. A more preferable system is one calibrated to a referenced standard for interior air quality.
An AQM that updates, records and monitors data regularly by measuring in real time is preferable and
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more accurate. Air quality imbalances due to excess contaminants can be addressed faster if there’s simultaneous measurement and detection of harmful contaminants and their fluctuations. This is particularly useful in confined or low air exchange spaces, where the occupants’ health is at risk if there’s a sudden elevation in airborne contaminants.
Access to data recorded on the cloud means that air quality performance can be studied, and benchmarks set for future improvements.
Thanks to technological advances, there are now AQMs that can measure more than one compound at once with high levels of sensibility and advanced selective properties. This allows one device to recognise and differentiate multiple compounds, while minimising cross- sensitivity effects.
It's about adjusting priorities Children contribute the least to air pollution but are the most vulnerable and pay the highest cost. One or two decades ago, parents and teachers probably never thought that school would pose a significant health threat beyond scrapes in the playground.
However, being aware of risks, and using technology to gather data enables change. It’s either rectify the damage, or risk health and wellbeing. The former is an investment that pays in the short and long term.
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