What we measure - Equipment
AirTech Lab is fully equipped for air quality monitoring measurement:
Airborne Particulate Matter (TSP, PM10, PM2.5 &PM1):
- Low volume samplers (Derenda, Tecora & Leickel)
- High volume samplers (Tisch)
(EN 12341:2014)
- GRIMM 1.108 Portable Aerosol Spectrometer. Automatic particle concentration distribution sampler (counts/volume or mass /volume) in 14 different size channels
- Aerocet 531S portable particle mass profiler & counter, can measure 6 mass concentration ranges or five particle count sizes (PM1, PM2.5, PM4, PM7, PM10 and TSP mass)
- Chemical characterization of PM for the detection of:
- Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (GC-MS Agilent 5975)
(ISO 12884:2000)
- Anions (F–, Cl–, Br–, NO3–, SO42-, PO43-) and
Cations (Na+, Ca2+, NH4+) (IC DIONEX 1100)
(EN 16913:2017)
Organic and Elemental Carbon (OC/EC) (Sunset Thermal Analyzer) (EN 16909:2017)
Volatile Organic Compounds (n-alkanes, aromatic H/C odor sulfur compounds):
- GC – TDS/FID using Sorbent Tubes, Agilent 1530N
(EN 16017-1:2000)
- Portable gas analyzer (GC-PID) for volatile organic compounds (ΒΤΕΧ) detection (GC 955)
- Portable gas analyzer (GC-PID) for volatile organic compounds and odor sulfur compounds (ΒΤΕΧ) detection (GC 955)
- Portable gas chromatograph PE PHOTOVAC with PID detector for volatile organic compounds
GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O, SF6):
- Measurements using special design sampling and analytical equipment Gas Chromatograph (GC) with FID/ECD detectors
(In house method) (THERMO Trace 1310)
Passive samplers (polar and nonpolar volatile compounds, HS2, NOx, SO2)
Inorganic Compounds (NOx, CO, SO2, O3):
- SO2
EN 14212:2012 “Standard method for the measurement of the concentration of Sulphur dioxide by ultraviolet fluorescence”
(Thermo 43i)
- CO
EN 14626:2012 “Standard method for the measurement of the concentration of carbon monoxide by nondispersive infrared spectroscopy” (Thermo 48i)
- NOx
EN 14211:2012 “Standard method for the measurement of the concentration of nitrogen dioxide and nitrogen monoxide by chemiluminescence” (Thermo 42i)
- O3
14625: 2012 “Standard method for the measurement of the concentration of ozone by ultraviolet photometry” (Thermo 49i)
Portable multi-sensor (TVOC, CO2, CO, NOx, HCHO) air sampler (AQ EXPERT)
Sensors
- FLOW II sensor (35 items): personal monitoring for PM1, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, VOCs and location tracking
- AIRTHINX IAQ (10 items): indoor air monitoring for PM1, PM2.5, PM10, CO2, VOCs, CH2O, Te, RH, location tracking
- Scendroid Flying Lab UAV sensors: PMx, H2S, NH3, CO2, CH2O, CO
- Low cost prototype sensors – customize sensors (PMx, CO)
Photocatalytic Reactor System
- Testing photocatalytic material efficiency to degrade air pollutants following EN 16980-1:2022 STANDARD
