ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

We provide state-of-the-art source-differentiated air pollution monitoring solutions that help our partners take informed decisions in challenging settings.

LONG-TERM SOURCE-DIFFERENTIATED PM80, PM10, AND PM2.5 STUDIES AIMED TOWARDS IDENTIFYING IMMISSIONS BY

Road traffic (e.g. brake, tire and road wear)
Railway traffic (e.g. abrasion of wheels, brakes, and rails)
Industry (source-specific fingerprints)
Biogenic / organic matter (e.g. woodburning, polen, etc.)
Agriculture
Secondary pollutants (sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, etc)

SHORT-TERM PM IDENTIFICATION STUDIES AIMED TOWARDS

Airborne pollution source exploration
Airborne pollution sources identification
Airborne pollution sources identification - seasonal variations
Airborne pollution yearly monitoring + sources identification, linking to yearly particulate matter values & seasonal variations

Dust monitoring

Source-differentiated dust monitoring (coarse and fine dust) and determination of dust precipitation (LRV limits) at:

urban, industrial and rural sites
quarries and gravel pits
construction sites/tunnels

By means of passive (Sigma-2 and Bergerhoff) or active PM10/PM2.5 sampling.

Abrasion particles from traffic

Characterization and quantification of non-exhaust particles in air and water samples:

tire wear (microplastic, micro-rubber)
brake wear
road wear
road marking

Analysis of fine dust

Active and passive measurements:

Analysis of PM2.5 and PM10 (gravimetry following CEN EN 12341)
PM2.5 and PM10 characterization with automated SEM/EDX (ASPA MC2®)
EC/OC (TOT), water soluble ions (IC) and element composition (ICP-MS/AES)

Source apportionment of dust

Development of measurement concepts:

who or what has caused the particle pollution?
what is the contribution of a specific source?
solutions for dust abatement/control