lowering the cost of air testing and analysis
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Lowering the cost of air testing and analysis
Quentin Hurt (SKYSIDE)
#nextGenerationChallenger
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Low cost PM monitors
• Low cost samplers are not new
• New technologies• New applications• Democratisation of data
Uncertainty vs Cost for samplers
Certainty
Cost
Equivalent method
Perception of low cost methods
Developing low cost methodsSpecific areas of application
http://www.aqmd.gov/aq-spec
Fine particulate monitor• Reliable PM-2.5
analyser• Reports PM-10, 2.5,
1 simultaneously• Transmits data• Website backend
Instrument validation trials
R=0.895
Data democratisation
New opportunities & challenges
• Emergency response• Mapping fugitives and sources• Ventilation• Citizen science
• More data will require more reference data
#nextGenerationChallenger
Low cost CEMS
• Low cost to purchase• Inexpensive to operate• Versatile installation (even mobile)• Wide range of gases
• OHIO LUMEX Ei3000
Lowering the cost of environmental
testing
SKYSIDEQuentin HurtSkyside.co.za
(011) [email protected]
#nextGenerationChallenger
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