Tag Archives: air quality

Affordable air quality monitoring for ports and harbours

Hutchison Port Holdings Limited approached South Coast Science to provide monitors for air quality monitoring projects at three UK Ports of Felixstowe, Harwich International and London Thamesport. Each site was keen to develop a method of self-regulation using a technology that was accurate yet affordable. The Need: Emissions reduction for …

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Low-cost air quality monitors inspire Scottish schoolchildren

Clean Air Day (17th June) was marked by hundreds of events across the United Kingdom. For example, Fife Council and sustainability consultancy, Ricardo, provided three Scottish classes with education packs that enable children to conduct air quality monitoring in order to better understand the issue. Each pack contains a nitrogen …

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Sensirion and s-peers: using environmental sensors to develop a concept for automated air quality assurance

s-peers has developed an innovative concept with the help of Sensirion to store, analyse and forecast air-quality data. Air quality and regular ventilation have become highly relevant in pandemic times. Minute droplets (known as aerosols) are emitted not only when coughing or sneezing, but also during normal breathing and when …

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Formaldehyde sensing made easy

Sensirion has launched its new formaldehyde sensor module, the SFA30. The SFA30’s innovative electrochemical cell design, dedicated electronics including an onboard Sensirion humidity and temperature sensor, and advanced algorithms, enables highly reliable and selective formaldehyde detection at very low concentrations. This new sensor thus targets the appliance market focusing on …

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Praxis/Urban monitors to be used for COVID-19 air quality research

South Coast Science has announced that Cranfield University has selected Praxis/Urban devices for use in a National Environment Research Council (NERC) funded project across the Oxford-Cambridge Arc. The project is funded through the UKRI COVID-19 Urgency programme. It will provide much-needed analysis and insight into how to maintain the health …

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New ScioSense gas sensor achieves industry’s closest match to natural human response to impaired air quality

The new ENS160, an indoor air quality sensor launched today by ScioSense, uses sophisticated sensor fusion algorithms to produce measurement outputs which are better tuned to the natural response of human occupants than any other sensor on the market provides. ScioSense, a manufacturer of integrated environmental and flow sensors, has …

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Section 61 Compliance – Air quality monitoring for the construction sector

Praxis/Urban units are part of a solution, allowing contractors to meet air quality monitoring requirements during construction and roadworks in town and city centres. All local authorities in London have declared air quality management areas (AQMA’s) that cover their entire borough. The control of dust and emissions during construction projects …

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Making air quality visible

Cleveron has selected Sensirion’s SCD30 CO2 sensor for its new CO2 monitoring device. CLEVER Sense enables effective and smart ventilation in closed rooms and impresses with its top measuring accuracy and reliability. The trend of measuring CO2 concentrations indoors is rising steeply. More and more studies indicate that CO2 can …

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element14 Community teams up with Honeywell for a webinar on sensors

element14.com, an Avnet Community, is hosting a free webinar sponsored by Honeywell on how to improve air quality and efficiency in HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) with sensors and switches. The webinar will take place on 9th December at 5:00pm GMT and two participants will win a Honeywell HAQ …

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Air quality instrument manufacturer shortlisted for Collaborate to Innovate Awards 2020

South Coast Science has been shortlisted in the Information, Data and Connectivity category for its partnership with Ricardo Energy & Environment.  South Coast Science operates on the principle that air quality data must be validated in the field, not in the lab. Validation in the field requires more research time …

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