Curved barrier shields pedestrians

The team has used airflow modelling techniques to study the effects of unique roadside structures to deflect particulates away from pedestrians

Measuring the Moon’s nano dust is no small matter

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Maryland say they are now measuring tinier moon dust particles than ever...

Royal Mail commences emissions-cutting tyres trial with electric vans

Royal Mail has embarked on a six to nine-month trial of new tyres on a number of electric vehicles (EVs). The tyres are specially...

WHO values are insufficient, say developers of European map of aerosol pollution

Researchers have measured the composition of fine dust at 22 locations in Europe, producing what they describe as a European map of the most...

PM risk for autoimmunity

Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue and inflammatory bowel diseases, finds research published online in the open access journal RMD Open.

Anatomy of a particulate monitor: The Fidas 200 explained

Palas, the German manufacturer of particulate monitoring instruments, says it is expanding production to cope with demand for its fine particulate monitor, the Fidas®...

Time to get serious about dust?

More nuisance than health risk, in traditional thinking, but no longer. Dust has been driven up the safety agenda in recent years, not just in construction. Envirotec reviews recent thinking on the topic .

Water-thrifty units trap toxic particles

Generac Mobile Products has unveiled the latest addition to its DF Ecology range, which is claimed to reduce dust and consume less water than many competitor offerings .
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Latest technologies to be on show

WWEM the specialist event for the Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring community, Telford, England, Wednesday 7th of November 2012, 9.30am - 5.00pm Thursday 8th of...
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Setting boundaries

n recent months Casella has launched an improved version of its Dust Detective Enclosure, which the firm believes will make an impact in short-term boundary and environmental monitoring in both indoor and outdoor environments
Jim Mills, a particulate monitoring specialist from Air Monitors Ltd, believes ambient dust monitoring technology has taken a major step forward with the development of a new Fine Dust Analysis System (FIDAS)

Step forward with fine dust system

Jim Mills, a particulate monitoring specialist from Air Monitors Ltd, believes ambient dust monitoring technology has taken a major step forward with the development...

Power-thrifty dust monitor stands on its own

ENVIRO Technology Services is now offering the EDM180 environmental dust monitor from German manufacturer Grimm Aerosol. The EDM180 is a stationary monitor for simultaneous,...
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Study links fine particles to death rates

Exposure to toxic air pollutants is linked to increased cardiovascular and respiratory death rates, according to a new, international study

Danger in the air we breathe

A report in September by the European Environment Agency revealed that almost a third of the people living in Europe’s cities are exposed to...

Managing dust risks at quarries

In the following article, Josh Thomas from instrumentation specialist Ashtead Technology, discusses the risks associated with dust at quarries, and highlights the vital role...

Why monitor dust in the workplace?

By Josh Thomas, Ashtead Technology

Monitor delivers advanced particulate monitoring for hazardous environments

New real-time monitoring technology identifies multiple particulate sizes at once Trolex, a Manchester-based provider of workplace safety technology solutions to the mining, industrial and tunnelling...
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Combo extends coverage at lower cost

Air quality measurement firms Aeroqual and Met One Instruments have expanded an existing partnership to offer a combination of reference and near reference particle monitors in a single integrated air monitoring package.

Flexible and future proof gas detection

Ashtead Technology has announced that the TSI Environmental DustTrakâ„¢ Aerosol Monitors in its fleet of particulate matter (PM) monitors have achieved MCERTS approval. "As...

Fifteen years on, the dust has still to settle

The estimated 1,000 tons of asbestos-rich dust released in the collapse of the World Trade Centre has the potential to claim more lives says...