Sniffing out VOCs: A new approach

A fluid mechanics-based approach seems to hold the key to a new electronic nose design, claimed to provide consistent accuracy when measuring volatile organic...

Environmental hazard monitoring expert announces 2021 webinar series for dust, noise, vibration and asbestos...

Global occupational health and workplace hazard monitoring expert Casella has announced its schedule of webinars for 2021. The line-up of free-to-attend, virtually accessible webinars...

Monitoring gas emissions helps predict volcanic eruptions

To understand and predict the behaviour of volcanoes, scientists are now combining geological monitoring and geochemical models. By measuring and monitoring the prevalence of...

VOC monitor for high humidity environments

Gas sensors manufacturer Ion Science has launched a fixed photoionisation detector (PID) with 10.0eV lamp for fast and reliable detection of highly toxic total aromatic compounds (TACs) .

Instant access to real-time airborne asbestos data

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Alert Technology. Alert Technology writes: The award-winning ALERT PRO Connect is the world’s first and...

Laser methane detector goes green for improved visibility in ATEX-rated environments

Gas detection equipment manufacturer Crowcon has announced its next generation Laser Methane mini (LMm) gas detector, including full ATEX approval with a new green...

Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms

Vertical farming is increasingly being regarded as one of the solutions to the problems faced by global food production systems, and in the following...

Now with CO and NH3

United Electric Controls has announced availability of discounted beta test versions of its Vanguard WirelessHART gas sensors for ammonia (NH3) and carbon monoxide (CO) .

Buying British helped firm overcome shock

THE team behind an award-winning anaerobic digester plant has saved money by choosing a British company to supply its gas analysis equipment. Fernbrook Bio uses...

CO2 imaging

Researchers in Madrid have used a novel near-infrared-light imaging technique to capture the first cross-sectional images of carbon dioxide in the exhaust plume of a commercial jet engine. The new technology could help accelerate turbine combustion research aimed at developing engines and aviation fuels that are more environmentally friendly.

New app for gas monitoring staff

The Gasmet app is now available free of charge on both iOS and Android Smartphones, providing anyone with an interest in gas monitoring with...

Sponsored content: Take control of emissions from land reclamation

After decades of neglect, the result of land pollution has reached a level of significance which is now impossible to ignore. Many sites around the world now pose a major hazard for new construction operations and have created a huge clean-up conundrum.

Animation explains biogas analyser

BIOGAS instrumentation manufacturer Geotech has produced a short animation to showcase the features of its latest GA3000+ biogas and landfill analyser. The system allows...

Portable PID helps geotechnical firm stay on track

AWARD-winning geotechnical company BAMRitchies Limited is using an Ion Science handheld Tiger photoionisation detector (PID) for nightly monitoring of volatile organic compound (VOCs) concentrations...
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Top tips for CEMS selection

When it comes to choosing the right emissions measurement solution, there are several key factors that need to be weighed at the outset.

Making sense of ground gas with continuous monitoring

Dr Steven Goodman of monitoring expert Shaw City appraises the limitations with many existing ground gas monitoring programmes, and the opportunities that now exist...

Low-cost air quality monitors included in education packs for schoolchildren

Clean Air Day (17th June) was marked by hundreds of events across the UK. Fife Council and sustainability consultancy Ricardo have provided three Scottish...

Registration opens for WWEM 2016

WWEM 2016, the international Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring conference and exhibition will take place in Telford (UK) 2-3 November, and registration is now...

Sponsored Content: High flow pump simplifies asbestos and air sampling

Asbestos-related diseases take the lives of more than 39,000 Americans every year. Despite the material’s known health impacts, it can be found in older homes and industrial properties and continues to be used in products such as gaskets, friction products, roofing materials and fireproofing materials, posing a threat to workers in construction and general industry.

Sponsored Content: Reflections on a decade of sensing

Gas sensor manufacturer DD-Scientific writes: In 2011 we had a site comprising a single building, and were offering sensors for only six gas types and two package sizes, with a team who would be outnumbered on a football pitch.