Palas ® AQ Guard Smart Fine Dust Monitor Helps Spanish Authorities Monitor Air Quality

Since September 19, 2021, La Palma Island, belonging to the Canary Islands of Spain, has experienced a volcanic eruption not seen in 50 years.Palas®Maximilian Wei, Managing Director? After seeing the news report, the doctor ledPalas®Quickly respond and deploy immediatelyPalas located in Karlsruhe ® Employees flew to the island and installed 10 AQ Guard Smart fine dust monitoring devices. Palas ® The accurate air measurement result isSpainThe authorities provide accurate insights into the current situation on the island, enabling them to take appropriate action.

Volcanic eruption has a serious impact

According to statistics, since the eruption of the volcano, lava flows have destroyed over 742 hectares of land and nearly 2000 buildings on the island of La Palma, with approximately 7000 people evacuated from the island. Volcanic ash covers a large area, with ash columns reaching several kilometers high. Most of the areas covered by lava are rural and farmland. Nearly 60 kilometers of roads were also destroyed.

As an expert in the aerosol monitoring industry,Palas ® Not only does it cause fine dust pollution in citiessuperviseTesting has rich experienceI am also familiar with air quality monitoring after volcanic eruptions. Currently, multiple units have been used in Iceland, which has multiple volcanic landformsPalas ® Instrument, used formonitorThe local air quality.Faced with this sudden disaster,Palas®Maximilian Wei, Managing Director? The current air quality situation on La Palma Island is something we must measure, whether for civil defense reasons or for scientific research purposes, "said the doctor

Palas®Employees arrive locally to install instruments

During volcanic eruptions, in addition to the dangers on the ground, toxic gases in the air pose a serious threat to human health. Accurate air quality monitoring data can help protect people's health and take necessary measures.Palas®After the employees arrived at the local area, they immediately started installing air quality meters in and around the dangerous area on the island. Affected by harsh environments during installation,Palas®Employees feel varying degrees of throat itching and burning eyes. It is gratifying that,AQ Guard SmartThe installation progress was smooth, and it finally took two days to complete the installation of all devices. Can be used nowPalas®The equipment can better evaluate the air quality on the island.

In order to support local authorities,Palas®10 units installed on the islandAQ Guard Smart Fine Dust MonitorMeasure dust levels near volcanic eruptions. After measurement,Palas®We will report the particle size distribution of the ash to local scientists. Accurate measurement data will help obtain important information about volcanic eruption activity.

Palas®Accurate measurement

AQ Guard Smart is a durable outdoor air aerosol spectrometer certified by EN 16450 Fidas^®Based on the 200 technology, it adopts the principle of single particle scattering light measurement. Can measure PM simultaneously₁, PM_2.5, PM₄And PM₁₀It can also provide information on the particle size distribution and number concentration of 175nm-18 μ m particles, providing more references for research and regulatory departments. It is easy to achieve bidirectional connection through standard protocols such as ASCII or direct transmission through UDP protocol. To achieve self-sufficient operation, the system can be operated through external batteries with or without solar support. In order to better understand and explain the fine dust pollution and its sources, meteorological stations can be equipped for the equipment. Integrate sensors according to standards for recording temperature, humidity, and pressure. And all Palas used for fine dust measurement^®Like the system, AQ Guard Smart can operate stably for a long time and achieve on-site calibration through standard monodisperse particles.

AQ Guard SmartFine dust monitoring device

Product advantages

? baseCertified Fidas ® The technology of the 200 series (EN16450 and MCERTS)

? Easy and fast installation

? Configure through Wi Fi hotspot, remote, and external touchpad

? Communication via GPRS/3G/4G/Ethernet/Wi Fi

? Scalable weather station/external battery/solar energy

? Simultaneously measure Cn and PM₁、PM_2,5、PM₄、PM₁₀High time resolution

? Particle measurement range 0.175-20000 nm, up to 100 mg/m3 mass concentration or 20000 particles/cm3 (single particle analysis)

? Continuous simultaneous real-time measurement at second by second resolution

? Real time visualization of measurement data and process

? You can use Palas ® PDAnalyze software evaluates data and parameters

? Real time transmission of measured data without the need for post-processing or adjustment

Application field

? Highways, railways, ports

? Smart City Project

? Open pit mines or landfill sites

? construction site

? Industry: Production process, handling of bulk materials (mixing, unloading, storage, packaging, etc.), factory monitoring

? Urban environmental monitoring

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