Air Pollution Detection
Pollution Detection and Air Quality Mapping
Atmospheric Analytical Services provides a unique and innovative pollution detection and air quality monitoring service package designed to identify gas leaks at industrial plants, locate and measure degassing fumaroles in volcano craters, and to monitor the ambient air quality in cities, industrial areas and other various environments.
We use both Sniffer4D and Kunak devices depending on the project requirements. The Kunak has a cloud based system you could log into and monitor the air quality wherever the device is installed.
Kunak is a permanently based station with SO2, H2S, CO2, NO₂ and PM. Various other sensors can also be integrated into the system.We are here to help you build this initiative and support your air quality project both commercially and academically.
Unmanned Aerial Systems are quickly revolutionizing the way atmospheric scientists are collecting data around the most extreme environments such as volcanic craters, industrial plants and natural disaster zones. In December of 2022, there were significant lava flows being released from the Mouna Loe volcano in Hawaii; Earth's largest most active volcano. In February of 2023, Turkey experienced one of the most significant earthquakes ever recorded. Then, in May of 2023, the Popocantepeti volcano in Mexico started a new eruptive cycle.
In May of 2023, our team used UAS to document the activity of the Turrialba, Irazú, Tenorio, and Poas volcanoes in Costa Rica. About 1.7 Billion USD enters the Costa Rican economy via eco-tourism each year and 25% of the nation is a protected natural reserve. Many of the protected ecosystems are volcanic National Parks and some sections are considered extreme environments.
Various payloads were used in conjunction with our drone fleet to collect valuable data used for volcanic surveillance and social science. This information collected with drones was used by Universidad Nacional of Costa Rica for risk assessment and contributed to national park management. The geomatic data collected also assisted with environmental conservation, geomatic data processing for natural resource management and decision making.
There are several air quality monitoring systems we use; some are designed for HAZMAT response and others to log volcanic emissions. Our team can accurately monitor and measure; NO2, SO2, O2, VOC’s, CO2, CO, PM 1.0, PM 2.5, PM 10, O3, NO2+O3, H2S, HF, HCI, CO, CxHy/CH4/LEL, H2. Below is an example of how our customizable remote sensors surveyed and mapped the volcanic emissions of the Poás Volcano National Park from safe distances.
Poás Volcano National Park Costa Rica
