air emissions monitoring Articles

Real-time air emissions monitoring

Due to increasingly rigorous requirements for regulatory and permit compliance, organizations are seeking more from all compliance support systems. The ability to expand systems to encompass new, or migrate existing, regulatory calculations used to monitor environmental performance is vital. Planning strategically for a scalable and sustainable system has been shown to reduce overall compliance ...

Sep. 1, 2008

By Wood Group Mustang, Inc.

Develop a `real-time` air emissions monitoring strategy for your facility

To improve air quality, states and localities are requiring more intense 24/7 monitoring of listed air pollutants from hydrocarbon processing facilities. Affected facilities must develop reliable and accurate environmental data management systems for reporting purposes. In this case history, the BP Texas City site (a refinery and chemicals plant) successfully implemented a real-time ...

Jan. 12, 2006

By Wood Group Mustang, Inc.

Supporting best in class performance case study

Challenge: A precious metals refiner retained Antea Group to evaluate and improve their EHS programs with the end goal of achieving best in class EHS performance among the industry as a way to differentiate itself and create additional business opportunity. As their current New Jersey industrial facility with deteriorating infrastructure was recognized as a significant source of the ...

Nov. 6, 2014

By Antea Group - USA

Vehicular Emission (Air Quality) Monitoring Study in Lagos, Nigeria

INTRODUCTION On October 12, 2006 residents around Lagos Metropolis woke up, to their wonderment, to a hazy atmosphere which was very unusual to Lagosians and indeed to so many people. Many were lost as to what was happening. Some schools, especially around Maryland, Ojota, Anthony and Ikeja, etc had to shut down and sent the children home. Those in relevant departments or agencies could not come ...

May 18, 2007

By Waste Management Society of Nigeria (WAMASON)

To integrate, or not to integrate...

While environment, health, safety (EHS) and quality management issues are often handled by individual management systems, the guiding principles behind each of these areas share a common link — W. Edwards Deming. The American quality guru is most commonly associated with the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle, an iterative problem-solving process used to resolve quality issues and improve ...

Jun. 16, 2011

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

Managing Global EHS Compliance case study

Challenge: Facing the challenges of operating in an international regulatory environment, a global technology company was seeking a consultant to manage its EHS compliance program across 40 countries located throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. Program objectives included ensuring compliance with local EHS regulations and internal management standards. With a ...

Nov. 6, 2014

By Antea Group - USA

Air Quality and Emissions Monitoring: What does best practice look like?

When we turn on the tap, we know that the water coming out should be of a consistently high quality. And we can choose – if we prefer – to drink bottled water instead. This is not so with the air that we breathe. Unlike the water that we drink, we have no guarantee, and in many cases no information, telling us that the air quality in our towns, cities and even rural areas is of an ...

Aug. 3, 2011

By Enviro Technology Services Ltd

Continuous Emission Monitoring Ensuring Cleaner Air and Better Safety

Emission monitoring refers to the on-going processes of collecting the data on the gases and components released in the air by industrial plants. In this article we will discuss the ABC of emission monitoring at a general level: What is emission monitoring? What needs to be taken into consideration when planning a well-oiled measuring process? What Is Emission Monitoring? By regular and ...

Sep. 28, 2018

By Gasmet Technologies Oy

Stack gas VOC monitoring

POLLUTION S.r.l. manufactures POLARIS FID analyzer, a cutting-edge technology for the measurement of total hydrocarbons in ambient air and stack emission monitoring in accordance with EN 13526 and EN 12619. This analyser is based on Flame Ionization Detection (FID), a reference method technique to measure total hydrocarbons (THC, VOC, TOC). Polaris FID is a very handy instrument because it allows ...

Dec. 23, 2013

By Pollution S.r.l.

The Portable FID for Stack Emissions: lightweight, compact, ergonomic, safe

POLLUTION S.r.l. manufactures POLARIS FID analyser, a cutting-edge technology for the measurement of total hydrocarbons in ambient air and stack emission monitoring in accordance with EN 13526 and EN 12619. This analyser is based on Flame Ionization Detection (FID), a reference method technique to measure total hydrocarbons (THC, VOC, TOC). Polaris FID is a very handy instrument because it allows ...

May 7, 2012

By Pollution S.r.l.

Air quality monitoring: establishing criteria for station classification

According to the Council Decision 97/101/EC on Exchange of Information, stations should be classified in relation to the type of area where they are located and according to the type of dominant emission sources influencing the air pollutant concentrations at the station. A detailed methodology was developed for the validation of the classification of Portuguese air quality monitoring stations, ...

Sep. 24, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

A GIS based air quality system for the Apulia region, southern Italy

A GIS based air quality modelling system has been developed in Apulia region in the Southern Italy, to support local authorities in air quality management. Meteorological and dispersion simulations were performed for the year 2005. Predictions have been compared with concentration data from the air quality monitoring network. Results evidence a good correlation between predictions and ...

Jun. 18, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Clyde companies manages air emissions relative to production using enviance - Case Study

Building material company integrated Enviance with production systems to trend emissions data and monitor internal and regulatory limits. Originally founded more than 80 years ago, Clyde Companies, Inc. was formed in 1997 to consolidate the business entities owned and operated by the Clyde family and to provide support services for its subsidiaries: W.W. Clyde, Geneva Rock, Sunroc, Gorge ...

Oct. 15, 2018

By Enviance, Inc.

Planning for a Gas Monitoring System

Do you need a gas monitoring system? Then you already know which gases you want to monitor, you probably have an idea of measurement ranges and accuracy requirements, and perhaps you have a budget for the system. But which other aspects have to be considered, and how do you actually design the system? Whether it is about air quality monitoring, continuous emissions monitoring or process control, ...

Jan. 9, 2018

By OPSIS AB

Implementation of a large real-time environmental data management system

Valero Energy Corporation (Valero) has installed and is currently completing the implementation of a real-time environmental data management system (EDMS) project at the Corpus Christi refinery (capacity of 340,000 barrels per day). The principal purpose is to enhance the existing calculations and reporting system that used spreadsheets with continuous, real-time calculations and monitoring of ...

Jan. 9, 2005

By Wood Group Mustang, Inc.

What is the difference between a gas analyser and a gas monitor?

Technically, there does not have to be any difference at all. However, semantically, “analysis” might suggest something more scientific with higher precision and better performance than a simple “monitor” which possibly suggests a more indicative output where precision is of less importance. With that said, the two words “analyser” and “monitor” ...

Mar. 15, 2018

By OPSIS AB

A constant eye on emissions

Due to increasingly rigorous requirements for regulatory and permit compliance, organisations are seeking more from all compliance support systems. The ability to expand systems to encompass new, or migrate existing, regulatory calculations used to monitor environmental performance is vital. Planning strategically for a scalable and sustainable system has been shown to reduce overall compliance ...

Mar. 1, 2009

By Wood Group Mustang, Inc.

How Does a Gas Analyser Work?

Whatever you want to detect, you need to identify a property of the object that is easy-enough to measure. When it comes to monitoring and analysis of gaseous species (atoms or more commonly molecules), it turns out that it often is possible to utilize the optical properties of the gas. You need a light source, a light detector, and a characteristic behaviour of the gaseous species in question ...

Nov. 3, 2017

By OPSIS AB

Chemical reactions at street scale using a Lagrangian particle dispersion model

In the context of the FEDER AIRCITY project, Paris City is modelled with a 3 m resolution with the purpose of computing pollutant concentration relevant for human exposition. This project involves AIRPARIF (Ile-de-France Air Quality Monitoring Network), for emission and immission data, CEA (French Atomic and Alternative Energy Agency) for HPC availability, National Geographic Institute (IGN) for ...

Dec. 1, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Book Review: Emissions of Air Pollutants. Measurements, Calculations and Uncertainties

Emissions of Air Pollutants. Measurements, Calculations and Uncertainties, edited by Rainer Friedrich and Stefan Reis. Springer, 2004. 335pp. ISBN 3-540-00840-3Keywords: book ...

Aug. 4, 2006

By Inderscience Publishers