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The U.S. Department of Energy and the operators of the nation's only underground nuclear waste dump said Monday they are making plans to allow specially trained workers to enter the site for the first time in weeks after more than a dozen employees were exposed to low levels of radiation during a mysterious leak. Officials acknowledge they are ...

Mar. 10, 2014

By Associated Press

The federal government's only underground nuclear waste dump remained shuttered Monday and state environment officials said they have set deadlines for the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractor to deal with radioactive waste left above ground at the repository. Dozens of drums and other special containers that have been shipped to the ...

Mar. 4, 2014

By Associated Press

Senseair and Talkpool are launching two new IoT connected indoor air quality monitors, securing both energy savings and health benefits: the Explora CO2, temperature and humidity sensor, and the Explora Particles, temperature and humidity sensor, both with LoRaWAN. A great value of the new products lies in the ...

Nov. 8, 2019

By Environmental Technology Publications Limited

Mobile fine dust monitoring device analyses air in Munich In cooperation with the environmental organization Green City e.V. and "Ludwig-Bölkow-Stiftung", Palas® monitors fine dust in Haidhausen / Munich, now. The measurements done by Fidas® Frog take place in kindergartens, on playgrounds and ways to school. The results will be available within four weeks and show ...

Apr. 29, 2016

By Palas GmbH

PPM Technology (UK) have recently completed a major deal to supply formaldehyde detection instruments to health authorities in China. PPM have supplied 120 of their hand-held instruments for detection of formaldehyde in the air – the Formaldemeter htv. The instruments will be supplied to the Government Procurement Office of Shan Xi Province. As well as this ...

Feb. 21, 2013

By PPM Technology

January, for many of us, is a strange time to focus on solar energy but a new solar power unit designed specifically to power the AQMesh air quality monitoring system can power a full-specification pod throughout any western European winter. Lithium batteries established AQMesh as the first reliable ‘small sensor’ air quality monitoring device that ...

Jan. 4, 2017

By AQMesh

Smart city projects pursue the vision of instrumenting a city with a large number of measurement ‘nodes’ and distributing this information to a range of stakeholders. But at that point different priorities emerge: IT teams are attracted by how readily data can be integrated and communicated whilst air quality professionals focus on how meaningful the air quality ...

Apr. 6, 2017

By AQMesh

Following a public consultation in 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ireland has awarded a contract for up to 44 particulate matter (PM) monitors to enhance and expand the existing monitoring network. The successful bid was submitted jointly by EMS Environmental Monitoring Systems Ltd. (Dublin) and Air Monitors Ltd. (UK). The award is a major component of the EPA’s new ...

Sep. 27, 2018

By Air Monitors - ACOEM Group

hotoionization detectors (PIDs) can provide efficient monitoring and real-time information about the presence of toxic gases, explosive limits, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and other gases in the environmental industry.  PIDs rely on ionization as the basis of detection. When chemicals being monitored have been ionized, or the ions have been positively charged inside of the instrument ...

Sep. 30, 2019

By EON Products Inc.

A device that plugs a gap in air quality data looks set to revolutionise the UK’s air quality monitoring market. The CanarIT from AirBase is a multi-sensor air quality monitoring device that has been designed as a low-cost, indicative alternative to traditional AQM stations. The device – brought to the UK market by Gloucestershire-based Enviro Technology Services – uses ...

Aug. 9, 2012

By Enviro Technology Services Ltd

Palas, the German manufacturer of particulate monitoring instruments, is expanding production to cope with demand for its fine particulate monitor, the Fidas® 200, which is distributed in the UK by Air Monitors. In the following article Jim Mills explains why Air Monitors is being kept busy by the demand for this exciting new technology. PM monitoring – the ultimate ...

Dec. 1, 2016

By Air Monitors - ACOEM Group

PPM’s Managing Director – John B Jones recently paid a visit to a number of our distributors in the Far East. He visited our best selling distributors Science International in Hong Kong where constructive discussions were held regarding future plans including Science’s strategy for the Chinese market. Science have been successful in winning a number of large tenders for ...

May 29, 2013

By PPM Technology

uHoo, a Singapore-based hardware startup that detects the quality of indoor air, announced today that it has secured Bridge funding ahead of its Series A. The round was led by Wavemaker Partners with co-investment from Seeds Capital, a real estate developer, and angel investors. East Ventures, an existing investor of uHoo, also participated in this round. According to ...

Sep. 27, 2018

By uHoo Limited

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the winner of the My Air, My Health Challenge. The Challenge called upon innovators nationwide to design a small, low-cost sensor that integrates air quality measurements with related health data, such as heart rate and breathing. Such innovations will help EPA and NIH as they continue their ...

Jun. 4, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

F&J SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, INC. (F&J) has enhanced the usefulness of its “Digital Flowmeter” air sampling systems. F&J has implemented hardware and software modifications that enable a user to select either the reporting of (1) internationally recognized reference temperature (T) and pressure (P) conditions for gas volume values or (2) flow and volume values at local ambient conditions of barometric ...

Apr. 27, 2009

By F&J SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, INC.

On Tuesday, U.S. EPA Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld, along with representatives from the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD), U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. General Services Administration, will unveil a new air pollution monitor at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The device, which begins operating on February 3rd, will be used to collect real time ...

Jan. 29, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

uHoo, has officially launched today in Switzerland. uHoo monitors the levels of harmful chemicals and toxins present in the air and provides data, alerts, insights, and recommendations via the uHoo mobile app or dashboard, accessible through any smartphone or laptop that’s connected to the internet.The device, as small as a coffee cup, is available for purchase ...

Dec. 5, 2017

By uHoo Limited

Personal air sampling pumps are bodily-worn pumps used to sample airborne contaminants that can be damaging to health, controlling the flow of air to ensure a known volume of air is sampled. Monitoring for dust is usually achieved using such devices by sampling air onto a pre-weighed filter, which is then weighed after sampling and the dust concentration calculated. Monitoring for gases and ...

Aug. 31, 2018

By Casella

On the occasion of France’s National Air Quality Day on 18 September, SUEZ presents conclusive results of carbon sinks’ initial experiments and announces the creation of a new “Air Division”. The ten engineers have developed a range of solutions to help industrial customers reduce their environmental footprint and local authorities improve air quality. Air quality is one ...

Sep. 12, 2019

By Suez

Officials monitoring the presence of airborne radiation at the underground site in southeastern New Mexico where the federal government seals away its low-grade nuclear waste said late Saturday that surface tests have shown no danger to people or the environment. Samples were taken at several sites around the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant after ...

Feb. 16, 2014

By Associated Press