airborne particulate matter monitoring News
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Phoenix home builder fined $155,000 to settle dust violations
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined with Richmond American Homes of Arizona, Inc. $155,000 for alleged dust violations that occurred at five residential construction sites in Maricopa County. The violations were discovered during routine inspections from 2003 to 2005 conducted by the Maricopa County Air Quality Department. “Maricopa County's particulate air ...
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ERM-CZ110: a new Certified Reference Material for analysis of airborne particulate matter
Airborne particulate matter is a major problem in many densely populated areas of the world. This pollutant is a mixture of particles of different size and composition, originating from different sources. The finest fraction of these particles, the so-called PM2,5,, is notoriously dangerous because it can penetrate deep into the lungs and may pass into the bloodstream causing respiratory problems ...
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Air Monitors launches nanoparticle detector
Traditional methods for measuring airborne particulate matter measure particle mass per unit air volume, usually with an upper size limit of x microns (PMx etc.). However, from a human health perspective, the particles of most interest are those that penetrate deep into the lungs. For this reason, Air Monitors has launched the Naneos Partector nanoparticle detector in the UK. The Swiss made ...
By Acoem UK
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