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Larissa, Natural Resources Director for the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, came by to pick up their new Air Quality Monitoring System. Vincent gave her a run-though of the components. The tribe plans to monitor environmental conditions in the area and share data on their website. Their system configuration includes: Orion AQM Plus with measurement of particles (PM2.5 and PM10); gaseous pollutants NO2, SO2, CO, and ozone O3; humidity, air pressure and temperature Orion 533 for rainfall, wind speed and direction Two radiation sensors (Combined UVA/UVB and pyranometer) Monitoring via Weather MicroServer™ with WeatherMaster™ Software| For more information about Air Quality Monitoring systems, which can be integrated with additional meteorological parameters, visit our website . (If video does not display,  click here .)

Just in time for Air Quality Awareness Week... A new self-guided presentation provides an overview of the new Orion AQM Air Quality Monitoring System with details on sensor components and features. Compactly designed to help make our environment a healthier and safer place by measuring, analyzing, and understanding the data of air pollution, the Orion AQM is easily deployable in air quality monitoring networks for urban areas, industrial sites, and transportation hubs. Orion AQM measures the most common gaseous pollutants nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and ozone, with near-reference measurement performance. Incorporating temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure, algorithms compensate for the impact of ambient conditions on the sensor elements. Additionally, Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10) in the ambient air is measured with the AQM Plus. Proprietary algorithms enable ppb measurements at an affordable price using electrochemical sensors. Link to...

Mary Walton and her patented smoke-suppressing device. For Women's History Month, we’re happy to highlight a 19th-century American inventor named Mary Walton. Living in post-industrial revolution New York City, Mary recognized that smoke pouring out of the numerous factories and trains was a problem. Determined to reduce the amount of soot that covered the city and lingered in the air, she engineered a solution: a device that directed the smoke into water tanks to be absorbed and flushed through the sewer system.  CWS continues Mary’s vision for a cleaner, healthier environment. We offer professional air quality monitoring solutions combined with meteorological parameters that provide immediate, on-site data for analysis, compliance, and decision-making.    Click here for more on Mary Walton Orion AQM Plus Sensor