Mobile deployment
Measurements at remote, temporary and non-fixed monitoring locations.
Mobile Air Quality Monitoring Station
Mobile atmospheric monitoring
Flexible air-quality measurements wherever they are needed
The Mobile Air Quality Monitoring Station was developed in 1996 to support atmospheric measurements at remote, temporary and non-fixed locations.
The van-based station is continuously upgraded and can carry tailored instrumentation for high-resolution measurements under different air-pollution conditions.
It supports scientific campaigns, public and private services, emergency response, industrial-accident monitoring, wildfire events and spatial mapping of environmental impacts.
Emergency response
Rapid deployment during wildfires, industrial accidents and pollution events.
Impact mapping
Spatial assessment of pollutant levels across affected areas.
Tailored equipment
Instrument configurations adapted to each campaign or monitoring objective.
On-board instrumentation
Mobile AQMS equipment
The standard configuration combines gas analysers, particulate-matter instruments, black-carbon monitors and meteorological sensors.
| Pollutant or property | Equipment |
|---|---|
| Carbon monoxide CO | APMA-360 analyser, Horiba Ltd. |
| Nitrogen oxides NOx | APNA-370 analyser, Horiba Ltd. |
| Ozone O3 | APOA-360 analyser, Horiba Ltd. |
| Sulphur dioxide SO2 | APSA-360 analyser, Horiba Ltd. |
| Particulate matter PM10 | F-701-20 beta-gauge particulate monitor, DURAG GmbH |
| Black carbon and aerosol absorption | Seven-wavelength AE33 Aethalometer, Magee Scientific |
| Black carbon and aerosol absorption | Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer, 637 nm, Thermo Scientific |
| Wind speed and direction | Wind Set WA15, Vaisala |
| Temperature and relative humidity | HygroClip HC2-S, Rotronic |
| Data acquisition | WinAQMS, Ecotech |
Gas analysers
Particulate matter
Black carbon
Meteorology
Some instruments are also used at the Thissio Air Monitoring Station or during other measurement campaigns, depending on operational needs.