Automatic Instrumentation for Monitoring Ambient Air Quality Near Power Plants

摘要

The main instrumentation commercially available for continuous automatic determination of ambient air quality levels of the most important gaseous and particulate pollutants is extensively discussed. The discussion is organized in accordance with specific pollutants, emphasizing the principles of operation, performance, function, and operating features in order to provide a useful criterion for adequately selecting an instrument and to efficiently accomplish this task. The advantages and disadvantages of the instrument in question are stressed and comparative remarks are made. Many different detection principles are available for monitoring a specific pollutant and this presents a formidable challenge to the user, unless the monitoring objectives are clearly defined, and the operating features, functions, and performance capability requirements of the instrumentation under considertion are well known. (ERA citation 04:031391)