Air Quality Monitoring
Air quality
monitoring and testing is an important part of environmental safety. The
Canadian Clean Air Act has established standards for maximum allowable
concentrations of pollutants in the air also known as the threshold limit
values (TLVs).Air quality measurements is either accomplished by continuous air
monitoring instruments or through air sampling- the collection of a mass of
pollutant for future in deep laboratory analysis.
The six most common air pollutants also called “criteria pollutants” by US-EPA
include: Ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur
dioxide and Lead. Other airborne pollutants such as benzene, arsenic, chlorine,
ammonia and hydrogen sulfide are also strictly regulated for their carcinogenic
and other health related effects, even at very low concentrations.
Indoor and Ambient air pollution is a major concern in many cities around the
globe, both in the industrialized and developing world causing damage to
the natural environment and disease or death to humans and other living
species. Despite legislations and regulations, most industrial and
residential buildings don’t have the proper equipments to monitor air
quality and meet regulatory requirements.
Our air quality expert is a certified air quality professional with over 25 years of experience. We usually perform a week sampling for the substance of concern in order to obtain a representative sample. We'll explain the results and give you advice.