Case Study

Cruise ship pollution monitoring in the APB ports

APB - Port Authority of the Balearic Islands

Need

With the aim of “monitoring air quality by measuring pollutant emissions in the air of the port area and acoustic levels”, the Balearic Islands Port Authority sought to design a network of air quality stations in the ports of Palma, Eivissa, Maó, Alcudia and La Savina.

This monitoring network will allow them to know the origins and magnitudes of pollutant and noise sources in order to study proposals that contribute to improving air quality and the quality of life of users and citizens.

Deployment of an environmental monitoring network for maritime transport emissions in the ports of the APB.

Solution

The joint venture formed by Kunak and Labaqua has deployed a network of 25 Kunak AIR Pro devices to monitor pollutant gas and particle parameters and noise pollution in real time in 8 ports of the Balearic Islands.

The data is collected and sent to a cloud platform available to the APB.

Deployment of a network of 25 Kunak AIR Pro stations: 8 in the port of Palma, 6 in Ibiza, 4 in Maó, 4 in Alcudia and 3 in La Savina.
SIAM environmental data management platform for the execution of pollutant dispersion models and rollback analysis.
Data analysis for the implementation of improvement plans.
A real-time information panel on air quality integrated into the port authority’s website.
Kunak AIR Cloud platform for the operational management of the sensor network.

Results

Development of an environmental monitoring solution for ports calibrated with the following functionalities:

Alarm system, alerts and statistics in real-time.
System for generating periodic reports.
Detection of episodes of increased pollution.
Remote management and calibration of equipment.
Development of advanced statistical protocols for obtaining high-quality and reliable data that provide high correlations with official stations and reference equipment.

Project details

Customer: APB - Port Authority of the Balearic Islands

User: APB - Port Authority of the Balearic Islands

Location: Balearic Ports, Spain

Sector: Ports & Airports

Year: 2019

Parameters:

CO, O_3,NO, NO₂ SO₂, PM₁, PM_2.5, PM₄, PM₁₀, Total Suspended Particles (TSP) and Total Particle Count (TPC).
Noise pollution.
Temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure.
Wind direction and speed.

Solutions

AIR ProProfessional air quality monitoring station
AIR Pro
The most accurate air quality monitoring station

SENSOR-BASED | BEST AVAILABLE ACCURACY

Benefits
- Multi-pollutant
- Smart cartridge system
- Fully autonomous
- Real-time data
- Proven accuracy
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AIR CloudAir quality software
AIR Cloud
Multipurpose air quality software for professionals

REAL-TIME DATA | ALWAYS UPDATED

Benefits
- Secure and condifential
- Air quality reporting
- Advanced data analysis and visualisation
- Reliable data guaranteed
- Data sharing and integration
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Carbon monoxideReliable real-time data on CO
Carbon monoxide
Reliable information about carbon monoxide

GASPLUG TECHNOLOGY | PATENTED DESIGN

Specs
- Electrochemical
- R² >0.85
- Range: 0-12,000 ppb (Type A) | 0-500 ppm (Type B)
- Resolution: 1 ppb (Type A) | 0.01 ppm (Type B)
- 24 months of operating life
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Nitric oxideReliable real-time data on NO
Nitric oxide
Reliable information about nitric oxide

GASPLUG TECHNOLOGY | PATENTED DESIGN

Specs
- Electrochemical
- R² >0.9
- Range: 0-5,000 ppb
- Resolution: 1 ppb
- 24 months of operating life
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Nitrogen dioxideReliable real-time data on NO₂
Nitrogen dioxide
Reliable information about nitrogen dioxide

GASPLUG TECHNOLOGY | PATENTED DESIGN

Specs
- Electrochemical
- R² >0.85
- Range: 0-12,000 ppb (Type A) | 0-500 ppm (Type B)
- Resolution: 1 ppb (Type A) | 0.01 ppm (Type B)
- 24 months of operating life
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OzoneReliable real-time data on O₃
Ozone
Reliable information about ozone

GASPLUG TECHNOLOGY | PATENTED DESIGN

Specs
- Electrochemical
- R² >0.9
- Range: 0-2,000 ppb
- Resolution: 1 ppb
- 24 months of operating life
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Sulphur dioxideReliable real-time data on SO₂
Sulphur dioxide
Reliable information about sulphur dioxide

GASPLUG TECHNOLOGY | PATENTED DESIGN

Specs
- Electrochemical
- R² >0.7
- Range: 0-10,000 ppb
- Resolution: 1 ppb
- 24 months of operating life
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Particulate MatterReliable real-time data on suspended particles
Particulate Matter
Reliable information about particulate matter

GASPLUG TECHNOLOGY | PATENTED DESIGN

Specs
- Optical particle counter
- Up to R² >0.9
- Range: 0-1,000 | 0-2,000 | 0-10,000 ppb
- Resolution: 1 μg/m³
- 24 months of operating life
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