Controlling air quality is an essential task in order to enjoy optimal environmental conditions for healthy human development and to keep the environment in good condition. Societal developments are the primary cause of high levels of pollutants, especially in urban...
Methane, known chemically as CH4, is a gas that is harmful to the atmosphere and to living beings because it has a high heat-trapping capacity. For this reason, it is the second largest contributor to the greenhouse effect after carbon dioxide (CO2). It is a simple...
Tropospheric ozone (O3) or ground-level ozone is a gas found in the lowest layer of the Earth’s atmosphere, the troposphere, which extends up to 10 kilometres. Also known as surface or ambient ozone, it becomes a harmful air pollutant when it comes into contact...
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a harmful gas whose presence in the atmosphere is mainly due to the use of fossil fuels in combustion vehicles and industrial activities. This chemical compound, formed by the combination of nitrogen and oxygen, can have serious consequences...
Fenceline monitoring is the continuous measurement of air quality along the boundary of an industrial facility using environmental monitoring technologies such as sensor networks, passive samplers and optical measurement systems. In the context of industrial fenceline...
