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EmAIRging’s scientific team employs a suite of research-grade instruments for advanced air quality assessments, validation studies, and specialized sampling campaigns. This high-precision equipment complements the company’s IoT solutions, enabling accurate, trace-level characterization of atmospheric pollutants in both indoor and outdoor environments.

This equipment is operated both in our laboratory and, when necessary, deployed in the field — ensuring trace-level characterization of atmospheric pollutants in any environment.

Gas and particulate analyzers for many key pollutants

SO₂ Analyzer

Principle: UV fluorescence
Range: 0–1,000 ppb
Used for tracking industrial emissionscombustion sources, and validating low-cost sensors for sulfur dioxide.

CO Analyzer

Principle:  NDIR (Non-dispersive infrared)
Range: 0–1,000 ppm
Ideal for combustion source monitoringindoor/outdoor exposure, and sensor network calibration.

CO₂ Analyzer

Principle: NDIR (Non-dispersive infrared)
Range: 0–2,000 ppm
Monitors ventilation efficiencycarbon footprint, and occupant exposure indoors or outdoors.

NOₓ Analyzer

Principle: Chemiluminescence
Range: 0–1,000 ppb
Essential for traffic impact studiesurban air quality, and ozone formation analysis.

O₃ Analyzer

Principle: UV photometry or chemiluminescence
Range: 0–2,000 ppb or 0-10 ppm
Measures ground-level ozone, a key pollutant in photochemical smog and oxidation studies.

PM₁

Principle: Electrical mobility classification of aerosol particles combined with Condensation Particle Counter (CPC) detection.
Range: Up to 10⁷ particles/cm³ within a particle size range 2nm – 1000 nm
Characterization of ambientindoor, or source-related aerosols; evaluation of particle formationgrowth, and air quality exposure.

PM1-10

Principle: Optical light-scattering or real-time charge measurement
Range: Particle size range from 6 nm up to 10 μm
Used for combustion and engine emission studies, ambient air quality monitoring, occupational exposure and filtration studies and nanoparticle charge and size distribution analysis. Ideal for characterizing coarse and fine particles (PM2.5, PM₁₀).

Advanced analytical instruments

for comprehensive aerosol and gas-phase characterization — covering chemical composition and source-specific tracers.

PTR-TOF-MS

High-sensitivity, real-time detection and quantification of hundreds of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) simultaneously. Ideal for environmental air quality studiessource apportionment, and indoor/outdoor emissions analysis.

AMS (Aerosol Mass Spectrometer)

Analyzes the chemical composition of fine particles (organics, sulfate, nitrate, ammonium), providing insight into aerosol sources and transformations

Continuous Multi-Metals Αnalyzer

Principle: Automated X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry for continuous ambient air monitoring
Measurement Range: Quantifies up to 64 elements in PM₂.₅ or PM₁₀, including heavy metals and trace elements
Applications: Enables real-time, multi-element analysis of particulate matter for source apportionment, temporal recognition of pollution sources,  determination of background concentrations, industrial emission monitoring and urban air quality studies.

Air sampling systems

for Particulate Matter, VOCs, PAHs, and aldehydes using sorbent tubes and active samplers

Environmental simulation chambers

for method development, exposure studies, and material evaluations

Dual-smog-chamber system  (1.5 m³ each) for Atmospheric “perturbation” experiments or smog chamber (10 m³) constructed to provide the means for studying important atmospheric processes such as particle formation, photochemical aging and secondary organic aerosol formation. Both chamber set ups can be surrounded by UV light lamps to simulate chemical reactions due to UV light.

A full laboratory. Portable!

The mobile laboratory provides accurate measurements of key gaseous pollutants, such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide (CO, CO₂)nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide (NO, NO₂)ozone (O₃)sulfur dioxide (SO₂), as well as volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

At the same time, it records particulate matter (PM₁, PM₂.₅, PM₁₀)black carbon (BC), and metal trace elements, while also offering the capability for sampling with portable samplers.

These instruments are part of our core laboratory infrastructure and can operate either in-house or in the field, depending on the project needs.

A glimpse of the LAQS laboratory

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