Air Quality Monitoring

Air Quality Monitoring

IAS Laboratories in partnership with Axis Environmental Services provide a full range of air quality monitoring services which include:

Occupational Air Quality Monitoring in line with NIOSH and OSHA standards.

Occupational air quality monitoring is undertaken to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees and to ensure the employer meets their legislative requirements.

Stack Emissions Monitoring through Air Scientific Ltd. which is accredited to ISO 17025 by INAB for all parameters required by the EPA, as per the policy on Monitoring of Stack Emissions to Air at EPA licensed sites.

• Total Organic Carbon (TOC) EN12619
• Sulphur Dioxide – EN14791
• Sulphur Dioxide – TGN21
• Carbon Monoxide – EN15058
• Oxygen – EN14789
• Nitrogen Oxides – EN14792
• Particulates – High Range ISO9096
• Particulates – Low Range – EN13284-1
• Gas Temperature and Velocity – EN13284
• Dioxins – EN1948
• Water Vapour – EN14790

Complete Air Dispersion Modelling as part of Environmental Impact Assessment Reports which can be required for new and existing industries.

Modelling will predict the potential ground level concentration of pollutants arising from both the development and background concentrations combined.  Assessments, case scenarios and adjustments can be made of the project to ensure EC Directives are not contravened as result of the proposed development.

The model used is Breeze Aermod. AERMOD is the state-of-the-science, steady-state Gaussian air dispersion model that is EPA-approved for most refined modelling scenarios.

BREEZE AERMOD is an enhanced version of the EPA-approved AERMOD that provides modelers with the tools and functionality required to perform air quality analyses that help to address permitting, regulatory, and nuisance issues, perform academic research, and assist companies worldwide with capital planning.

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

Parameters include:

• Dustfall by Bergerhoff Method
• Hydrogen Sulphide
• Metals
• Crystalline Silica
• Biological Parameters/ Bioaerosols
• Mercaptans
• VOCs and Hydrocarbons
• NOX, CO, Ozone, SO2
• Ammonia
• Dioxins and Furans
• PM 10, 2.5, 1.0
• Bacteria, Fungi, Spores, Pollen
• Odour
• Additional Parameters available on request