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Gather air quality data more •quicklywiththeworld’sfirst„out-of-the-boxplug-and-play“com-pactmultigasairqualitymoni-toringsystem.

Measureanywhereyouwantdue•toverycompactdimensions.

Measureawidevarietyofpollut-•antsinamodularplatform-withuptosevenambientairanalyz-ersmeasuringCO*, NO/NO2/NOX

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*, H2S,VOCandnew:PM10andPM2.5aswellasavarietyofIndoorAirQualitySensors.TailorittoyourspecificneedswithouruniqueSIPsensorinterfaceplatform.

Accessthemonitoringandraw•datawithoutspecialsoftware -standardinternetconnectionandwebbrowserwilldo.

Profitfromthelowestoperating•costintheindustryandmodularupgradablearchitecture.

Reducemaintenanceeffortbased•onremotediagnosticsandup-datecapabilityaswellasau-tomaticdataback-upservices,easyon-sitemaintenanceaccesswhilestillofferingaburglarproofdesign.

Blend-ineasilyorstandout•prominentlyinanyenvironmentbyunlimiteddesignpossibilities

*SensorsusingReferenceMethodology!LIVE ON AIR

Airqualityexpertshavecometotheunderstandingthatambientairqualityparticular-lyforhealthcriticalpollutantsisclearlyatopicofsmall-scaleassessment.Localmi-croclimaticconditionsregardingpollutanttransport,crossreactionsetc.maycreateanairqualitysituationdifferingsignificantlyfromamoreaggregateobservation.Addingshorttermpollutionexposurerisksastheyhavebeenproveninmanyepidemiologicalstudiestothegeographicalsmallscale,makesiteasytoseewhyanewgenerationofmonitoringsystemswasneeded:Portable,withminimumspaceandsupplyrequire-ments,continuoushighqualitymeasurementusingreferencemethodsensorswher-everpossible;inshort:theairpointer®.

Miniaturizationandhighlevelsystemintegrationhasmanybenefitsbothtotheuserandtothepublic,fromarathermeasurementrequirementdrivendefinitionofthemonitoringlocationascomparedtospaceavailabilityorreducedvisualobtrusioninpublicspaces,ultrashortset-uptimeandloweroperatingexpensesandminimizedenergyconsumption.

Nextgenerationmonitoringsystemalsoextendstotheresults.Operatingambientairqualitymonitoringnetworkstypicallyrequiredproprietarysystemsandsoftwarefordataaccessandintegration.Nolonger:Theairpointer®iscontinuously„liveonair“asawebserverenablinganybodywithaninternetconnectionandawebbrowserand,ofcourse,thecorrectaccessprivileges,toreadandanalyzedata,lookatmaintenanceandcalibrationlogs,updatethesystemconvenientlyfromanywhereintheworldorrespondtopredefinablepushservicesrangingfrommaintenanceinformationforser-vicestafftolocal„broadcasting“ofenvironmentaldata.

Theairpointer®astheleaderofthenewgenerationofmonitoringsystemsoffersauniqueopportunity:Firstclassairqualitymeasurementathotspotsoranyotherpointofinterestutilizingturn-keysystemsfeaturesthatenablecosteffectivemonitoringbyamuchlargercommunityofusersasitissimpletosetup,operateandmaintain.Asoneindustryexpertdidputitafterhavinglearnedabouttheairpointer®:

„Ambientairmonitoringhasfinallyarrivedinthe21stcentury“.

1:30 pm, airpointer® arrives and is mounted to the crane

1:37 pm, airpointer® is lifted up to a lamp post

1:40 pm, airpointer® is adjusted

1:43 pm, brackets are fixed

1:48 pm, airpointer® is mounted and secured

1:53 pm, airpointer® is connected to the power and turned on

2:00 pm, airpointer® is booted, starts measur-ing and the monitoring data are available imme-diately from the opera-tor’s web browser.

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SensorsforIndoorAir Quality

Particulate Matter AnalyzingModule

VolatileOrganicCompounds AnalyzingModule

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NONO2NOX

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NitrogenOxidesAnalyzingModule

SulfurDioxide/HydrogenSulfideAnalyzingModule

SO2 H2S

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COCarbonMonoxideAnalyzingModule

OzoneAnalyzingModule

MeteorologySensor

ZeroAirSupply

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PowerSupply

AirCondition

AirInlet

SizeSelectiveInletforParticulateMatterMonitor

Sample Flow Rate: <3000cc/mindependingonconfiguration +2000cc/minforParticulateMatterMonitor

Operating Temperature Range: -20to+40°C(sensorspecsvalidwithinthisrange)

Optionalheaterfor-40°Cavailable. Forhighertemperaturesanadditionalshelterwithadditionalairconditionerisavailable.

Dimensions (WxDxH): BaseUnit2D(uptotwodrawers): 740x352x831mm/29.1x13.9x32.7in BaseUnit4D(uptofourdrawers): 740x352x1067mm/29.1x13.9x42in

Weight: airpointerBaseunit2D:65.8kg/145lb airpointerBaseunit4D:73.9kg/162.9lb O3AnalyzingModule:5.8kg/12.8lb SO2AnalyzingModule:8.5kg/18.7lb COAnalyzingModule:9.0kg/19.8lb NO/NO2/NOXAnalyzingModule:12.0kg/26.5lb PMAnalyzingModule:<4.0kg/8.8lb

Power: 230VAC/50Hz,typically500W,peaksuptomax.670W 110VAC/60Hz,typically500W,peaksuptomax.670W (for average airpointer® with 4 analyzing modules)

Configuration: Anycombinationof1to7analyzermodulesandvariousmeteoro-logicalandothersensorsispossible,upgradable.

Main Features: Sheltermadeofdouble-wallcoatedaluminumplateprovidingex-cellentisolationagainsttemperatureandelectricalradiation.

Twostandardcylinderlocksformaindoorandmaintenanceaccessdoor,whichcouldalsobepartofakeysystem.

Internalairconditionerandtemperaturemanagementsystempro-vidingoptimizedenergyconsumption.

Rugged,unobtrusiveandburglarproofdesigntoallowapplicationsinpublicrooms.

Analyzingmodulesondrawersforeasyexpansionofthesystemaswellasgoodserviceability.Cablesandtubingprotectedagainstmechanicaldamage.

Internalzeroairsupplyforperiodicalzerocheckorcalibration.Optionalspangassupplyavailable.

ThepowerfuldatamanagementsystemsallowsimplementationofadditionalmonitoringdevicesincludingparticulatemattermonitorsliketheTEOM/FDMSoraBeta-gauge.

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Twodifferentsizesavailable:4Dfor4analyzingmodulesand2Dforupto2modules,eachwithspaceforadditionalsensors.

Bracketswithvariablediameter for mast mounting.

Bracketswithfixed60mmdiameterformastmounting.

Easytransportationwiththeairpointer® mobilelift.(Unit is mounted on the lift).airpointer®maybemovedupanddownusingahydrauliclift.

Brackets for wall mounting.

Dedicatedforon-siteapplication

Thefrontoftheairpointer® may have customdesigne.g.basedonthecom-panylogoandcoloroftheownerorofthesponsor,ordesignedbyanartist.

Optionalmastlift,airpointer® maybemovedupanddownusinganelectricallift.Soon-sitemaintenancemaybeper-formedwithoutusingaladder.

Variousoptionsforwalland

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transportationdevices as well as hoistsavailableon

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airpointer® moni-toring pollution caused by traffic at a highway. Data may be used to op-erate traffic control system.

airpointer® at a remote site in the Alps.

airpointer® moni-toring air quality in a historical city center. No other monitoring system could be placed at such narrow places.

airpointer® on site

Withtheairpointer®,buildinganetworkofairmonitorsisjustafew clicks away.

Simplyputanairpointer®ontothemeasuringsite,itwilloper-atecontinuously,storingeverydatawithmulti-yearcapacityonitsownharddisk.Accesstothedataandtheinternalparam-etersisgivenremotecontrolledbyModem(GSM,GPRS,UMTS)orLAN(directly,cableorwire-less).

Itsruggedoutdoorshelteristemperaturecontrolledandequippedwiththeinfrastructureofacompletetraditionalmea-surementstation.

Theairpointer®isoperatedsim-plyviayourwebbrowser.Easyinstallation,„plugandplay“designanditsmobilitymakestheairpointer®youranalyzerofchoiceformodernambientairmonitoring.

Itsmodularlayoutandad-vanceduserinterfacegivesyoutheflexibilitytofulfilltoday’sandfutureneeds.

Theairpointer® is the idealtoolforfenceline-typemonitoringofcom-bustiongasandvolatileemissions.ItisabletomeasureCO,O3, SO2andNO/NO2/NOX withitsstandardrefer-encemethodsensorsoverawiderangeofconcen-tration.Duetoitsopenplatformdesignothersensorscaneasilybeadded.Meteorologicalparameterssuchaswindspeedandwinddirectionaredeter-mined,too.Tobeabletoreactquicklyandprudentlyincaseofaccidents,theairpointer® continuouslyprovidesrealtimeinformation.

Harbour sites•

Industrial •plants

Power plants•

Airports•

Combustion •processes

Volatile emis-•sions

Dump sites•

Road tunnel pollu-•tion control

Scientifictunnel •measurements

Underground sta-•tions

Rail tunnel moni-•toring

Monitoring during •construction

Fastresponsetimeallowstocharacterizechangesandpeaksintunnelairpollution.

airpointer® inindustryandtransportation HotSpotsandotherPointsofInterest

Component OzoneO3

EUDirective/EPAMethodology UltravioletPhotometry(EN14625)

MeasuringPrinciple UltravioletPhotometry

Range Dynamic,upto20ppm

Zero Noise 0.25ppbRMS

LowerDetectableLimit: 0.5ppb

ZeroDrift(24hour): <1ppb

SpanDrift: +/-1%ofreadingor1ppb(whicheverisgreater)

ResponseTime: <30seconds

Precision: 1ppb

Linearity: +/-1%ofreading>100ppb

SampleFlowRate: approx.1000ml/min

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Ozone

Health and Environmental Effects

Acuteeffectsincluderespiratorysymptoms,changesinpulmonaryfunction,increasedrespira-torysensitivityandrespiratoryinflammation.Ozonedamagestheleavesoftreesandotherplants(photooxidation),ruiningtheappearanceofcities,nationalparks,andrecreationareas.

About Ozone

Ozoneisahighlytoxiccorrosivesubstanceandacommonpollutant.Ozoneisformedintheatmospherebyreactionofnitrogenoxides,hydrocarbons,andsunlight.Somekindsofelec-tricalequipment,e.g.televisionsets,photocopiersandelectricmotors(whichusebrushes),generatesuchanamountofozonethatapersoncaneasilysmellit.

Measuring Principle: Ultraviolet Photometry (EN 14625)

O3 / Ultraviolet Photometry FromahighenergyUVlampabeamgoesalternatelythroughtwotubes,whicharefilledwiththesamplegasalternatelywiththeozonesampleandwithasamplewheretheozoneisfil-tered.Thedecreaseofthelight’sdensity,resultingfromthepresenceofozone,ismeasuredwithtwodetectorsattheendofthetubes.Two-pathdesignensurescorrectionofpossiblechangesinlightintensity.

Sources: WHO Regio nal Publications, European Series, No. 91, „Air quality guidelines for Europe“, 2nd edition, 2000; GESTIS Stoffdatenbank (http://www.hvbg.de/d/bia/fac/stoffdb/index.html); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (www.epa.gov)

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Schematic Flow of the Ozone Analyzing Module

Azeroairsourceisincludedineveryairpointer®,soazeropointcheckcanbeperformedperi-odicallye.g.onceaday.Aninternalozonegeneratorisoptionallyavailableforaperiodicalspanpointcheck.

Component CarbonMonoxideCO

EUDirective/EPAMethodology Non-dispersiveInfrared(NDIR)(EN14626)

MeasuringPrinciple Non-dispersiveInfrared(NDIR)

Range Dynamic,upto1.000ppm

Zero Noise 0.02ppmRMS

LowerDetectableLimit: 0.04ppm

ZeroDrift(24hour): <0.1ppm

SpanDrift(24hour): +/-1%ofreading>10ppm


Precision: +/-0.1ppm

Linearity: +/-1%ofreading<1000ppm

SampleFlowRate: approx.500ml/min

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Asufficientexposuretocarbonmonoxidecanreducetheamountofoxygentakenupbythebraintothepointthatthepersonbecomesunconsciousandcansufferbraindamagefromshortnessofoxygen.Carbonmonoxidemaycontributetothegreenhouseeffectandglobalwarming.

About Carbon Monoxide

Carbonmonoxideisahighlytoxicandflammablegas,whichisamajorproductoftheincom-pletecombustionofcarbonandcarbon-containingcompounds.Environmentaltobaccosmokeindwellings,offices,vehiclesandrestaurantscanraisetheav-eragecarbonmonoxideconcentrationsaswell.

Measuring Principle: Non-dispersive Infrared (NDIR)(EN 14626)

CO / Non-dispersive InfraredAbeamfromaninfraredsourcegoesthroughachamberfilledwithsamplegas.Carbonmonox-ideabsorbslightandthisdecreaseismeasuredbyaphoto-detector.


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Schematic Flow of the Carbon Monoxide Analyzing Module

ACOscrubber(catalyticconverter)removesCOoutofthesample,soazeropointcheckcanbeperformedperiodicallye.g.onceaday.AninternalCOsourceisoptionallyavailableforaperiodicalspanpointcheck.

Component SulfurDioxideSO2andHydrogenSulfideH2S

EUDirective/EPAMethodology UltravioletFluorescence(EN14212)-forSO2

MeasuringPrinciple UltravioletFluorescence




ZeroDrift(24hour): <1ppb

SpanDrift(24hour): +/-1%ofreading>100ppb


Precision: 1%ofreadingor1ppb(whicheverisgreater)

Linearity: +/-1%ofmaximum>100ppb

SampleFlowRate: 500ml/min

Azeroairsourceisincludedineveryairpointer®,soazeropointcheckcanbeperformedperi-odicallye.g.onceaday.AninternalSO2and/orH2Ssourceisoptionallyavailableforaperiodi-calspanpointcheck.

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Theeffectsobservedincludereductionsinpulmonaryvolume,increasesinbreathingresistanceandsymptomssuchaswheezing,chesttightnessorshortnessofbreath.Italsocouldleadtoheadacheandnausea.

Sulfurdioxideisoneofthemajorprecursorsofacidrain,whichacceleratescorrosionofbuildingsandmonumentsaswellasitacidifiessoils,lakesandstreams.Furthermore,itleadstoreducedvisibility.

H2Sdestroyshemoglobinandparalyzestheintracellularrespiration.Incontactwithhumidityatmucusmembranesitconvertstoalkalinesulfidescausingheavyirritationsineyes,nose,throatandlung.H2Sisneurotoxic.ThebadsmellofH2Sisunbearable.Thelowerlimitofdetectionbyhumansmaybeaslowas2ppb.BecauseofitsacidityH2Sisaverycorrosivegas.Itdamagesswitchpanelsandotherelectronicsintheplants.

AboutSulfurDioxideandHydrogenSulfide

Sulfurdioxide(SO2)isanacidtasting,colorless,pungentsmellingandtoxicgas.Majorsourcesareheatandpowergenerationfacilitiesthatusepoorqualityoilorcoalcontainingsulfur.

HydrogenSulfide(H2S)isahighlytoxicandcorrosivegaswithabadsmell.H2Sisaproductofbiogenousdigestion.Itcanbefoundinrefineries,blastfurnaces,pulpandpaperindustry,gasworks,coking-,wastewatertreatment-andbiogasplants.

SO2 Measuring Principle: Ultraviolet Fluorescence (EN 14212)

ThesamplegasislightedwithanUVlamp,whichcausesthesulfurdioxidepartofthegastoabsorbenergy.Theabsorbedenergyisemittedasalightpulse(photon)shortlyafterwards,whichismeasuredwithaphotomultipliertube.


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Schematic Flow of the Sulfur Dioxide/ Hydrogen Sulfide Analyzing Module

H2S Measuring Principle: Thermal Conversion to SO2

SO2isscrubbedfromthesamplegas.H2SisthermallyconvertedtoSO2andmeasuredbyUV-fluorescence.EquippedwithanH2S-moduletheairpointer

®iscapabletomeasureH2Sonly,SO2onlyorbothcyclingwithaminimumswitchingtimeof5minutes

Component NitrogenOxidesNO/NO2/NOX

EUDirective/EPAMethodology Chemiluminescence(EN14211)

MeasuringPrinciple Chemiluminescence




ZeroDrift(24hour): <0.4ppb

SpanDrift(24hour): +/-1%ofreading>100ppb


Precision: 1%ofreadingor1ppb(whicheverisgreater)@<500ppb

Linearity: +/-1%ofreading>100ppb

SampleFlowRate: 1000ml/min

Azeroairsourceisincludedineveryairpointer®,soazeropointcheckcanbeperformedpe-riodicallye.g.onceaday.AninternalNO2sourceisoptionallyavailableforaperiodicalspanpointcheck.

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Health and Environmental EffectsNitricoxidehasamultitudeofeffects,primarilyinthelungbutalsoinotherorgans,suchasthespleenandtheliver.Intheblooditleadstothecreationofmetahemoglobin,whichcannottrans-portoxygen.Nitricoxideintheairmaylaterconverttonitricacidinacidrain.Furthermore,bothNOandNO2participateintheozonelayerreduction.

Measuring Principle: Chemiluminescence(EN14211)

NO/ NO2/NOX / ChemiluminescenceNitricOxidesinthesamplegasreactwithozoneandthisreactionresultsinelectricallyexcitedmolecules.Thesemoleculesreleasetheirexcessenergybyemittingphotons,whicharemea-suredbyaphotomultipliertube.Theairpointer®NOXModuleisequippedwithadelaylooptoallowNOandNO2resultsfromtheidenticalsample.


About Nitrogen OxidesThenitricoxide(NO)moleculeisquitereactiveandunstable.Inambientair,itreactswithoxy-gentoformthetoxicnitrogendioxide(NO2).Humanactivityhasdrasticallyincreasedtheproductionofnitricoxideincombustionchambers,e.g.carenginesandpowerplants.ThephaseinofnewNO2thresholdsvalueswillmakethenitrogenoxidesasubjectofmajorpublicinterest.

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Schematic Flow of the Nitrogen Oxides Analyzing Module

Component Particulate Matter PM

EUDirective/EPAMethodology filtersamplingfollowedbygravimetricanalysis

MeasuringPrinciple Nephelometry

Range Dynamic,upto2500µg/m3

LowerDetectableLimit: <1µg/m3

ZeroDrift(24hour): <1µg/m3

SpanDrift(24hour): +/-1%ofreading


Precision: 1µg/m3

SampleFlowRate: 2l/min

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AnumberofstudieshaveshownshorttermcardiovasculareffectsrelatedtoPM,adirectrela-tionbetweenthenumberofheartattacksandthePM-concentrationhasbeenproven.Longtermeffectsarethetoxicityoftheparticlesitself,theirpotentialtocarryandholdtoxiccompoundsintherespirationsystemandirritationoftheimmunesystemduetotheircontinu-ancedeepinlungsandbronchialtubes.

About particulate matter (PM10 / PM2.5)

PM10andPM2.5arenotasinglecompoundbutthemassconcentrationofallparticlessmallerthan10µm(PM10)or2.5µm(PM2.5)indiametersuspendedintheambientair.Especiallyinareaswithhightrafficrelatedpollutionthethresholdvaluesforthispollutantsarefrequentlyexceeded,whichmakesthempollutantsofmajorpublicinterest.

Measuring Principle: Nephelometry

NephelometerTheairpointerPMmoduleusesawellprovenopticalmethod,thenephelometry.Asampleheaterminimizeshumidityeffects.Itusesalight-scatteringphotometerwithanear-IRLED,asilicondetectorhybridpreamplifierandasourcereferencedetector.

Thelightscatteredisproportionaltotheparticleconcentration.Thisisthefastestparticleconcentrationmeasurementwithhighprecisionandverylowdetectionlimit.Theremightbeadependencyonparticlepropertiesforthecalculationofthemassconcentration.

Theairpointer®PMmoduleequippedwithaTSPhead.ToswitchtoPM10orPM2.5measure-mentstheoperatorsimplyhastochangetosizeselectivesampleinletswhichareoptionallyavailable.

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Component VolatileOrganicCompounds(VOC)

MeasurementPrinciple PhotoIonizationDetectionwithspeciallonglife10.6eV-UV-lamp

Range 0.01ppmto20ppmIsobutylene-equivalent

Unit ppm

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Examples for additional sensors:

Photo Ionization Detector (PID) for VOC

VOCs(volatileorganiccompounds)arenotaspecificpollutantbutaclassofchemicalcompoundswhicharepresentalmosteverywhere(e.g.acetone,benzene,toluene,cyclohexane,n-hexane,formaldehyde,styrene,chlorinatedsolventsandseveralotherorganicsolvents).Someofthemaretoxicandsomearenot.HighVOClevelscanbetypicallyobservednearchemicalindustryandwherefuelisnotcompletelyburned.AlmostallVOCscanbedetectedbyaPIDsensor.

TrafficDataSensor

Theairpointer®TrafficDataSensorisbasedonabrandnewtechnology.Itcontainsanarrayofautonomous,self-signalingpixelswhichindividuallyrespondinreal-timetorelativechangesinlightintensity.Asaresultitisparticularlysuitableforthedetectionofmovingobjectssuchasvehicles.Evenmore,thesensoroperateslargelyindependentofsceneillumination,aknownproblemwithstandardCMOS/CCDcamerasystems.TheacquireddataareprocessedinanembeddedsystemcontainingthesensorandaDSP.

FeaturesInboundandoutboundtraffic Singlevehicledetection

Upto4lanessimultaneously Vehiclecountingoneachlane

Results for each vehicle-Date-Timestamp-Lanenumber-Vehiclelength-Time-gapinmilliseconds-Classification(car/truck)

Statisticalprocessingoftrafficdatainpreset

Timeintervals

Laneoccupation(%)

Detectionofvarioustrafficflowmodes

Warningsissuedincaseofdecreasingaveragevelocityorseparation

Further examples for implemented sensors and devices

airpointer® as platform for various sensors

Besidetheembeddedanalyzingmodulestheairpointer®hasapowerfulinterfaceforvariousothersensors.ThesesensorsareimplementedeitherviaaRS232interfaceorvia4-20mAconnection.

IncaseofaRS232interfaceadriverforthespecificsensorhastobeprogrammed.Thisisanoptionalserviceprovidedbyrecordumforabroadrangeofdevicesandinstrumentsdriversareal-readyavailable.ThislistincludesairqualitymonitoringinstrumentsfromThermoFisherScientific1), TeledyneAPI1),Horiba1),MonitorLabs1)andEnvironnementSA1)(„GesytecProtocol“)ormeteorolog-icalmonitoringdevicesfrommanufacturerslikeGill1)(WindSonicProtocol),Mierij1)(Meteoprotocol)or Vaisala1).AvailabledriversforParticulateMattermonitorsincludetheTEOM1), Partisol1),theFH-SeriesandtheSHARPfromThermoFisherScientific1)aswellasMetOne1) or Osiris1).Thisadditionalinstrumentationisimplementedlogicallyusingthepowerfuldataloggingcapabilityoftheairpoint-er®.Physicallyadditionalinstrumentshavetobelocatedeitherinaseparate“docking-station”-typeofhousingorinanadditionalcommonshelter,whichcouldalsobeprovidedbyrecordum.

Prepared for growing demands

Specialapplicationsoftenincludespecialrequirements.Theairpointer®isdesignedtomeettheserequirements.Thustheairpointer®isabletomanageandcontrolmonitoringdatafromvarioussen-sorsseamlesslyononewebbaseduserinterface.Alsootheroutstandingairpointer® features like datastorageforseveralyears,databackupandquickdataaccessovertherecordumportal,datadownloadforlocalanalysisandmoremaybeperformedforeachimplementedsensor.

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Trafficandpublicspace:Soundlevel•Pedestriancounter•ParticulateMatterSampler•ParticulateMatterMonitor•GlobalPositioningSystemGPS•UV-radiation•

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IndoorAirQuality(seealsopage22):CO• 2Formaldehyde•Humidity,Temperature•Illumination•

Indoor Air Quality

Nowadaysthemajorityofthepopulationspendsmorethan80%oftheirtimeindoors.Theregulationoftheindoorairqualityhas,however,notyetreachedthelevelofsophisticationofoutdoorairquality.Inpart,thismaybeattributedtothefactthatworkplacesperceivedashav-ingdangerousconditionswereregulatedwithworkplacestandards(OSHA,MAK,etc.)andthatforotherindoorapplicationsthescientificevidencethattheairqualitymayactuallynotbebetterthantheoutdoorairqualityisrelativelynew.Fromapublichealthpolicypointofviewitneedstoberemembered,thatunfortunatelylowin-doorairqualitytypicallyaffectsthosepartsofthepopulationmostthatarealreadymostlikelytoexperiencenegativeeffectssuchaschildren,elderlyorpeoplewithillnesses,particularlythoseofachronicnature.Lookingatthescientificdatapresentedtodate,itbecomesclearthatnearlyallresultsarebasedontargetedstudiesoftenlookingatveryspecificissuesorpollutantsusingdatafrommeasure-mentcampaignswhicharelimitedbothindurationandinqualitativeandquantitativescope.Theairpointer® platformcanchangethisasitmakeslongtermstudiespossible,offeringawiderangeofanalyzersbeingusedtocreatearealtimeintegrateddatabase.

What is affecting Indoor Air Quality?Indoorairqualityissignificantlyinfluencedbyoutdoorairqualityandthusthemicro-environ-mentofthepointofinterest.DetailedstudiesofIndoor/Outdoor(IO)-ratios,however,revealthattheinfiltrationandexfiltrationprocessisstronglyinfluencedbybuildingstandards,themi-croclimaticandtopographicsituation,makingitpossiblethatthedistributionofpollutants,e.g.inthecaseofparticulatematterchangespossiblyturningworsebyleavingonlyfineandultrafineparticlesinsidethebuilding.Anothermajorfactoriscertainlythetypeofventilation,thequalityofitsdesignandmaintenance.Nextthereareindoorsourcesofpollutionwhichvaryaccordingtotheprimaryutilisationandindooractivity.Whereastobaccosmokeismoreandmorerestrictedtoprivateresidenceswhereonealsowillfindcookingtobeasignificantparameterasmaybefiresides,officeareasmaybemoresusceptibletosourceslikeprintersandcopyingmachinesorredistributioneffectsduetohighertrafficfrequenciesorthetypeofcleaningagentsusedinprofessionalenvironments.

airpointer® on trolley for easy transportation.

Furthermore,thereareindoorsourcesrelatedtothefurnitureanddecoration,theircontributingelementsrangingfromcarpetfibrestosolventvaporsfrompaintsandadhesivesore.g.formal-dehydefrompressedwoodcomponentsandtheimpregnationofinsulationmaterialswithpesti-cides.Finallytherearebiologicalcontaminantsthatmaybebredindoorinpoorlyventilatedareas,wa-terdamagedceilingsorwallsandcarpets.

Health EffectsGenerallyhealtheffectsofindoorairqualityproblemsarefrequentlyunderestimatedsincetheyaretypicallyreportedinasubjectivenonspecificformoftenstartingwithafewrathersensitivepeoplecomplaining.Butcaseswherewholebuildingshadtobeevacuatedandproblemscor-rectedbeforethefacilitycouldbeusedagainarealsodocumented.Scientistsandphysiciansarebroadlyclassifyingcomplaintsintwocategories:TheSickBuildingSyndrome,whereresidentsorusersofafacilityreportconditionsofdiscomfort,amongothersdizziness,irritationofeyesortherespiratorysystemaswellasrapidonsetoffatigue.Buildingrelatedillnessesareclinicallydefinedwithcausesbeingwellestablished,anddocompriseinfectionssuchaslegionellosisorcertainallergicreactions.

Where should Indoor Air Quality be monitored?Inlinewiththesensitivityofitspopulation,indoorairqualityshouldbelookedatinareaswithahighnumberofchildrenofallage(Kindergarten,schoolclassrooms)orhospitalsandnurseriesaswellasrehabilitationcentres.Largeofficecentres,shoppingmallsoreventlocations(Cinemas,theatersetc.)aswellasmanufacturingareasarerelevantmeasure-menttargetsalso.Ifamplificationcanbeexpectedfromspecialtopographicoroutdoorconditions(e.g.nearbyhighwayormajorintersection)indoorairqualitymonitoringovercompleteseasonalcyclesmayalsobeadvisableasisthecaseifthereisanincreaseofreportsofdiscomfort.Theunobtrusive,portabledesignoftheairpointer® makesitanideallysuiteddevicetorunshortorlongtermmeasurementcampaignsonindoorairquality.Itslownoisesignatureenablesconcentratedworkevenatcloseproximity.Theintegrateddataprocessingmayevenbeusedtocommunicatewithbuildingautomationsystemsorfacilitymanagementcontractors.

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Theairpointerisdevelopedbypracticalexperiencedexperts.Specialcarewastakentoensurethehighestlevelofdataquality.

Calibration checkAninternalzeroairsupplyfortheautomaticormanualzerocheckisstandardintheairpointersbaseunit.Theusercanselectthischeckbeingeitheranauditorazerocalibration.

Inaddition,adailyspancheckforthemainairpointeranalyzingmodulesisavailable.Allambientgasmodules(CO,NOX/NO/NO2, SO2/H2S, O3)canbeoptionallyequippedwithspanchecksystemsintegratedontheirdrawer.

TheCOanalyzingmoduleischeckedbysmalluserrefillablecalibrationbottlemountedatthemoduleangle.

AninternalpermeationsystemisusedwithNitricOxideandtheSulfurDioxide/HydrogenSulfideanalyzingmodule.Thissystemappliespermeationtubeswhichcontainpuregasunderhighpressure.Ataconstanttemperatureaspecificamountofgasisflowingacrossamembraneatthepermeationtube,whichismixedwithaconstantflowofzeroair.

Thisenablesapreciseandreliablespangassupply.

TheOzoneanalyzingmoduleischeckedbyanozonegenerator.InthisgeneratoraconstantflowofzeroairismixedwithOzoneproducedbyanUV-lamp.

Allfunctionchecksarestoredintheinternaldatabaseoftheairpointer.Atanytimetheuserhasaccess to this data.

CalibrationForacalibrationwithexternalspangasthemaintenancedoorcanbeused.Thereisnoneedtoopentheairpointersmaindoor.Thisensuresaconstantinternaltemperatureduringcalibration.

ThecalibrationisperformedviaagraphicalInterfaceintheusermenu.Theparameterstobecalibratedaredisplayedinaconcentrationvs.timediagram.Thisallowstheusertoassessthestabilityofthemeasurementandshowsifconstantconditionsarereached.

Afterthecalibrationtheairpointerindicatesifthecalibrationwassuccessful.Inthiscaseitpresentsthenewcalibrationfunctionwhichisstoredintheinternaldatabase.Atanytimetheuserhasaccesstothisdata.

Maintenance/DiagnosticsFortheroutinemaintenancethemaintenancedoorcanbeutilized.Thereisnoneedtoopentheairpointer’smaindoor.Thisensuresaconstantinternaltemperatureduringmaintenanceanddiagnosticprocedures.BehindthemaintenancedoorconnectionfacilitiesforaNotebook(RJ485)incl.powersupply,fortheexternalzeroorspangasandthesamplefilterholderarearranged.Thefilterholderhasaglasswindowtoenabletheusertochecktheproperseatandtheneedforfilterreplacement.

Allanalyzingmodulesareequippedwiththeirownflowsensorstoeasetroubleshooting.Aleakcheckofthecompletesystemorsingleanalyzingmodulesiseasytoperform.

SoftwareAllrelevantoperationparametersoftheairpointeraremonitoredandstoredeveryminuteinthesystemsdatabase.Thisallowspreventivemaintenanceaswellasunderstandingtheinfluenceofpotentialerrorstothedata.

Extensivediagnosticfeaturesareanintegratedpartofthesystemssoftware.Aseparateprogram(watchdog)observestheoperationandcorrectspotentialdysfunctionsautomatically.

Thechangeofmeasuringsites,thecalibrations,malfunctionsandtheirrepaircanbedocumentedinelectronicformatintheairpointer’sstationlogbook.

Allerrorsareautomaticallystoredinuseraccessibleprotocolfiles.ThedatasafetycanbeenhancedviaanautomaticindependentbackupattherecordumportalwhichisoperatedbyrecordumandlocatedinasecuredatacenterinEurope.

A broad range of internal parameters is monitored for systems diagnostics.

Graphical calibration screen for easy control of the calibration procedure.

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QM&QS CalibrationProceduresandQualityAssurance

Maintenance door on the side of the airpointer

Inletforcalibrationgas

Power supplyfornotebook

Networkconnection(RJ485)fornotebook

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Thesystemisanactivewebserveraccessedbyastandardwebbrowser.Nospecialsoftwareisneededforoperation.Notonlythemeasurementdatabutalsooperationaldataliketempera-turesofheatedorcooledparts,pressureandfanspeedsarestoredinthedatabasetoenablefurtherevaluationandpreventivemaintenance.

Therealtimedataareshownviaaseparateserviceinterface.

Differentaccesslevelswithdifferentpermissions(e.g.tocalibrate)areimplemented.Theserightsareeditablebytheauthorizeduser.Theaccesstotheuserinterfaceatthedifferentuserlevelsisprotectedbyloginnameandpassword.

Thesystemprovidesthecapabilityofremotediagnosticsandcalibration.Itisabletosendoute-mailswithtextandgraphicalinformationonanyavailabledataandincaseofafailureamessagewillbesentautomatically.

AnoptionalintrusionalertsystemsendingoutSMSincaseofunauthorizedaccesstothesys-temisavailable.

Thesystemprovidesadatainterfaceforthirdpartysystems.Thecapabilityofanautomateddownload(httporftpforcsvorXMLfiles)isprovidedtobeabletotransferdataintoacentraldataacquisitionsystem.

Thepossibilityofanautomated,quasicontinuousbackupofalldataobtainedonacentralserverisavailable.Theoptionofbuildinganetworkofmonitoringsystemsviaastandardizedportalserverplatformmaintainedbythemanufacturerwillbeofferedonrequest.

Owners and administrators of more airpointer units have an overview of their instruments including a quick status information.

Optional online services include backup for setup information, measurement data or all available data in a system to provide availability also in case of emergency or computer failure.

Security and data protection is provided by the use of login se-curity and secured server connec-tions.

Unlimited numbers of airpointers can be connected over internet with the recordum portal server.

Every airpointer® can be accessed with a standard internet browser without the need of any additional software.

Any existing and future Internet connection available for Linux op-eration system can be used.

GPRS

INTERNET

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ETHERNET

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Individual login for various users and groups.

Service technicians get a quick view on the system status.

Integration into existing air quality networks by automatic plain data download.

Quick view on time series of measurement data and instrument information, both on online data and data stored in the portal data repository

Easy integration of airpointer monitoring data into web sites such as geographical information systems (GIS) or owner’s home page.

Theairpointersystemcontainsabuilt-inDataProcessingSystem.ThisisbasedonLINUXforhighreliability.ItfeaturesfullInternetconnectivityeitherviaairthroughGPRS/UMTS/EDGE/WLAN(dependingonconfigurationandavailability)orfixedlineconnectionusingADSL/SDSL/DSLorcablemodem.AnyotherInter-orIntranetusingTCP/IP-protocolcanbeused,too.

Thedataloggerhasaninternalstoragecapacityoffiveyearsofcontinuousoperation(threeaverages,oneminutebeingtheshortest).

Ithasbuilt-intemperaturesensorstoprotecttheharddiscfrombootingattemperaturestoolow.Awatchdogfunctionalityensuressafeandreliableoperation.

Connectioncapabilityofadditionalexternalgas,particulateand/ormeteorologicalsensorsisprovided.Datafromthesesensorsareintegratedintheinternaldatabase.

Forthispurposethefollowingsoftwareprotocolsarecurrentlysupported:AK,Bayern/Hessen(Gesytec),ThermoInstrument,T-API,Gillwindsonic,Mierij,Vaisala).

Download data for offline data evaluation.

DataManagement

airhopperrecordumalsodevelopedthedataloggingdevice“airhopper”.Theairhopperenablestraditional19”-typeinstrumentationincludinglegacyanalyzerstobeincludedintoanetwork.Datamanagementanddatapresentationfeaturesaresimilartotheair-pointer®.

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InformationandSpecificationsprovidedinthisbrochurearesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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ListofavailableitemsItemNumber Item Description see

page

801-000100 airpointer® BaseUnit-2D

BaseUnit740x352x831mm/29.1x13.9x32.7in singlepistonpump,comprisingthermallyisolatedcabinetincludingA/Cunit,samplingsystem,pump,zeroairgenerator,centralpowersupply240V/50Hzanddataprocess-ingplatformwith32bitCPU,256MBRAM,60GBHDDandEthernet-Connection,incl.consumablesforthefirstyearofoperation.

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801-000000 airpointer® BaseUnit-4D

BaseUnit740x352x1067mm/29.1x13.9x42in dualpistonpump,comprisingthermallyisolatedcabinetincludingA/Cunit,samplingsystemincludingpump,zeroairgenerator,centralpowersupply240V/50Hzanddataprocessingplatformwith32bitCPU,256MBRAM,60GBHDDandEthernet-Connection,incl.consumablesforthefirstyearofoperation

4-5

801-080100 -40°COption Additionalheatertopreheatairpointer®beforestartincaseofstart-uporrestartatverylowtemperatures

801-101022 MountingKitM Mastmountingkit(fixdiameter60mm) 6-7

801-101020 MountingKitW Wallmountingkit 6-7

801-101021 MountingKitM+ Mastmountingkitforvariablediameter(59-150mm) 6-7

Workshoptrolleystand Standtohanguptheairpointer®especiallyforserviceandmaintenancepurposeinaworkshop

6-7

MobileLift Trolleyforeasymovementoftheairpointer®e.g.intoandoutofacarorindoor.air-pointer®canbemovedupanddownbyahydrauliclift

6-7

MastLift Electricalliftformovingtheairpointer®upanddownon-site.Noladderisneededforon-sitemaintenancework

6-7

801-101025 Handles Pairofcarryinghandlespre-mountedontheairpointer® case 6-7

801-305010 Door lock Setof2doorlocksformaindoorandmaintenanceaccessdoor-alsopossibletohaveonekeysystemformoreairpointer®unitsinanetwork

6-7

801-004000 AnalysisModuleO3 UV-Photometrybasedmodulewithsignalconditioningforintegrationintotheair-pointer®Baseunit

10-11

801-081100 InternalSpanAddOnforO3 Module

InternalO3GeneratorforperiodicalSpanPointcheckoftheO3AnalysisModule 10-11 24-25

801-003000 AnalysisModuleCO IR-basedmodulewithsignalconditioningforintegrationintotheairpointer®Baseunit 12-13

801-081200 InternalSpanAddOnforCO Module

InternalCOsource(smallcylinder)includingpressureregulatorforperiodicalSpanPointcheckoftheCOAnalysisModule(additionalcylindersforexchangecouldbeof-feredonrequest)

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801-081205 FillingstationforCOcylinder

AdapterandpressureregulatorforregularCOcylinderfortherefillingofthesmallinternalairpointer®COcylinder

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801-001000 AnalysisModuleSO2 UV-Fluorescencebasedmodulewithsignalconditioningforintegrationintotheair-pointer®Baseunit

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801-081000 InternalSpanAddOnforSO2 Module

InternalSO2source(permtubeoven)forperiodicalSpanPointcheckoftheSO2Anal-ysisModule(withoutpermtubewhichcouldbeofferedonrequest)

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801-005000 AnalysisModuleH2S UV-FluorescenceAnalyzerwithH2Sconverter,signalconditioningforintegrationintotheairpointer®Baseunit

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801-082000 H2SModuleAddOnType UpgradesanSO2 module to a SO2/H2SModule,doneatthefactoryorthedistributorlab

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801-081000 InternalSpanAddOnforH2S Module

InternalH2Ssource(permtubeoven)forperiodicalSpanPointcheckoftheH2SAnal-ysisModule(withoutpermtubewhichcouldbeofferedonrequest)

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801-002000 AnalysisModuleNO/NO2/NOX

Chemiluminescencebasedmodulewithsignalconditioningforintegrationintotheairpointer®Baseunit

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801-081000 InternalSpanAdd-OnforNO/NO2/NOX Module

InternalNO2source(permtubeoven)forperiodicalSpanPointcheckoftheNOX AnalysisModule(withoutpermtubewhichcouldbeofferedonrequest)

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ItemNumber Item Description see page

801-007000 AnalysisModule Particulate Matter

NephelometerforindicativePMmeasurementwithsignalconditioningforintegrationintotheairpointer®Baseunit(basesamplingheadisaTSPinlet)

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801-080002 PM10 Head SamplingHeadforPM10tobeusedwiththeParticulateMattermodule 18-19

801-080003 PM2.5 Head SamplingHeadforPM2.5tobeusedwiththeParticulateMattermodule 18-19

801-006000 AnalysisModule VOC(TNMHC)

PIDsensorwithsignalconditioningforintegrationintotheairpointer®Baseunit 20-21

800-090002 SensorModuleWind Hot-WireAnemometerwithsignalconditioningfordeterminationofwindspeedanddirection,includingsignalprocessing,forintegrationintotheairpointer®BaseUnit

20-21

800-600012 UltrasonicWindSensor UltraSonicAnemometerwithsignalconditioningfordeterminationofwindspeedanddirection,includingsignalprocessing,forintegrationintotheairpointer®BaseUnit

20-21

801-090001 SensorforTemperatureandHumidity

Combinedsensorforambienttemperatureandambienthumidityincl.radiationpro-tectionforintegrationintotheairpointer®BaseUnit

20-21

801-090010 SensorforPressure Sensorforambientpressureforintegrationintotheairpointer®BaseUnit 20-21

GPS GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)embeddedintheairpointer®hardwareandsystemsoftware.GPSinformationprovidesexactpositionoftheairpointer®thusenablingtheallocationofmeasurementdataevenifairpointer®performsmobilemonitoringinmotion.

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TrafficDataSensor Opticalsystemforcontinuousmonitoringoftypicaltrafficdataincludingvehiclequan-tity,length-classificationorspeed.

20-21

800-901300 ConnectBoard Interfaceboardforimplementationofanalogdevices,switchable0-20mAor0-10V 20-21

IndoorAirQualityKit1 Temperature,Humid-ity, CO2

CombinedsensormoduleforTemperature,HumidityandCO2forIndoorAirQualityMonitoringapplicationsincl.housingtobemountedontheairpointer®andsignalcon-ditioningforintegrationintotheairpointer®baseunit(forindooruseonly)

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IndoorAirQualityKit2 HCHO/Formaldeyde

SensormoduleforFormaldehyde(HCHO)forIndoorAirQualityapplicationsincl.housingtobemountedontheairpointer®andsignalconditioningforintegrationintotheairpointer®baseunit(forindooruseonly)

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800-090002 IndoorAirQualityKit3 Air Velocity

Hot-WireAnemometerwithsignalconditioningfordeterminationofairvelocityanddirection,includingsignalprocessing,forintegrationintotheairpointer®baseUnit

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800-099100 OptionGPRS GSM/GPRSModemwithflexibleexternalantenna,powersupplyandcoaxialcabling,set-upundercustomersresponsibility

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800-099102 OptionGPRS-installa-tionkit

Flexibleexternalantenna,powersupplyandcoaxialcabling,modemtobepurchasedlocally

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portal.servicesSetup Integrationoftheairpointer®intoportal.recordum.com,mandatoryforallportal.ser-vices.Anefficientconnectionfromtheairpointer®intotheInternetisnecessary.ThisInternetconnectionisundertheresponsibilityoftheairpointer®operator;Internetfeeisnotincluded.

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portal.services SystemBackup

WeeklybackupoftheSystemConfigurationonportal.recordum.com 26-29

portal.services MeasurementDataBackup

OnlinebackupofallMeasurementDataaccordingtotheactualconfigurationoftheairpointer®onportal.recordum.comforinstantbroadbandaccesstothedataanddatasafety

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portal.services FullDataBackup

Onlinebackupofthecompleteairpointer®databaseonportal.recordum.comforin-stantbroadbandaccesstothedataanddatasafety

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recordum Service Additionaltechnicalsupport,usertrainingonsite,customerspecificprogramming,specialconstruction

Pleasecontactyourlocaldistributororusethecontactinformationonwww.recordum.com

Theairpointer®isdesignedandmanufacturedaccordingtoISO9001:2000. recordum® wasfoundedin2004,basedon30yearsofexperienceinairqualitymonitoring.

©2007byrecordum® MesstechnikGmbH,Jasomirgottgasse5,2340Mödling,Austria,[email protected]

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Theairpointer®providesthelowestoperatingcostintheindustryresultingfromahighlyopti-mizedenergymanagementsystemandlowmaintenanceneeds.Theairpointer®requiresonly10%ofthespaceofatraditionalmonitoringstation,hasonly10%weight,consumeslessthan10%electricityandreducestheneedofon-siteservicethroughtheremoteservicefeature.Thisiswhytheairpointer®isthebestperformingairqualitymonitoringsystemofferingthelowestecologicalfootprint.Accessthemonitoringandrawdatawithoutspecialsoftware- standardinternetconnectionandwebbrowserwilldo.

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