EXPERIMENT

NOx & Sox by hand

meters
Introduction
• Air quality is a measure of how clean or polluted the air is. Monitoring
air quality is important because polluted air can be bad for our health
—and the health of the environment.
• Air quality is measured with the Air Quality Index, or AQI. The AQI
works sort of like a thermometer that runs from 0 to 500 degrees.
However, instead of showing changes in the temperature, the AQI is a
way of showing changes in the amount of pollution in the air.
Air quality index
• Air quality is measured with the Air Quality Index, or AQI. The AQI
works like a thermometer that runs from 0 to 500 degrees. However,
instead of showing changes in the temperature, the AQI is a way of
showing changes in the amount of pollution in the air.
Air quality ranges
 Sources of NOx
NOx pollution is emitted by automobiles, trucks and various non-road
vehicles (e.g., construction equipment, boats, etc.) as well as
industrial sources such as power plants, industrial boilers, cement kilns,
and turbines. NOx often appears as a brownish gas.
NOx is produced from the reaction of nitrogen and oxygen gases in the
air during combustion, especially at high temperatures. In areas of high
motor vehicle traffic, such as in large cities, the amount of nitrogen
oxides emitted into the atmosphere as air pollution can be significant.
NOx
• Nitrogen dioxide is an irritant gas, which at high concentrations causes
inflammation of the airways.
• When nitrogen is released during fuel combustion it combines with
oxygen atoms to create nitric oxide (NO). This further combines with
oxygen to create nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Nitric oxide is not considered to
be hazardous to health at typical ambient concentrations, but nitrogen
dioxide can be. Nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide are referred to together
as oxides of nitrogen (NOx).
• NOx gases react to form smog and acid rain as well as being central to the
formation of fine particles (PM) and ground level ozone, both of which
are associated with adverse health effects
Impact of high NOx Levels In Air
• Long-term exposure to high levels of nitrogen dioxide can cause
chronic lung disease. ... High levels of nitrogen dioxide are
also harmful to vegetation—damaging foliage, decreasing growth or
reducing crop yields. Nitrogen dioxide can fade and dis-colour
furnishings and fabrics, reduce visibility, and react with surfaces
Nitrogen Dioxide Monitor Z-
1400
• Features
• Compact and Light Weight
• Simple to use
• TWA, STEL and Peak
• Adjustable Alarm
• Data Logging Available (Model: ZDL-1400)
Description

• Environmental Sensors Co.'s Nitrogen Dioxide Meter is a hand held

instrument that measures nitrogen dioxide concentration in a range
of 0-20 ppm and a resolution of 0.1 ppm.
• The instrument makes it possible to monitor nitrogen dioxide vapor in
air. The insturment has an LCD display giving concentrations in ppm, a
low battery indicator, and an audible alarm that can be set at any level
from 0-20 ppm.
• With the touch of a button, the meter displays STEL (average of every
15 min.), TWA (8 hour average) and Peak.
Nox measurement unit
• Indoor levels of nitrogen dioxide are a function of both indoor and
outdoor sources. Thus, high outdoor levels originating from local
traffic or other combustion sources influence indoor levels. Annual
mean concentrations in urban areas throughout the world are
generally in the range of 20–90 μg/m3.