Two States Add AROMA to Air Toxics Monitoring Toolbox
Comments Off on Two States Add AROMA to Air Toxics Monitoring ToolboxColorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) are adding our AROMA technology to their ambient air toxics monitoring capabilities. CARB, which already has one AROMA instrument, plans to use the second one to enhance its ability to monitor critical air toxics in California. CDPHE will use AROMA-VOC to support monitoring of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene(s) (BTEX) in ambient air near oil and gas activities.
AROMA-VOC is a sensitive, real-time analyzer capable of measuring several volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as BTEX, 1,3-butadiene, and acrolein at part-per-trillion (pptv) concentrations. AROMA can also be outfitted with an additional capability to measure ethylene oxide at less than 10 pptv in ambient air. Contact us to learn more.
AROMA to Support Newly Funded EPA Air Monitoring Projects
Comments Off on AROMA to Support Newly Funded EPA Air Monitoring ProjectsOur AROMA technology will be supporting several newly funded air monitoring projects, which are part of the largest investment in community air monitoring in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) history. EPA announced last week that it will award $53 million to organizations in 37 states to fund more than a hundred community air monitoring projects. These projects were funded under the Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities Grant Competition, which was enabled by funds from the American Rescue Act ($20 million) and the Inflation Reduction Act ($30 million).
During the application process, Entanglement Technologies partnered with multiple organizations to monitor air toxics, also called hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). Our AROMA instruments provide real-time, lab-quality, field and mobile measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), allowing our partners to fill critical capability gaps in air quality monitoring applications without requiring an expert operator. We look forward to supporting current and future community air monitoring projects with this new funding. We will highlight each funded project as it kicks off, but you can read more about all of the awarded projects here.
If you are interested in implementing AROMA technology in your community, please reach out to discuss a project!
Mobile monitoring with AROMA-ETO in Pittsburgh
Comments Off on Mobile monitoring with AROMA-ETO in PittsburghIn mid-October, the Presto Lab at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) will use AROMA-ETO for mobile monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the Pittsburgh, PA, area. The AROMA technology will be deployed in Carnegie Mellon’s Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies Mobile Air Quality Lab, which houses several high-time-resolution and chemically specific pieces of equipment to identify emission sources. “We use the mobile laboratory to map both pollutant concentrations and impacts from specific emissions sources,” says Dr. Albert Presto, a Research Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and a member of the Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies at CMU. “AROMA-ETO will allow us to better quantify sources of air toxics and other novel pollutants in Pittsburgh.” The Presto Lab also deploys low-cost sensors for long-term air quality monitoring with high spatial coverage of neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh area.
AROMA-ETO is a high-performance chemical analyzer that provides near-real time measurements of ethylene oxide and other VOCs at part-per-trillion concentrations. The analyzer enables in-field, mobile, and long-term unattended VOC monitoring at the push of a button.
Contact us to learn more about how AROMA can meet your air quality monitoring needs.
AROMA-VOC Study in Italy
Comments Off on AROMA-VOC Study in ItalyWe are expanding our market presence in Europe. Previously, in April 2022, DCMR Rijnmond Environmental Service used AROMA-VOC for air quality monitoring of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene(s) (BTEX) emissions at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Now, AROMA-VOC is undergoing an independent instrument evaluation with AQUILA, the Air Quality Unit of the European Commission’s Joint Research Center, in Ispra, Italy. Sponsored by DCMR, the study will evaluate instrument accuracy, stability, and robustness to common atmospheric interferents.
AROMA-VOC provides real-time part-per-trillion chemical detection in ambient air and other complex, real-world sampling environments. The analyzer is particularly well-suited to air quality measurements where mobility and long-term stand-alone operation provide significant advantages over traditional sampling methodologies. AROMA-VOC provides a much faster response than low-resolution GC instruments while providing the sensitivity and selectivity of laboratory multi-column GC-MS systems. The AROMA family of instruments all share a simple interface that can be accessed from anywhere and that provides long-term autonomous intervention. The intrinsic stability of the cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) analyzer core minimizes maintenance and calibration requirements greatly reducing instrument operation overhead. Contact us today to learn more about how AROMA-VOC can enhance your ambient air monitoring capabilities.
Visit Us in Pittsburgh at the National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference
Comments Off on Visit Us in Pittsburgh at the National Ambient Air Monitoring ConferenceWe are exhibiting at the National Ambient Air Measurements Conference from August 23rd to August 25th at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Stop by to talk with Senior Account Executive Aurelie Marcotte and Inside Sales Specialist Pedro Benavides about how AROMA can address a range of ambient air monitoring needs, including air toxics analysis, mobile monitoring, broad area surveys, long-term unattended stationary monitoring, and more. Don’t miss Aurelie speaking about Entanglement Technologies monitoring of ethylene oxide (ETO) in ambient air in California and Georgia using the AROMA-ETO on Wednesday, August 24th, at 2:20PM ET in Ballroom A. For the full agenda, please visit the conference site.
Mobile Monitoring with AROMA-ETO in Georgia
Comments Off on Mobile Monitoring with AROMA-ETO in GeorgiaEntanglement Technologies’ Aurelie Marcotte and Pedro Benavides were on the ground in the Atlanta area this week using AROMA-ETO to monitor ethylene oxide (EtO) in a minivan outfitted as a mobile lab. AROMA-ETO was co-located at a National Air Toxics Trend Station (NATTS) site managed by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) during the month of July. On Tuesday, after uninstalling AROMA-ETO from the NATTS site, the instrument was reinstalled in a rental minivan to begin mobile operations. The mobile lab recorded near real-time measurements of EtO in communities, urban background settings, and near commercial sterilization facilities to better understand ambient levels of EtO.
AROMA-ETO collects lab quality data of ethylene oxide in the field below 10 parts-per-trillion detection limits. In addition to ethylene oxide, AROMA-ETO provides analysis for other volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including 1,3-butadiene, acrolein, methanol, and isopropanol.
Contact us to learn more about how AROMA-ETO can convert any vehicle into a mobile air monitoring laboratory in less than an hour. No expertise required.
Florida International University Uses AROMA to Investigate Chemical Exposure After the Surfside Condominium Collapse
Comments Off on Florida International University Uses AROMA to Investigate Chemical Exposure After the Surfside Condominium CollapseDr. Lauryn DeGreeff, an associate professor at the Global Forensic and Justice Center of Florida International University, is currently using AROMA-VOC as part of an analysis of a variety of samples from the 2021 Surfside condominium collapse. A specialist in the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by analytical instrumentation and canines, Dr. DeGreeff is undertaking the research with her graduate student, Michelle Karpinsky. They hope to better understand what search-and-rescue dogs and first responders were exposed to after the condominium collapse by analyzing water collected at the site, wipes from the dogs, and other specimens. They are using AROMA-VOC to analyze these samples in order to evaluate the deployment of AROMA for real-time characterization of chemical exposures in the event of an emergency. AROMA has been used to identify chemical leaks after hurricanes and to track emission events from industrial accidents (check out some of our Case Studies here). Reach out to talk more about how AROMA could help with emergency response and other air and water monitoring needs today.
Continuous Monitoring of Ethylene Oxide in Georgia
Comments Off on Continuous Monitoring of Ethylene Oxide in GeorgiaEntanglement Technologies will be co-locating AROMA-ETO at a National Air Toxics Trend Station (NATTS) site managed by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) during the month of July. Known sources of ethylene oxide (EtO) in ambient air include the sterilization of medical equipment and chemical manufacturing, while other various background sources of EtO are not as well-understood. AROMA-ETO will be continuously monitoring EtO at the NATTS site to better understand ambient levels of EtO in urban background settings. AROMA-ETO provides near real-time, lab quality data for stationary and mobile VOC measurements. It is currently the most sensitive commercial analyzer for measurements of EtO and was shown to have method-detection limits below 10 parts-per-trillion in a recent presentation from EPA Office of Research and Development (Gitipour et al., 2022).
Contact us to learn more about how AROMA-ETO can help with ambient air measurements of EtO and other VOCs in your region.
Pictures courtesy of GA EPD
AROMA Travels Across the U.S. for Summer Field Campaigns
Comments Off on AROMA Travels Across the U.S. for Summer Field CampaignsWe are excited to announce that we have recently completed building a new AROMA to be used for pilot deployments and short-term projects! We have several exciting deployments in progress and upcoming this summer. Since returning from the Netherlands in May, our AROMA instruments have been used for monitoring projects in Northern and Southern California and Washington D.C. This week, two of our AROMA instruments are traveling across the country again to be used in Georgia and Florida!
Stay tuned for more updates about upcoming field deployments, conferences, and other happenings by signing up to receive our Summer Newsletter.
In addition to adding AROMA to your suite of air monitoring techniques, our technology is also available for short term deployments. Contact us to discuss your monitoring project.
Visit Us at A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition
Comments Off on Visit Us at A&WMA Annual Conference and ExhibitionWe are exhibiting at the Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition from June 28th – June 30th at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, CA. Stop by to talk with Application Engineer Jake Margolis and Senior Account Executive Aurelie Marcotte about how AROMA can address a range of air and water monitoring needs – air toxics analysis, wastewater surveillance, broad area surveys, and more. Don’t miss CEO Tony Miller speaking about using AROMA for mobile monitoring to map VOCs in communities on the Community Air Monitoring Panel on Wednesday, June 29th, at 3:30PM PT in the Seacliff A Ballroom.