CAS recently delivered an 8’x18′ Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Shelter of Wisconsin. The shelter will house ambient air quality monitoring instrumentation for the measurement of Particulate and Gaseous Pollutants in ambient air.
On Thursday, August 17, 2015 CAS delivered a new Air Quality Monitoring Shelter to the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection. The new shelter will be installed at the Grayson Lake monitoring site. Read the whole story here as published on the KDEP website.
Last week CAS installed another Turn-Key Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System. This system measures NOx, CO, PM2.5 and PM10 in ambient air continuously. The system also features a met tower, gas dilution calibrator, zero air generator and data logger. The gas analyzers are Teledyne API, particulate is measured using MetOne BAM 1020’s and the logger was provided by Agilaire.
CAS recently installed an 8’x12′ Ambient Air Monitoring Shelter down south. The shelter will be used to house instrumentation to measure Ozone and Particulate Matter in Ambient Air. Find more information on the performance and benefits of CAS shelters here.
CAS/Chromatotec AutoGC System Receives High Marks in USEPA Evaluation
Since 2013 the USEPA has been working to re-engineer the Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) network. The PAMS network was put into place to monitor Ozone (O3) precursors in O3 non-attainment areas. Data from the PAMS network will be particularly useful to non-attainment areas in ensuring the implementation of the most cost-effective regulatory controls
Part of this re-engineering involves conducting an evaluation of AutoGCs to determine if these systems are suitable for use in the PAMS program. This evaluation involved a two phase approach. The first phase was an open laboratory based evaluation where eight different vendors participated. The second phase is a field based evaluation where the top three rated participants from the laboratory phase would automatically advance to the field phase. A complete system from the top three vendors was purchased by USEPA for the field evaluation.
Consolidated Analytical Systems, Inc. (CAS) is proud to announce that the CAS/Chromatotec AutoGC system passed the first phase of the USEPA AutoGC evaluation with flying colors. The CAS/Chromatotec AutoGC system finished in the top three, and was the only rack-mountable system purchased and automatically sent through to the field evaluation phase. Read the full USEPA Report 
On Wednesday, March 18th the system was installed into a mobile laboratory at the RTI International laboratories in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. This installation marks the second phase (field) of the two phase evaluation. During the laboratory phase the AutoGCs were tested with controlled gasses to evaluate performance (precision, bias, impact of temperature and humidity) and operation of the AutoGC. For the field evaluation phase the AutoGCs have been installed in a mobile lab for evaluation at four field locations. As of August 2014 the locations planned were RTP, Los Angeles, Baton Rouge, and New York.
What makes the CAS/Chromatotec AutoGC system different from the competition?
The results of the field evaluation are expected to be released in late 2015/early 2016. Check back for updates on this important evaluation.
For more information on our partner Chromatotec please visit their website.
CAS installs another 9003 Series Container Air Monitoring Shelter in Alabama. This shelter provides the optimal environment for sensitive ambient air quality monitoring equipment.
CAS was busy the last week of 2014 installing a Turn-Key NCore station in West Virginia. The fully integrated station includes all equipment and instrumentation to monitor all pollutants required by NCore. For more information on the NCore network click here.
CAS recently delivered and successfully installed two ambient air quality monitoring systems to sunny South Florida. The first system went to Palm Beach and was an 8’x8’x14′ 9001 Series Air Monitoring Shelter with a walkable roof. The second went to Broward County and was an 8’x8’x20′ Near Road Monitoring System with a fully walkable roof and internal hatch.
Two 8′ x 12′ 9001 Series Shelters on the island of Bermuda received a direct hit from Hurricane Gonzalo on Friday, October 17, 2014. Wind gusts of 172mph were recorded during the hurricane. No damage was sustained to either shelter and no leaks were reported. This is a great testament to the quality of the CAS manufactured shelters.
In addition to being Associate Members of the American Gas Association (AGA), the Ohio Gas Association (OGA), and the Kentucky Gas Association (KGA), CAS recently joined the Canadian Gas Association. We have done projects all over the world, and by partnering with internationally recognized gas associations we will only continue being recognized for our outstanding quality and customer satisfaction in the areas of natural gas monitoring, ambient air monitoring, and stand alone monitors for field use. Contact us today with any questions you may have.
