Products & ServicesEnvironmental measurement scientists at NPL provide high quality, cost effective pollution monitoring and analysis services. All of our measurements are traceable to UK National Standards.
- Networks of ambient measurement sites exist to provide public health information, to monitor compliance with UK and EU regulation, and to further air quality modelling and research aims.
- Accurate monitoring of ambient air quality is important for regulatory purposes and industrial impact assessment. An ambient air quality survey from NPL is UKAS accredited for sampling and analysis.
- NPL offers and accurate service for the measurement of particulate matter and its constituents for both ambient air and emissions samples.
- A new method for rapid monitoring of Aspergillus fumigatus airborne spore concentration at composting facilities using highly sensitive qPCR.
- NPL promotes good source emissions measurement practice via training and consultancy. We are on the Management Board of the Source Testing Association, with whom we organise proficiency testing schemes. We have been involved with the creation of the Environment Agency's MCERTS scheme and we offer guidance on the implementation of CEN standards, e.g. EN14181.
- NPL offers a complete range of solutions from long-term routine point sampling to state-of-the-art atmospheric surveys using remote sensing techniques such as differential absorption lidar.
- NPL provides consultancy services to help industry report accurately their emission of carbon dioxide and methane, to comply with the Emissions Trading Scheme and other environmental legislation.
- It is essential to quantify the environmental impact of new and existing industrial processes to show compliance with UK and EC legislation. A survey from NPL can monitor and assess the impact of industrial plant on surrounding areas.
- NPL offers a range of validation and calibration services which support atmospheric science, emissions monitoring and measurements for security.
- NPL undertakes a range of instrument development projects, building on expertise in applying optical and analytical techniques to atmospheric monitoring.
- NPL offers a range of services related to the security sector. These include instrument and technique development for chemical and biological agents, validation of techniques and underpinning metrological support.
- NPL, as part of the NMS programme, has developed a new facility within which well-controlled dispersions of nano- and micro-particles can be mixed, conditioned and sampled.
- Accurate monitoring of indoor air quality is important to ensure human exposure to harmful substances does not exceed regulatory limits. An NPL survey monitors and assesses indoor air quality to provide an accurate account of the levels of gas present in the work place.
- NPL has world-leading expertise in the procedures used to assure the quality of all types of environmental gas measurements. Gas analysers require regular calibration and quality control in order to provide reliable results.
- NPL's Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) provides rapid, accurate measurements of airborne emissions up to 3km away from industrial plant. The DIAL technology can be used for a number of atmospheric campaigns.
- NPL offers a complete service, accredited by UKAS to ISO 17025, for the sampling and analysis of complex VOC mixtures ranging from source emissions to ambient concentrations.
- Soil probes are used to screen for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in contaminated land. Soil probes facilitate effective surveys of commercial, waste and brownfi eld sites pinpointing underground leaks, surface spills and cost effectively tracking pollution flow.
- NPL Stack Emissions monitoring teams are MCERTS certified and UKAS accredited. NPL is a Board Member of the Source Testing Asociation (STA) and provides advice on calibration and quality assurance.
- The Stack Simulator can be used for both instrument development and personnel training. It allows manufacturers of new continuous emission monitors to test their equipment over a range of operating conditions.