Ambient air quality surveys

An ambient air quality survey from NPL is UKAS accredited, providing the peace of mind you need for your regulatory purposes and industrial impact assessments. 

Our survey allows you to:

• Characterise industrial emissions in accordance with UK and EU legislation
• Monitor roadside and urban air quality
• Identify air quality zones and areas of exceedance
• Validate pollution abatement measures
• Support corporate environmental policy
• Assess plant conditions

NPL can design monitoring campaigns, provide expertise, advise on optimum sampling techniques and provide comprehensive data analysis, reporting and interpretation for your business. 

Ambient air quality surveys are valuable across a wide range of sectors including:

• Groundwater and soil contamination assessment
• Tanker loading emissions monitoring
• The analysis of occupational hygiene samples
• Detection of leaks from storage facilities
• Odour investigations
• Vehicle emissions

Species	Methods
Acid gases and odorous species SO2, NO2, H2S and NO	Diffusive tubes Pumped tubes Canister/grab sampling Hand held monitors Mobile laboratory
Light hydrocarbons and combustion products
Benzene, toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene
1,3-butadiene
Other species on request