Air Quality Capannori
Monitoring Critical Areas | Air Quality | Rural Areas | Municipalities
Capannori (LU) - Italy (2018 - in progress)
Air Quality Capannori was born from the collaboration of Arpat, Comune di Capannori, CNR Institute of Biometeorology and University of Pisa.
The territory of Capannori is exposed to a severe environmental distress, due to its proximity to highways, combustion plants for paper processing and agricultural waste and, last but not least, a biomass power plant.
AirQino system was employed to launch an advanced environmental monitoring plan, capable of providing deep information on the spatial distribution of atmospheric pollution. A first control unit was placed near the Arpat detection control unit, the other four fixed control units were installed in Marlia, San Ginese, Carraia and Colle di Compito.
Data collected were used to complement those of ARPA Toscana fiscal monitoring stations, already operational, and allowed to start a detailed screening of the territory by analyzing parameters such as temperature, relative humidity, noise, road surface quality, carbon dioxide, ozone, dioxide nitrogen, carbon monoxide, PM 2.5, PM 10 and VOC (volatile organic components).
Capannori’s experience is an early example of a new approach to environmental monitoring, a practice that is increasingly being adopted and enhanced by public administrations.
Acquiring a deep understanding of the dynamics that regulate the distribution over time and space of pollutants allows to implement targeted corrective actions that improve the quality of life of citizens while minimizing direct and indirect costs to the collectivity.
AirQino stations use the latest generation sensor technology to deliver a multifunctional environmental monitoring system capable of providing reliable, real-time data. Outdoor units are designed to operate under stressed weather conditions and can be configured to detect and measure a large set of chemical compounds and air pollutants (NO2, CO, O3, Total V.O.C, PM2.5 and PM10 and CO2).
