PASSEPARTOUT - PHOTONIC ACCURATE AND PORTABLE SENSOR SYSTEMS EXPLOITING PHOTO-ACOUSTIC AND PHOTO-THERMAL BASED SPECTROSCOPY FOR REAL-TIME OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION MONITORING

Abstract

The objective of PASSPARTOUT project is to realise the first 3D mobile optical gas analyser network capable of operating in an urban area. This will be done to monitor and reduce air pollution in terms of toxic gas molecules, one of the major causes of premature mortality. Real time pollution monitoring with high spatial resolution and public alerts is vital to minimise the exposure of the population, particularly the vulnerable, to air pollution. PASSEPARTOUT improves the development and deployment of miniature, hyperspectral optical-based sensors based on Quartz Enhanced Photo-acoustic Spectroscopy and Photo-Thermal Interferometry for a wide range of ambient pollutants.

The project has received funding from the “European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme“.

Services

REAL TIME POLLUTION MONITORING

Innovative and high-performance technologies for high accuracy and flexible environmental air quality monitoring are built into robust drone-mounted, low-cost vehicle-mounted and stationary sensors. The network provides real-time information about the concentration of polluting gases (NOx, SO2, NH3, CH4, CO, CO2) and black carbon within urban areas, around landfills and seaports with extremely high precision and excellent spatial resolution.