• Whole air
samples may be
collected in SUMMA stainless
steel canisters or TEDLAR plastic
bags & then analysed
back in the
lab. A diaphragm pump is often
used to place air into the bags or
canisters. eg.
VOC 1 ppb
• Many air quality methods now use direct reading
instruments which are taken out into the field or mounted
permanently avoiding sampling artifacts.
• This
instrument analyses
for SO2 using UV,
with a built in
reference cell
.eg. SO2
10 ppb