With wireless communications using the global mobile network and a choice of power options, including batteries, mains supply or a bespoke solar pack, AQMesh air quality monitors can be installed in almost any location.
Monitoring air pollution at mines
Whether you’re a mining operator or a consultant offering monitoring services to your mining clients, AQMesh offers a robust, versatile and reliable solution for air pollution monitoring across the site and along the site perimeter.
Why monitor around mining facilities?
Monitoring along the site boundary or perimeter is important for several reasons:-
- Compliance with regulations
- Protection of neighbouring communities
- Triggering ventilation or dust mitigation systems
Site operators have used AQMesh for a number of monitoring projects, including feasibility studies and to provide baseline air pollution and dust levels before a site is operational, ahead of continuous real-time monitoring of daily site operations. AQMesh is also used for fence line or boundary monitoring along the site’s perimeter, to measure ambient pollution levels and check what - if any - pollutants are making their way off site and potentially harming nearby communities or the local environment.
How can AQMesh help with monitoring at your site?
AQMesh is an accurate, compact and robust low cost air quality monitoring system that is ideal for monitoring in harsh environments. It has been easily installed by users across their mining facilities on posts, walls or fences, and once installed there is no need to visit the site. The data - which is completely owned by the user - is securely accessed from anywhere via a web app or API feed to integrate with their own databases or modelling systems. AQMesh has proven long-term stability and accuracy, and can use real-time alerts for activating ventilation or dust mitigation systems or threshold as exceedence alarms. The heated inlet used in AQMesh has benefited numerous customers by reducing the effects of moisture, and the data processing algorithms can flag up erroneous data points caused by deliquescence. Several pods can be installed across the site or along the site boundary for continuous monitoring of 10+ pollutants and all users are able to access remote support and diagnostics from the most experienced team in the industry.
Benefits of using AQMesh for fence line monitoring
The AQMesh air quality monitoring system has been on the market and in the field since 2012, with some customers still successfully operating the exact same pods they received nine years ago.
The AQMesh air quality monitor is neat, compact and easy install within just a few minutes and experienced technical staff are not required.
Robust hardware, wireless communications and the secure AQMeshData server mean AQMesh air quality monitors can easily reconnect themselves and continue to capture data if power is ever interrupted.
Email alerts can be set for exceedances on any data channel on the AQMesh air quality monitoring system, completely customisable to the user’s required detection limits and can be integrated into other systems for autonomous control.
The carefully developed data processing algorithms used by AQMesh outdoor air quality monitors are fully traceable and fixed by version number, and, unlike other systems, have been achieved with no use of machine learning or artificial intelligence.
Related case studies & news
AQMesh has been long established as the most proven small sensor system for the air quality monitoring market. With an ever-increasing suite of measurement options and proven performance in the harshest environments, AQMesh is ideal for fenceline monitoring in industrial applications.
Keflavik airport tunnel case study using 5 AQMesh air quality monitoring pods to measure gases produced by the nearby volcano
2022 has seen AQMesh taken up as a proven and flexible air quality monitoring system by more users, including several in mining and construction. New users include mining operators in the Middle East and Africa, and construction companies in Italy, UK and Canada.
Marseilles tunnel case study using 8 AQMesh air quality monitoring pods to trigger in-tunnel ventilation systems
S I Analytics has supplied 65 AQMesh pods into Southern Africa since 2016, many of which are used in mining applications. The small, post-mounted air pollution monitoring units measure a range of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter, as well as environmental conditions.
Small sensor, micro or low cost sensors can offer a cost-effective solution for industrial perimeter monitoring, bringing a range of benefits: real-time awareness of air quality changes around a site boundary allows immediate action to be taken. AQMesh has been used by operators across continents and industrial sectors, offering easy installation, low maintenance, and secure, cloud-based access to vital air pollution insights.
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