Kinetic sequential sampling (KSS) system: an automated sampling system for measuring vertical concentration profiles
A Micallef1, C N Deuchar, J J Colls
1Division of Environmental Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, U.K.
Abstract:
An electronically controlled lift system carrying a real-time particle monitor has been developed for sampling air sequentially, at different heights within the breathing zone. Data are automatically logged at the different receptor levels, for the determination of average vertical concentration profiles of airborne particulate matter. The system is easy to operate, portable, and easily extended to different heights or modified for use with other types of monitors (e.g., a portable CO analyzer). For measuring airborne particle concentrations, a Grimm Dust Monitor 1.104/5 was used. The results of trial runs, which were carried out indoors and in a relatively open semi-rural area, are presented, and applications of the kinetic sequential sampling (KSS) system are discussed.
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