A mobile Air Quality & Noise Monitoring Station was opened in Sultan Qaboos University yesterday. Prof Amer bin Ali al Rawas, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Postgraduate Studies and Research, formally opened the station which is established at a cost of RO 20,000. The unit is equipped with meteorological sensors to measure wind speed and direction, humidity and temperature and noise sensors to measure the level of noise in the atmosphere.
It makes use of nanotechnology (thick film sensor technique) which is best for Oman due to its high humidity in the atmosphere. The instruments integrated in the unit can measure pollutants, particulate matter, ground level ozone, sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere. The station is capable for satellite transmission of information and is supported by global positioning system (GPS).
The station is established under SQU research project titled "Urban climate and air pollution in Muscat city-Multi-scale approaches which is funded by His Majesty's Research Fund. Dr Yassin Charabi, Assistant Professor in Geography at the College of Arts and Social Sciences is the principal investigator of this project. Dr Sabah Al Sulaiman, Associate Professor in the College of Engineering is also involved in this project.
Courtesy: www.zawya.com
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