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Battery‐Operated Air Sampler for Remote Areas
Author(s) -
Brown K. W.,
Wiersma G. B.,
Frank C. W.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of environmental quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1537-2537
pISSN - 0047-2425
DOI - 10.2134/jeq1981.00472425001000010011x
Subject(s) - environmental science , sampling (signal processing) , battery (electricity) , air quality index , remote sensing , meteorology , engineering , electrical engineering , geography , power (physics) , physics , filter (signal processing) , quantum mechanics
An air sampling system developed to evaluate air quality in biosphere reserves or in other remote areas is described. The equipment consists of a Dupont P‐4000A pump and a specially designed battery pack containing Gates batteries. This air sampling system was tested in southern Utah and at 10 remote sampling sites in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The equipment was backpacked to the remote sampling sites, and was operated continuously at full capacity for a maximum 8‐day period. Except for tampering by curious hikers at one site, the equipment operated satisfactorily.