The Kerala State Pollution Control Board will soon invite expressions of interest (EoI) from reputed companies to set up a continuous (online) ambient air quality monitoring station at Vyttila.

The board hopes that the online ambient air quality monitoring station will help ascertain the pollution levels in Vyttila. Real-time data will be displayed at a place near the station. All analysers will work round-the-clock. The station will have sophisticated instruments including analysers to detect sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter and benzene.

The unit will also measure meteorological parameters like wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity and solar radiation. Data generated by the stations will be available on the website of the Central Pollution Control Board.

The board is also in talks with KELTRON to develop the software for displaying real-time water and air quality data at its proposed ambient air and water quality monitoring stations along the Periyar river.

via The Hindu : Cities / Kochi : Pollution monitoring station for Vyttila soon.