Grantee Research Project Results
Final Report: Compact, Cost-Effective Nitrogen Dioxide Analyzer for NAAQS Compliance Monitoring
EPA Contract Number: EPD11049Title: Compact, Cost-Effective Nitrogen Dioxide Analyzer for NAAQS Compliance Monitoring
Investigators: Gupta, Manish
Small Business: Los Gatos Research Inc.
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: I
Project Period: March 1, 2011 through August 31, 2011
Project Amount: $79,965
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I (2011) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: SBIR - Air and Climate , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Description:
In this SBIR effort, Los Gatos Research (LGR) proposed to employ incoherent cavity ringdown spectroscopy (iCRDS) to develop a compact, cost‐effective nitrogen dioxide (NO2) analyzer for National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) compliance monitoring. This portable instrument will provide rapid, highly accurate (to better than ± 1 ppbv) quantification of NO2 with minimal calibration and interferrance from other gas species. Moreover, due to the inherent benefits of iCRDS, the analyzer will be selective, robust and economical ($20K ‐ $25K retail). The resulting instrument will allow the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the current NO2 monitoring network and meet compliance with the recent, more stringent NAAQS outlined in the Clean Air Act.
Summary/Accomplishments (Outputs/Outcomes):
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