The Met One Instruments Inc Monitor

Vice-President Peter Pomponi of Met One Instruments, along with Governor Kitzhaber of State of Oregon, present Met One Instruments, Inc. BAM 1020 to the Director of the Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences.  The ceremony took place on the 22nd of September.

GENEVA — Cities in Iran, India, Pakistan and the capital of Mongolia rank among the worst on the planet for air pollution, while those in the U.S. and Canada are among the best, according to the first global survey released Monday by the World Health Organization. The southwest Iranian city of Ahvaz walked away with the unfortunate distinction of having the highest measured level of airborne particles smaller than 10 micrometers. WHO released the list to highlight the need to reduce outdoor air pollution, which is estimated to cause 1.34 million premature deaths each year. The global body said investments to lower pollution levels quickly pay off due to lower disease rates and, therefore, lower healthcare costs. The list, which relies on country-reported data over the past several years, measures the levels of airborne particles smaller than 10 micrometers – so-called PM10s – for almost 1,100 cities. WHO recommends an upper limit of 20 micrograms fo...

And this is why.... http://blog.oregonlive.com/higher-education/2011/09/governor_kitzhaber_visits_psus.html Governor John Kitzhaber highlighted Portland State University 's growing partnership with a leading Chinese environmental research institution today when he visited the Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences (SAES). Kitzhaber, who is on a business mission to China, South Korea and Japan , will help unveil new equipment donated by an Oregon business, Met One Instruments, to be used by researchers in Shanghai to monitor air quality. "We're here in China to create business opportunities for Oregon companies, particularly around clean technology," said Governor Kitzhaber. "This is a great example of Oregon being able to export its expertise, and signals the potential for additional projects down the line. It's a win for business, education, and the environment." The equipment will enable PSU, SAES and Oregon's Department of Environme...

ENVIRO ENGINEERING TRAINING ON MOI BAM IN PARIS The hassle to make arrangements to enter the USA is daunting.  To make things easier for our customers in far parts of the world, we arrange for training sessions at some of our distributors' facilities nearby.  Engineers from the UAE met Oliver from Envicontrol for training on the BAM 1020 thsi month.  Coming to the US factory for training is recommended because we have more resources to train in all our products and it's interesting to see how the products are made from start to finish.  Factory training is free...our distributors will charge a fee.  We welcome all!

Chemtrols Industries, Ltd. will be at Automation 2011.  Stand D2. Hall1. 20th - 23rd Sept.  Bombay Exhibition Center, NSE Complex, Goregaon.

In case your wondering, that's Mary Watson and her husband in the middle. 

http://www.itdp.org/documents/20110525BRTFactSheet_HR.pdf In spite of all the talk about trains, this was an interesting article on BRT which makes more sense than building rail systems...and specially heavy rail in our cities.  Roadside monitoring is a good part of our business.  Our most famous roadside monitor is across the street from Mme. Tussaud's Museum in London in collaboration with Enviro Technology.

Air Quality Index (AQI) Values) Levels of Health Concern Colors When the AQI is in this range: ...air quality conditions are: ..as symbolized by this color: 0-50 Good Green 51-100 Moderate Yellow 101-150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Orange 151 to 200 Unhealthy Red 201 to 300 Very Unhealthy Purple 301 to 500 Hazardous Maroon Each category corresponds to a different level of health concern. The six levels of health concern and what they mean are: "Good" AQI is 0 - 50. Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. "Moderate" AQI is 51 - 100. Ai...

Skysails is a company that manufactures kites that propel ships! The requirement for rugged, accurate, reliable wind monitoring led them to Met One Instruments, Inc.