PRODUCT DATA

Noise Sentinel Dust & Air Quality Management

Noise Sentinel is a strong choice for managing noise impact in
industries such as construction and mining. In these industries
and in others, the management of dust and air quality is also an
issue that can significantly impact the surrounding community.

Adding dust and air quality monitoring to Noise Sentinel is

straightforward, employing the same techniques of alerting,
exceedance management and compliance reporting within the
same system. Monitoring is cost-effective and easy, as a single
system manages all elements: noise, dust and air quality. The
learning curve is shortened, and Noise Sentinel retains a
complete set of all environmental compliance data.

Noise Sentinel provides a flexible solution that is compatible with

a wide variety of instrumentation and measurement techniques.
This makes the same system suitable for use in applications
within different countries, as it meets a variety of regulatory
requirements and national approvals.

This Product Data addresses Dust and Air Quality Monitoring. The full capabilities of Noise Sentinel are covered in product data
BP 2389.

Features and Benefits

Features Benefits
Combine dust and air quality compliance monitoring with Cost-effective management of environmental impact
noise compliance monitoring One system monitors noise, dust and air quality, making it
Continuous unattended operation easier to learn and simpler to use
Real-time display Determine when to take mitigating action, improving your
Automatic alerting on exceedance so that immediate action efficiency and compliance
can be taken to reduce impact Maximise your operations whilst being comfortable that you
Automatic notification via email or text message (SMS) are within agreed operating limits
Show your compliance management to stakeholders
Understand how weather conditions can affect the impact of
your activities
Why You Need to Manage Dust and Air Quality

Dust can be a significant issue at construction sites, refuse sites, mines and quarries. Excessive dust can
create health problems and can cause environmental degradation, including air and water pollution. It
causes visibility problems and can damage or discolour nearby property. As well as impacting local
communities, it can affect your workforce and create unsafe working conditions.

Many countries have guidelines and laws requiring operators to control dust emissions, observe maximum
level limits and take mitigating action should excessive dust be identified. This covers a range of measures,
including barriers, traffic control, watering sprays, compacting soil and stabilisation.

Optimisation
Weather conditions can have a significant impact on dust concentrations, reducing dust when it is wet and
increasing it in high wind. Monitoring dust levels continuously enables you to see when conditions require
you to take mitigating action, optimising your activity and reducing costs.

Tracking dust levels upwind and downwind of your site will help you determine if it is your actions that are
creating the dust, or something unrelated that cannot be controlled.

Health and Safety

The term air quality control covers a range of pollutants, depending on the facility being monitored. A key
issue at large mines and industrial sites are high concentrations of nitrous oxides, volatile organic
compounds, sulphur dioxide, hydrocarbons and other pollutants which can be a threat to the health of your
workforce and nearby communities. Many countries have national ambient air quality standards to adhere
to, and continuous monitoring is necessary to ensure that levels are not breached.

Display of Dust and Air Quality Metrics

Noise Sentinel lets the user manage dust and air quality data in a similar way to noise. In the Real-time
Control application, dust and air quality measurement locations are marked with a square icon. Current
levels can be seen in the blue boxes to the left in Fig. 1, and also by passing the mouse over the monitoring
location. Any warning or violation level exceedances are shown to the right.

Fig. 1
An example of the
Real-time Control
application screen Current weather
conditions

Warnings (orange)
and alerts (red)

Monitoring terminals
and measurement
overview

Dust, Noise and Air

Quality monitoring

Noise Sentinel supports a range of dust metrics, including PM10, PM2.5 and Total Suspended Particles (TSP).
Depending on the instrumentation chosen, simultaneous measurements are possible. Air quality measurements
can include nitrous oxide, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, total hydrocarbons, and others on request.

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Fig. 2 Recent measurement history of the
An example of a dust recorded levels over several hours is
measurement history available. This enables the operator
display to see trends and determine if there
is an air quality issue to be
addressed, or to instigate dust
mitigation actions such as damping
down. Measurements are taken
regularly, from 1 minute to several
hour intervals, depending on the
instrumentation used. Weather
conditions including wind speed,
wind direction, temperature, pressure
humidity and rainfall are shown at the
top of the screen (see Fig. 2).

Alerts

Fig. 3 Dust and air quality levels are

An example of an continuously monitored against
exceedance specified criteria. This is usually a
information box fixed concentration level, although
Noise Sentinel may be configured
with different thresholds for different
times of day and working practices,
including specific days of the week.
Should levels exceed a stated
criterion, an alert is generated and
shown in the Real-time Control
application. Alerts may trigger an
email to be sent to a defined
distribution list, or a text message to
specified mobile phones. Alerts are
generated within a few seconds of
exceedance, enabling prompt action
to be taken. Set warning levels below limit levels to create alerts to prevent a breach taking place. The alert
dialog shows the details of the location, time, level recorded and the compliance limit.

Reporting

Fig. 4 Dust and air quality alerts, summary reports, noise and
An example of a dust other data captured by Noise Sentinel are seamlessly
alert report integrated with Microsoft Excel. By using the simple
report setup wizard, the user can define a report to be
produced regularly and automatically emailed to a
distribution list. Users can choose from a wide range of
dust and air quality metrics and have Noise Sentinel
present the data broken down by location and time of
day.

Reports are available within Noise Sentinel and

displayed in chart or tabular form. Data may be charted
and exported to other applications for compilation and
more detailed analysis/presentation.

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 Instrumentation and Technology

Noise Sentinel works with an industry standard data logger with a wide range of interfaces to established
dust and air quality monitoring sensors. The choice of instruments provides the greatest flexibility for Noise
Sentinel to measure the specific pollutants of interest with the required national approvals for each
measurement technique. The ability to mix instrumentation provides users with the opportunity to optimise
cost. For example, the operator can choose to use a single highly accurate Beta Attenuation Monitor to
measure dust to national standards, and lower cost light scattering instruments to indicate dust levels over a
wider area.

If a user already possesses compatible instrumentation, it may be possible to integrate these and bring
everything together in Noise Sentinel.

The design of dust and air quality monitoring systems depends greatly on location and environment, as well
as legislative requirements. Air quality and environmental experts are often required to help specify
solutions. We will work with your experts or use our own appointed experts to devise a cost-effective
monitoring approach that meets the projects constraints.

A list of compatible instrumentation is listed at the end of this product data. Please contact your Brel & Kjr
representative for further details.

Specifications Noise Sentinel Dust & Air Quality Management

DUST METRICS Weight: 6.5 kg (14.33 lb)

Particulates less than 1 micron (PM1) Power Supply: 100 240 V (50 60 Hz)
Particulates less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5)
Particulates less than 10 microns (PM10) Connection to other data loggers is available on request.
Total Suspended Particles (TSP)
COMPATIBLE INSTRUMENT SUPPLIERS
Other metrics may be available on request
Noise Sentinel works with a variety of dust and air quality monitoring
AIR QUALITY METRICS instrumentation.
Nitrous Oxide (NO) Teledyne API
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Chromatotec
Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) Derenda
Carbon Monoxide (CO) HORIBA
Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) LI-COR
Ozone (O3) Met One
Benzene ML
Toluene Palas
Xylene (BTX) R&P
Other metrics may be available on request Thermo Scientific
TSI
DATA LOGGER
Turnkey
Type: airQlog by recordum
Verewa
Dimensions and Weight: Fits in 19 rack mount
Other equipment may be supported on request
Height: 45 cm (17.71)
Width: 9 cm (3.54)
Depth: 20 cm (7.87)

2013-09
Ordering Information
BP 2490 11
Noise Sentinel may be ordered by contacting your local Brel & Kjaer representative. Further details are available at www.bksv.com/noisesentinel
BP-2490---;

TRADEMARKS
Microsoft and Excel are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries recordum is a registered trademark of recordum
Messtechnik GmbH HORIBA is a registered trademark of the HORIBA Group LI-COR is a registered trademark of LI-COR Biosciences Palas is a registered trademark
of Palas TSI is a registered trademark of TSI Inc. Turnkey is a registered trademark of Turnkey Products Ltd. Thermo Scientific is a registered trademark of Thermo
Fisher Scientific Inc. Teledyne is a registered trademark of Teledyne Technologies Inc. Chromatotec is registered trademark of Chromatotec SARL Verewa is a
registered trademark of DURAG GmbH

Brel & Kjr reserves the right to change specifications and accessories without notice. Brel & Kjr. All rights reserved.

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