Mining Company in Saudi Arabia performs Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
Ma’aden Phosphate Company, a Saudi Arabian mining company, has performed ambient air quality monitoring with an instrument from Enviro & Industrial Solutions ME. The instrument they chose to do the monitoring was the Gasmet DX4040. This is a program that will help the company with monitoring their surroundings. In addition, this will help in determining which contaminants are active and how to reduce this for human health and business activity improvements.
Ambient Air Quality for Mining Inspection
The mining industry’s air quality programs are often challenged by scarce resources, budget constraints, and compliance issues. It is essential to ensure that a certain industry is complying with local area regulations and guidelines for ambient air quality monitoring.
About Ma’aden Phosphate Company
Ma’aden Phosphate Company (MPC) is a Saudi Arabian Mining Company. MPC is a joint venture with Saudi Basic Industries Corporation and represents a USD 5.6 billion (nearly SAR 21 billion) investment, operating at two primary sites: Al Jalamid in northern Saudi Arabia, home to their phosphate mine and plant; and the Eastern Province’s Ras Al Khair, where their integrated chemical and fertilizer facility is based.
About the Gasmet DX4040
Gasmet DX4040, the portable gas analyzer, is the most compact ambient air FTIR analyzer in the world. The key features of the Gasmet DX4040 include a high sensitivity sample cell for lowest possible detection limits, true multicomponent capability and a built-in-pump, which means that there is no need to use a separate sampling system. The portable gas analyzer is also lightweight, and battery powered providing unparalleled portability for such a powerful analyzer.
The DX4040 can be used to measure up to 50 components simultaneously and addition of new measurement parameters is easy, without any need of hardware changes. The sample cell is at ambient temperature providing low energy consumption for maximum battery life while also minimizing warm up time of the analyzer.
