Ambient Monitoring
AEC provides a complete range of ambient air quality and meteorological monitoring services. From pre-construction monitoring to performance auditing, customized data analysis and quality assurance; AEC's professional staff provides the highest quality monitoring services.

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

AEC provides ambient air quality monitoring services for all criteria pollutants (CO, NOx, SO2, TSP, PM10, PM2.5, O3, VOC), air toxins, and visibility. AEC's in-house equipment includes continuous analyzers, particulate samplers and meteorological sensors, which allows for a rapid response to a client's needs.

AEC has extensive experience in a variety of ambient air quality monitoring projects including:

  • Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
  • New Source Review (NSR)
  • Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
  • Post-Construction Ambient Monitoring
  • Upwind/Downwind Studies
  • Sampler/Analyzer Intercomparison Studies
  • Source Attribution Studies
Meteorological Monitoring

AEC provides meteorological monitoring services for air quality permitting and compliance programs, baseline meteorological data for EIS preparation, real-time weather monitoring, and other special projects.

AEC personnel have performed meteorological monitoring programs for the following:

  • PSD/NSR Permitting
  • Baseline Climatic Studies for EIS Preparation
  • Dispersion Modeling Support
  • Precipitation/Runoff Studies
  • Real Time Weather Monitoring
  • Turf Grass Irrigation
  • Visibility Studies
  • Surface Energy Balance Studies