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. 2016 Dec 2;13(12):1200. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13121200

Table 2.

Instruments for indoor air quality assessment for the Taipei Rapid Transit System (TRTS).

Iterm Equipment Company Analytical Principle Detectable Range Resolution Calibration
CO PPMonitor SAS monitor PPM Technology Ltd., Caernarfon, UK Non-Dispersion Infrared Detector 0–100 ppm 0.1 ppm 100.4 ppm
CO2 PPMonitor SAS Monitor PPM Technology Ltd., Caernarfon, UK Electrochemical 0–5000 ppm 1 ppm 2018 ppm
Humidity PPMonitor SAS Monitor PPM Technology Ltd., Caernarfon, UK CMOSens Technology 0%–100% 0.01% 100%
Temperature PPMonitor SAS Monitor PPM Technology Ltd., Caernarfon, UK CMOSens Technology −40 °C–128 °C 0.01 °C 100 °C
O3 PPMonitor SAS Monitor PPM Technology Ltd., Caernarfon, UK Electrochemical 0–1 ppm 0.01 ppm 1.02 ppm
PM10 DUSTTRAK Aerosol Monitor 852 TSI Inc., Shoreview, MN, USA Laser Photometer 0.001–100 mg/m3 0.001 mg/m3 0 mg/m3
PM2.5 DUSTTRAK Aerosol Monitor 852 TSI Inc., Shoreview, MN, USA Laser Photometer 0.001–100 mg/m3 0.001 mg/m3 0 mg/m3
HCHO PPMonitor SAS Monitor PPM Technology Ltd., Caernarfon, UK Electrochemical 0–10 ppm 0.001 ppm 2.51 ppm
TVOCs RAE PGM-7240 RAE Systems, San Jose, CA, USA Photoionization 0–10,000 ppb 1 ppb 10,000 ppb
Bacteria SKC Biostage SKC Inc., Covington, GA, USA Impaction and Culture - - -
Fungi SKC Biostage SKC Inc., Covington, GA, USA Impaction and Culture - - -

CO, carbon monoxide; CO2, carbon dioxide; O3, ozone; PM, particulate matter; HCHO, formaldehyde; TVOCs, total volatile organic compounds.