Environmental Protection

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Air quality analysis

Strict greenhouse gases emission standards translate into a dynamic increase in the number of devices for analyzing dusts and smog. Detection systems with thermal or laser sources of radiation and with infrared detectors supplied by VIGO Photonics excel competing devices amongst others in terms of attainable sensitivity and speed of operation.

Additional advantages include no need for the presence of reference gases during measurement, which is indispensable in the case of catalytic sensors, or service life longer than that of electrochemical meters. Year after year, a team of highly-qualified engineers from VIGO Photonics have been delivering detectors of increasingly good quality, positively verified by demanding customers on the environmental protection market. Polish products have already performed well at research centers monitoring the composition of atmosphere, on factory and power plant chimneys, or in unmanned weather balloons.

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Real-time water quality control

Freshwater resources are among the most important factors determining the security of any economy on our planet. The elements most affecting the state of water resources are both uncontrolled amounts of fertilizers flushed from fields, industrial activities, mining operations or communications. Combined with climate change, the accompanying violent atmospheric phenomena and the effects of geopolitical events, the problem of widespread monitoring of the quality of water resources is becoming extremely important.

Traditional water quality testing is time-consuming and requires skilled personnel. Advances in technology enable compact devices with lab-grade capabilities. VIGO Photonics S.A. develops mid-infrared detectors that simplify measurements and enable real-time analysis. Their detectors are increasingly used in systems monitoring nitrates, nitrites, and phosphates—key contributors to water pollution. The demand for sensors that can continuously monitor the quality of key parameters of water resources will grow and VIGO Photonics S.A.'s detectors and the systems under development will help meet it.

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