Bioaerosol Dust Spectrometer

Measurement of airborne bioaerosol concentrations

The new bioaerosol-dust spectrometer combines several single particle measurement techniques to determine airborne concentrations of biogenic and non-biogenic particles in real time. Techniques include very high resolution digital holography, multi-band modulated ultra-violet laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy and fluorescence lifetime, together with polarisation scattering. Surface based versions of the technology are starting to be deployed at pollution monitoring sites across Europe; this will be the first to operate on an aircraft platform.

Project Contact: Professor Martin Gallagher

Institution: University of Manchester/Airborne Bioaerosol Real-Time Detection & Analytics Group

Email: martin.gallagher@manchester.ac.uk