Dust Opacity Monitoring | Applied Particle Technology

How APT helps with opacity monitoring

Set up real-time air quality sensors

Our wireless MAXIMA sensors measure dust concentrations (PM 1, 2.5, 10) on your site up to four times per minute.

Visualize opacity levels on and around your site

Our sensors automatically convert dust readings into opacity percentages and visualize the data on a heat map.

Get notified when opacity levels get close to your permit limit

Alert workers in high-risk zones and provide instructions for PPE or dust suppression strategies.

Get insights on engineering controls and fugitive dust risk

Use data to pinpoint sources of dust and put effective engineering controls in place.

Products

No upfront costs with monitoring as-a-service

Buying your own sensors comes with upfront costs, takes time to set up, and requires ongoing maintenance. Let us take the hardware off your plate: Sensors, setup, and maintenance are included in your contract.

Learn about our technology

Stationary monitor

MAXIMA^TM

Personal monitor

MINIMA^TM

Data quality

Independently tested and validated air quality data

We’ve partnered with AQ-SPEC and the EPA to guarantee reliable air quality data.

If we go over the limit, APT alerts us.

We get notifications via texts or email that we can set at different parameters. I know our primary crusher is always reading a little high. Some days it’s right at the trigger point where I'll get the additional notification, so I visually verify and talk to our plant operator [to address the issue].

It's no different from getting a notification on your phone for a text, just an immediate heads up.