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Started in 1992, Airmetrics is located in Eugene, OR, and is an
enterprise fund of the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority (LRAPA). Airmetrics, in conjunction with the US EPA, developed the patented low-flow
technology found in the MiniVol Portable Air Sampler to address the need for
portable, ambient air sampling.
Proceeds from the enterprise fund are used to supplement
LRAPA's budget by covering some fixed costs and providing for numerous
capital improvements.
Customer Base
Current users of the MiniVol™ include domestic and international air quality authorities, government agencies, consultants, and mining companies. Domestic users include the US EPA, US Army, USDA, South Coast AQMD, Utah DEQ, and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Consultants and mining companies using the sampler include Desert Research Institute, Secor, CH2M Hill, Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff, TRC Corporation, Newmont Gold Company, Homestake Mining Company.
Airmetrics' product line can be found world-wide, with customers ranging
from the Cairo Air Improvement Study in Egypt to universities in Norway,
Japan, and Mexico. Both rugged and reliable, the MiniVol™ has proven its
effectiveness in ambient air sampling at remediation sites, prescribed
burns, fugitive dust studies, manufacturing locations, mining operations,
and power plants.
Additionally, the US EPA Saturation Monitor Repository is composed largely of MiniVol™ samplers. The patented low-flow technology used in the MiniVol™ was jointly developed by Airmetrics and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
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US EPA
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East and West Coast repositories, Northwest Tribal repository |
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| USDA ARS |
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Fugitive dust studies |
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| USDA Forest Service |
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Prescribed burnings |
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| US Army CHPPM |
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Deployment environmental sampling |
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| US Air Authorities |
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CARB (currently used in the CRPAQS 2-year air study in the San Joaquin Valley), South Coast Air Quality, Pinal County, Alachua County, Utah DEQ, Idaho DEQ, South Dakota DENR |
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| Consultants |
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Secor, Desert Research Institute, CH2M Hill, Dames & Moore, Harding Lawson, Bechtel Parsons-Brinckerhoff, McVehil-Monnet |
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| Mining Companies |
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Homestake Mining, Coeur Mining, Cypress Miami Mining, Independence Mining, Cripple Creek and Victor Mining |
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| International Organizations |
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World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, US AID |
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| International Use |
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Global use of the MiniVol ranges form Japanese auto manufacturers to South Korean research institutes, Malaysian power stations, African gold mines, and Mexican universities. |
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