Feature Article
Environmental Responsibility - Summer '09
Coopers Lane Air Monitor
Bingfield Park air monitor
Construction Skills Centre air monitor
As part of their planning commitment, King’s Cross Central has set up air quality monitors as well as noise monitors. There are now six air quality monitors; three upwind and three downwind of the King’s Cross construction site.
There are two types of monitor, the FDMS (Filter Dynamics Measurement System) located on York Way and Coopers Lane, and the Osiris instruments which are located in Bingfield Park, Copenhagen Street, Camley Street and Coopers Lane.
The data is remotely downloaded from all the instruments every hour which allows for this detailed assessment. The instruments are so sensitive that they can differentiate between particles from a construction site and those from vehicle emissions.
The aim is to measure any changes in the air quality as a result of activity on or close to the site.
When the amount of dust in the air exceeds a certain level, the control centre sends an automatic alert to the London Borough of Camden and contacts at the construction site. Action is then taken to tackle the source of the dust particles.
