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Can you imagine a more iconic location for our passive samplers than the Eiffel Tower? Shot from our collaboration with Rincent Air.

Thanks to all passam team members, the conformity of our products and laboratory service have once more been accredited by the Swiss Accreditation Service. Go to our Certification

The EEA data collected during the weeks of the stark measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus show a clear effect on air quality in Europe. The data show a drop in the pollution in the european air, in particular in the concentrations of NO2. That is largely due to reduced traffic in major cities. Reductions of almost 50% have been reported in some […]

As we all continue to navigate through this rapidly evolving Covid-19 pandemic, we would like to announce that passam continues uninterrupted its operations. Respecting the worldwide measures for this emergency situation and taking responsibility for the wellbeing of our coworkers , we will still be delivering your orders and analysing incoming passive samplers, as long as the respective post and supplying services allow it. We […]

Traffic caused air pollution challenges public health in various ways. RTS documentation “Temps Présent” investigates the responsibility of public authorities and car manufacturers. passam is proud to have contributed to the creation of the french speaking film “Voitures, à quand la fin de l’enfumage” that aired on RTS1. Link to the video. Photo by Ryan Searle on Unsplash

After measuring excessive concentration of SO2 in the mining town of Mufulira in Zambia due to the activities of Glencore’s Mopani copper plant, the company announces that the technical problems in the plant are being solved. Now the swiss television SRF and its program “Rundschau” put the company’s claim to the test using our passive samplers. Link to the article.

Is the North German air really clean? Because despite the fresh breeze: a lot of dirt and exhaust fumes get into our air. It’s not just cars that are to blame: shipping, mass livestock farming and stoves also release particulate matter or nitrogen dioxide. And we inhale all this every day. Passam helps find out how dangerous that is. Link to the video. This photo […]

Thanks to all passam team members, the conformity of our products and laboratory service have once more been accredited by the Swiss Accreditation Service. Go to our Certification

You can order now your own, fully functional, personal NO2 kit to discover the quality of passam services! You enjoy all the advantages of our fast and exact analysis just by filling out the form. We will then get in touch with you to send you your NO2 kit. Do you need to monitor larger areas or measure specialized substances? Please contact us to learn […]

Excessive ammonia emissions are harmful to human health and ecosystems. SI traceable measurement of the reactive gas in ambient air is therefore important but challenging. The research work of the three-year MetNH3 project compared different approaches in laboratory and field studies. This improved above all the metrological traceability – not least due to the mobile reference gas generator ReGaS1.