The development of the ASRC Mobile Measurement platform was funded primarily by a New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) University Consortium grant and internal ASRC state funds. The mobile measurement platform consists of a diesel-powered 2007 Dodge Sprinter 2500 Van equipped with a suite of fast-time response advanced measurement instrumentation. In addition to the advanced fast response instrumentation, the mobile platform has a variety of permanent onboard measurement systems to measure traditional criteria pollutants and meteorology. 

Instruments:

• Aerodyne High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS), for measuring the non-refractory submicron aerosol mass concentration

• TSI Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS), for submicron aerosol size distribution and number concentration

• Different commercial air pollutants sensors (i.e., O3, NO2, CO2, HCHO, CH4, etc)

• VOC canister samplers 

• Auto PID-GC

• Eight-battery power supply system with 13.25 kWh of power and a lifetime of approximately 7 hr for this set of instruments 

• Reserved shelter and table for further cooperative instruments

• Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (Planned)

Mobile Lab Deployments (subpages for more detailed information): 

• 2023/2024 Albany, NY: NY Capital District communities air quality measurement network with community school-based low-cost sensors and high precision mobile lab measurements (just selected. https://www.epa.gov/arp/selections-arp-enhanced-air-quality-monitoring-competitive-grant)