INTRODUCTION

Different location contains different air particulate within the area. Air particles are tiny
subdivisions of solid matter suspended in a gas or liquid. Sources of air particulate matter can
be natural or manmade. Large amount of air particles in the environment is the main cause of
air pollution which can bring various implications such as health problem and reduce
visibility. In contrast, aerosol refers to particles and/or liquid droplets and the gas together.

OBJECTIVES

1. To determine the presence of particulate matter in the air.

2. To analyze data and interpret the results of the air particle experiment.

APPARATUS & MATERIALS

Dylos DC1100 Pro Air Quality Monitor.

PROCEDURE

1. The AC adaptor provided with the unit was plugged into a 120V/60Hz wall outlet.
2. The DC1100 was connected to the AC adaptor and the ON/OFF switch was pressed to
turn on the DC1100.
3. After the unit was turned on, the continuous mode was displayed with the current
level of particulate pollution for both small and large particles.
4. Dynamic bar graph also displayed which will give the user an immediate visual
indicator of the number and size of the particles that being detected.
5. Next, the MODE button was pressed to switch the DC1100 into monitor mode which
means it will record the air particle every 1 minute.
6. The DC1100 was left at the selected location from 8am to 8pm.
7. The MODE button was pressed to history mode where the history of recorded data for
every 1 minute being kept.
8. The SELECT button was pressed to display the history of recorded data for every 1
minute.
9. The MODE button was pressed again to history mode where the history of recorded
data for every 1 hour being kept.
10. The SELECT button was pressed to display the history of recorded data for every 1
hour.
11. Large particle concentration was displayed on the right side of the screen while small
particle concentration was displayed on the left side.
12. The hourly data obtained was tabulated in Table 1.0 for location 1.
13. The whole procedure (steps 1-12) was repeated for location 2.
RESULT AND DATA ANALYSIS (Air Particles Data)

Table 1 & 2 show data collection measured by Dylos DC1100 Pro Air Quality Monitor at two
(2) different locations concurrently.

Result

Table 1: Location Table 2: Location

#1 #2

  Time PM2.5 PM10   Time PM2.5 PM10

8 35 100 8 59 125
9 36 105 9 60 130
am 10 35 110 am 10 62 135
11 36 105 11 63 135
12 36 100 12 65 140
1 36 110 1 68 140
2 36 105 2 67 141
3 35 103 3 66 142
4 35 100 4 68 142
pm pm
5 38 101 5 70 148
6 40 103 6 71 150
7 39 99 7 72 155
8 39 101 8 71 155

Data Analysis

(Comparison of Air Quality Particulate Matter with size 2.5 micron per cube and 10
micron per cube at two different locations)

PM2.5 for time 8a.m.-8p.m.

80

70

60
PM2.5

50

40

30

20
8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Time

Graph 1: Graph of air particles less than 2.5 microgram per cubic metre for time 8a.m.-8p.m.
 PM10 for time 8a.m.-8p.m.
180

160

140

120
PM10

100

80

60

40

20
8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Time

Graph 2: Graph of air particles less than 2.5 microgram per cubic metre for time 8a.m.-8p.m.

Tabulation Data

Figure 1: Air Quality Chart from Dylos DC1100 Air Quality Monitor’s Manual.

Table 3: Comparison of data obtained at Location 1 and Location 2 with Air Quality Chart
from Dylos DC1100 Air Quality Monitor’s Manual.

Average no of particle Standard no of  particle

PM2.5 (μg/m³) PM10 (μg/m³) PM2.5 (μg/m³) PM10 (μg/m³)

Location 36.62 103.23 Very Good Fair

1

Location 66.31 141.38 Good Fair

2
 Table 4: New Malaysia Ambient Air Quality Standard.

Table 5: Comparison of average data at location 1 & location 2 with New Malaysia Ambient
Air Quality Standard.

Average no of particle Standard no of  Ambient Air Quality Standard

particle 2020 (24 hours)

PM2.5 PM10 PM2.5 PM10 PM2.5  PM10

(μg/m³) (μg/m³) (μg/m³) (μg/m³) (μg/m³)  (μg/m³)

Location 36.15 103.23 Very Fair 35 100

1 Good

Location 66.31 141.38 Good Fair 35 100

2

Sample Calculation on average no. of particle at location 1 for PM2.5 (μg/m³) :

 Avg no. of particle :

35+36+35+36+ 36+36+36+ 35+35+38+ 40+39+39

=36.62 μg /m ³
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REFERENCES

1. https://www.doe.gov.my/portalv1/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Air-Quality-Standard-
BI.pdf

APPENDIX

PM2.5 for time 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

70
65
65 62 63
59 60
60
55
PM2.5

50 Location 1
Location 2
45
40 36 36 36
35 35
35
30
8 9 10 11 12
Time

Graph 3: PM2.5 for time 8a.m.-12p.m.

 PM2.5 for time 12 p.m.-8 p.m.
80
71 72 71
70
7068 67 68
66

60
PM2.5

Location 1
Location 2
50
40 39 39
38
4036 36 35 35

30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Axis Title

Graph 4: PM2.5 for time 12p.m.-8p.m.

PM10 for time 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

150
140
140 135 135
130
130125

120
Location 1
PM10

110
110 105 105 Location 2
100 100
100

90

80
8 9 10 11 12
Time

Graph 5: PM10 for time 8a.m.-12p.m.

 PM10 for time 12 a.m.-8 p.m.
160 155 155
148 150
150
140 141 142 142
140

130
Location 1
PM10

120 Location 2
110
110 105 103 103
100 101 99 101
100

90
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Axis Title

Graph 6: PM10 for time 12p.m.-8p.m.