Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are important indicators of air quality in industrial, commercial and environmental monitoring applications. Accurate detection of VOCs is essential for protecting worker health, monitoring emissions and maintaining indoor environmental quality.
Breathing poor quality air can have negative immediate and long-term health effects. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), approximately 99% of the world's population lives in areas where air pollution exceeds recommended guideline levels.
Growing awareness of urban air quality has led to increased monitoring around schools, hospitals, transport corridors and industrial sites. VOC measurements are increasingly used alongside particulate matter monitoring to better understand pollution sources and support evidence-based environmental management.
While tracking ambient outdoor pollution is essential for public health, managing air quality within enclosed spaces is equally critical. Indoor VOC concentrations can increase significantly where solvent use, manufacturing processes or inadequate ventilation are present, making continuous monitoring an important part of occupational health and safety programmes. This requires accurate monitoring to minimise occupational exposure and support compliance with workplace exposure limits where applicable.
Volatile organic compounds have a range of toxicity levels and must be detected accurately and rapidly across a wide dynamic range of concentrations, from highly sensitive sub-part per billion measurements to wide range measurements such as tens of thousands of parts per million.
ION SENSE develops OEM PID sensors with configurable lamp energies and sensitivity options for integration into fixed monitoring systems, portable instruments and industrial safety equipment. This empowers end-users with accurate data to make informed decisions and take the correct action when needed to arrest and reverse increases in levels of VOCs and other pollutants to improve air quality, save lives and preserve the environment.
With more than 30 years' experience in PID sensor development and manufacture, ION SENSE supplies OEM sensing technology to instrument manufacturers worldwide. At AQE, ION SENSE will be demonstrating its latest OEM PID technologies for air quality monitoring, emissions monitoring and industrial hygiene applications. Visitors can discuss sensor selection, OEM integration and application-specific performance with the team.
Contact ION SENSE on +44 (0) 1763 208 503 or email
