PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The Moldel 5012 Multi Angle Absorption Photometer is a precision instrument for the measurement of black carbon in the atmosphere. Black carbon (BC), a product of incomplete combustion, comes from industrial pollustion, traffic, fires, the burning of coal and biomass fuels.

Unlike carbon dioxide emissions, which add to global warming by trapping heat in the atmosphere, soot emissions may contribute to global warming and climate change by absorbing sunlight, heating the air and making the atmosphere more unstable.

The Model 5012 MAAP measures atmospheric BC loading using a radiative transfer scheme to particle loaded glass fiber filters. The black carbon content of the aerosols are continuously determined by simultaneously measuring the optical absorption and scattering of ligh byh the particles collected on the filter tape.

The combination of these two techniques provides a much truer measurement of the black carbon content.