Air Quality and Exposure Science

Protecting people, places, and the planet

We now offer screening for airborne COVID detection!  See the attached flyer.

COVID sampling for office, manufacturing and residential spaces.
See the flyer describing these services.

To help combat Covid-airphoton_-19 infection and to also protect from other respirable airborne hazardous materials, we offer on-site OSHA Respirator fit-testing.  Service brochure here  

See the videos of our COVID sampling at local businesses

 AirPhoton's Division of Air Quality and Exposure Science offers:

• Airborne Covid-19 screening in indoor spaces, inc. transit and airports.
• Consulting on Covid-19 safety protocols.
• Public and occupational exposure monitoring to hazardous air pollutants, e.g. Covid-19, other airborne pathogens (bacteria, viruses, mold), gases and particulate matter.
• Indoor air quality measurements.
• Air exchange measurements to calculate air changes per hour
• Ambient, criteria, non-criteria, hazardous air pollutants, air toxics and GHG measurements.
• OSHA Respiratory Protection Programs.
  OSHA Respirator Fit-Testing (qualitative and Quantitative).
• Provision and management of turn-key ambient air quality monitoring stations.
• Air quality instrument design and fabrication.
• Meteorological measurements and modeling.
• Industrial and ship emissions monitoring and characterization.
• USEPA AERMOD air dispersion modeling.
• Source apportionment modeling of size-resolved particulate matter mass and number concentration.
• Life cycle assessment of industrial GHG emissions. 
  
• Landfill gas and leachate monitoring.
• Engineering and environmental controls.

                                      Other services

• Phase I and II Environmental Impact Assessments in support of Property Development.
• Environmental Analytical Testing

Download a flyer with all of our service offerings here

President of Air Quality and Exposure Science Division: Mark Gibson​
Dr. Gibson has 30-years of experience conducting research and consultancy in a variety of sectors. His expertise includes that of ambient and indoor air quality, population and occupational exposure, industrial emissions monitoring, characterization and modeling, and the source apportionment of criteria and non-criteria air pollutants.  Mark is currently a project scientist on the prestigious NASA, North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES). He is also a network organizer of the Surface Particulate Monitoring Network (SPARTAN). Publications by Dr. Gibson can be found here
​Dr. Gibson holds the following professional licenses and certifications:​

• ​Professional Engineer (#11647)
• Professional Chemist (#45)
• Chartered Chemist, UK Chartered Scientist, UK
• Certified AERMOD Gaussian air dispersion modeler

Our Past and Current Clients

OSHA Compliant
Respiratory​ Protection Program

AirPhoton’s Division of Air Quality and Exposure Science offers a client focused, responsive and flexible Respiratory Protection Program (RPP) that meets the compliance requirements of OSHA standard 1910.134. 
This service includes:
 • Preparation of company Respiratory Protection Programs
 • Conduct worker respiratory fit-test medical evaluations
 • Conduct Quantitative or Qualitative Respirator Fit-Tests of N/R/P-series half-face, half-face single and dual      cartridge and full-face respirators
 • Worker training in the correct use, cleaning and storage of their respirator
 • Worker certification upon passing the medical evaluation and respirator fit-test
 • Online medical evaluations assessed by a registered health care professional
 • On-site or off-site fit-testing

Dr. Mark Gibson, the President of our Air Quality and Exposure Science division, is an expert in conducting medical respirator fit testing. ​
​The Program's Professional Licenses and Certifications Include:

• Professional Engineer
  
• Professional Chemist
  
• Chartered Chemist 
  
• Chartered Scientist
  
• Registered Healthcare Professional
  

In the video to the left Dr. Gibson explains the proper procedures and best practices to use with the N95 and the half-face respirators. If not properly fitted these devices may be of no use in protecting the wearer from exposure.