FTIR/SUMMA Canister Air Monitoring System

North FTIR/Summa Canister

Point Comfort Ambient Air Monitoring Systems

(FTIR & SUMMA)

Posted below are the Quarterly Reports which are generated by the

North FTIR/Summa Canister Air Monitoring System.

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To view the North FTIR System or for questions concerning the system, please contact the Formosa, Texas Communications Manager, Jim Shephard.

 Jim may be contacted by phone: 361.987.7701

or by email:

Environmental Monitoring

Offsite monitoring programs track the quality of the air in the nearby city of Point Comfort and the quality of the water in Lavaca Bay where Formosa releases the cleaned and treated water from the plants.

The Air Monitoring systems in a FTIR unit (Fourier Transform Infrared) operating 24-hours per day and providing real-time readings of seven chemicals that could come from the Formosa Plant.  If air concentrations of any of these chemicals approach levels where their effects on health could be a concern, the computer system automatically notifies the Environmental Section.  A computer readout shows what chemical is being detected so the Environmental Section will know which plant is involved.  In support of this, four widely separated Summa Canister  locations in the vicinity can be triggered to pull manual samples for full-scale laboratory analysis.  These Summa Canisters are also part of the normal air monitoring program in that they are triggered at irregular intervals for general testing of the air quality in Point Comfort.