Laboratoire Mobile d'Analyse de l'Air
Coordinates
43.29236346203756, 5.359133426541125
Contact name
Henri Wortham
CIVIS Label
No
Acronym
MASSALYA-PTA
Scientific domain
PE10_1 - Atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric composition, air pollution - Earth System Science
PE9_13 - Astronomical instrumentation and data, e.g. telescopes, detectors, techniques, archives, analyses - Universe Sciences
PE4_18 - Environment chemistry - Physical and Analytical Chemical Sciences
Keywords
Atmosphere
analysis
aerosol
volatil organic compounds
air quality
Partner institution
Aix-Marseille Université
Website
No
Technical staff available
No
Remote access details
MASSALYA is open to scientific communities of both the academic and private sectors, upon request.
Remote access available
No
Open to external users
No
Equipment
MASSALYA is equipped with numerous on-line analyzers for chemical and physical characterization of both aerosol and gaseous phases of the atmospheres. The equipments can be used via the truck itself so to study the outdoor atmosphere; they can also be easily removed in order to be placed in confined atmospheres.
Open access to updated information database
No
Online booking system details
Charte des Plateformes Technologiques Aix-Marseille (PTA): https://www.univ-amu.fr/system/files/2021-07/Charte%20PTF%20AMU%20M%C3%A0J21.docx.pdf
Online booking system available
No
Description
MASSALYA is an instrumented mobile laboratory (placed in a truck) for the analysis of aerosols and volatile organic compounds that are present in indoor and outdoor atmospheres.