R-NOX and MosEcoMonitoring Complete the First Stage of a Joint Testing Program for the DustNod Aerosol Analyzer
The signing of the final report marked the completion of the first stage of a joint testing program for the DustNod Aerosol Analyzer, implemented by R-NOX LLC and the State Environmental Budgetary Institution MosEcoMonitoring under a cooperation agreement concluded in February 2026.
The program included the development of a joint testing methodology, two months of field operation of the equipment at an automatic ambient air pollution monitoring station in Moscow, a comparative analysis of measurement results using the reference Grimm EDM 180+D analyzer, and a subsequent working visit by specialists from MosEcoMonitoring to the R-NOX production facility in Minsk.
The testing was conducted under actual operating conditions within the urban monitoring network and covered a wide range of weather conditions, including sub-zero temperatures and periods of heavy precipitation.
Field Testing Results
Following completion of the testing, Evgeny Nikitich, Deputy Director of MosEcoMonitoring, and Dmitry Vasiuk, Deputy Director of R-NOX LLC, signed the field operation report. Within the declared measurement range of the equipment, the comparative analysis produced results confirming the metrological characteristics of the DustNod Analyzer across its operating measurement range.
The first stage of the project concluded with a working meeting between specialists from “R-NOX” and “MosEcoMonitoring” in Minsk, focused on discussing the testing results and prospects for further development of environmental monitoring technologies.
From Field Validation to Professional Dialogue
Following completion of the field testing program, specialists from “MosEcoMonitoring” visited the R-NOX production facility in Minsk. While the field stage focused on an objective assessment of the equipment’s metrological characteristics under actual operating conditions, the in-person meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the testing results, data quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), and prospects for the development of modern environmental monitoring equipment.
During the visit, Deputy Directors of “MosEcoMonitoring” Evgeny Nikitich and Elena Lezina gained an in-depth overview of the production facility, quality management system, engineering solutions, production processes, and the approaches applied to the development, manufacture, and servicing of the equipment.
Particular attention was given to data quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), the development of engineering approaches to the design of modern measurement instruments, and the prospective architecture of territorial ambient air quality monitoring networks, in which compact, high-quality monitoring stations could become an important complement to the existing monitoring infrastructure.
