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Kolibri System Enables Mobile Measurement of Air Emissions at the Source Fact Sheet

Researchers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are developing and demonstrating the Kolibri, an air emission sensor/sampler instrument, for use on small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) and ground-mobile applications. The instrument can remotely and safely sample emissions from a variety of open area sources such as wildland fires and industrial plumes.  

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