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DECODING PARTICULATE POLLUTION FOR ENGINEERING & CONSULTING OFFICES

Empowering engineering and environmental consultancies with advanced dust analysis and source attribution services.
Whether you're advising clients on tunnel construction, logistics platforms, or simply helping someone understand where that strange substance on outdoor surfaces is coming from—Particle Vision provides the scientific clarity behind real-world air pollution questions.

WHY IT MATTERS

Engineering and consulting offices are often the first point of contact when dust appears on cars, buildings, fields, or infrastructure. Your clients rely on you for answers.

Is it coming from nearby road traffic? A construction site? A factory or natural background source?

We help you respond with scientific certainty, using advanced morpho-chemical particle fingerprinting to identify what the substance is and where it’s coming from. Our data supports public communication, regulatory action, infrastructure planning, or conflict resolution.

WHAT IS THIS DUST?

Many of your clients aren’t asking about legal thresholds—they simply want to know:
“What is this substance on my property, and who is responsible?”

We help engineering offices quickly analyze and interpret samples of unknown dust, paint-like residues, or strange surface coatings. Our methods identify chemical composition and likely source, allowing you to respond with reliable, actionable answers—whether it’s an isolated event or part of a broader pattern.

Common cases include:
• Dark particles on cars or windows
• Sticky or flaky residues on building facades
• Metallic dust in industrial or rural settings
• Complaints linked to nearby construction or transport activity

SOURCES WE DIFFERENTIATE

🏗️ Construction and Civil Engineering Activities

Excavation, demolition, material handling, tunneling
We help attribute site-specific dust emissions to their true source, separating them from traffic or regional background levels.

🚛 On-Site and Off-Site Logistics

Tire & brake particles, road dust resuspension, heavy vehicle activity
We quantify emissions from machinery, trucks, and internal road use—helping isolate transport-related contributions for mitigation planning.

🌬️ Natural & Background Dust

Soil resuspension, mineral background, seasonal patterns
Our fingerprinting methodology separates man-made emissions from natural fluctuations, crucial for fair compliance assessments.

USE CASES

🚧 Clarifying the Emissions of a Specific Site in a Multi-Source Environment

Deliver clear attribution for your client's site—whether it’s a landfill, quarry, or construction project—within a complex emission context.

📄 Strengthening Environmental Impact Assessments and Permitting Files

Back your reports with validated, high-resolution particle data to meet evolving regulatory expectations and shorten approval timelines.

🤝 Resolving Local Complaints with Scientific Credibility

Support your clients in addressing neighborhood concerns by providing objective, third-party particle source evidence.

📊 Tracking the Effectiveness of Dust Mitigation Over Time

Use follow-up campaigns to verify the impact of wheel washing, dust barriers, or operational changes—strengthening your advisory offering.

SERVICES WE OFFER

  • Source-specific PM₈₀–PM₂.₅ quantification

  • Reference dust sampling and fingerprinting

  • Long-term dust monitoring campaigns

  • Emission impact modelling and reporting

  • Validation of third-party measurements or complaints

  • Independent expert opinion for permitting, audits, or litigation

OUR APPROACH

We select the analytical approach best suited to your specific challenge—whether it’s bulk analysis, single-particle analysis, or a tailored combination of both. Our goal is always to deliver the clearest, most actionable results.

Our proprietary ASPA MC2® methodology combines:

  1. Targeted Sampling
    at critical exposure points, depending on the source and context.

  2. Automated Particle Analysis
    using high-resolution methods to determine particle morphology and elemental composition.

  3. Machine-Learning Classification
    to compare each particle’s fingerprint against validated source libraries.

  4. Source Attribution & Reporting
    providing decision-ready insights tailored to technical, legal, or policy needs.

WHY CHOOSE PARTICLE VISION

🔬 Advanced Particle Fingerprinting for Traffic Pollutants

Our technology goes beyond basic PM monitoring. We identify and differentiate traffic-specific particles—such as tire and brake wear, road abrasion, and resuspension dust—based on their unique morpho-chemical signatures. This enables targeted, source-specific action.


🧑‍🏫 Scientific Methods Co-Developed with Leading Institutions

Our methodologies were developed and validated through collaboration with renowned public agencies and academic partners across Europe. This ensures that our data and approach meet the highest standards of scientific credibility.


🧭 Independent and Vendor-Neutral

We offer unbiased, third-party analysis. As we are not tied to product vendors or engineering firms, you can trust that our results are objective and focused solely on environmental insight and impact.


🤝 Trusted in High-Stakes, Multi-Stakeholder Contexts

We help operators, authorities, and communities find common ground based on solid data.


📊 Insights That Drive Compliance and Operational Strategy

From air quality policy to investment planning, our work supports informed and defensible decisions.


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CONTACT US

Do you have questions about how we can help you? Don’t hesitate to get in touch.

📞 Phone: +41 76 513 70 30
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