Comparison of H 2 S Gas Sensors: A Sensor Management Procedure for Sewer Monitoring

Micaela Pacheco Fernández, Daneish Despot and Matthias Barjenbruch
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Micaela Pacheco Fernández: Chair of Urban Water Management, Technical University of Berlin, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, 13355 Berlin, Germany
Daneish Despot: Chair of Urban Water Management, Technical University of Berlin, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, 13355 Berlin, Germany
Matthias Barjenbruch: Chair of Urban Water Management, Technical University of Berlin, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, 13355 Berlin, Germany

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 19, 1-16

Abstract: Hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S) emissions are one of the major problems associated with sewer networks. This gas, with its characteristic smell of rotten eggs is highly toxic and leads to the corrosion of sewer infrastructures. To protect cities and ensure the safety of sewer workers, sewers are commonly monitored using H 2 S gas sensors. In this work, three commercial H 2 S gas sensors for air quality monitoring were compared at two different sites in Berlin, Germany. Two of the sensors provide online access to data, while the other one is a data logger. Moreover, based on statistical measures (RMSE, MAE, MB, and a graphical analysis), we evaluated whether a rotation/exchange between data logger (reference) and online sensors is possible without significant differences in the gas measurements. Experimental evaluation revealed that measurement differences are dependent on the H 2 S concentration range. The deviation between sensors increases as the H 2 S concentration rises. Therefore, the interchange between reference and online sensors depends on the application site and the H 2 S levels. At lower ranges (0–10 ppm) there were no observed problems. Finally, to support practitioners on-site, a management procedure in the form of a decision-making tool is proposed for assessing whether gas sensors should be exchanged/rotated.

Keywords: air quality monitoring; decision making tool; gas sensors; hydrogen sulphide; sewer systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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