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Article: Know the difference: CO2 vs. air quality sensors.(carbon dioxide sensors and air quality sensors have their own unique applications)
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- Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News
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- April 24, 1995
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As the indoor air quality industry has grown, there have been a number of new technologies that have burst upon the marketplace.
One of these technologies is often called "air quality" or "Volatile Organic Compound" sensors. VOC sensors have generated great interest as a possible approach to control air quality in all types of buildings. Many people have wondered if these sensors can be used in much the same way as [CO.sub.2] sensors.
While both sensor technologies can be useful in indoor air quality control, they are not interchangeable. Each has its own particular applications.
Air quality sensors are often called total contaminant sensors because ...