The management of a composting plant cannot be limited to monitoring the physical quantities of the compost (temperature, humidity, oxygen), but must necessarily also include anemological analysis and knowledge of the dynamics of the air and odours.

To control the dispersion of odorous emissions, it is necessary to monitor the meteorological variables that influence the anemological regime of the site, using professional meteorological stations.

For this purpose, ACEA Ambiente has chosen to equip its own integrated composting and anaerobic digestion plant in Monetrotondo Marittimo (GR), one of the largest in Central Italy, with a compact meteorological station, with an ALL-IN-ONE sensor – that provides temperature and relative air humidity, wind speed and direction, solar radiation and barometric pressure – and a rain gauge.

The meteorological data collected are in fact used to support the air quality analyses carried out quarterly at the receptors closest to the plant.