CO2 Datalogger tracks Shipped Fruit

A team at the National Agriculture and Food Research Organisation at Tsukuba, Japan, confirmed CO₂ levels in the packaging environment of fresh fruit in transit. The sealed unit was monitored by samples taken by a Geotech GA2000 datalogging beneath the fruit box, as it was shipped over 3-4 days to Taiwan. This process was repeated and on each occasion the GA2000 reliably, without any external power source or data communications, captured data about the CO₂ levels in the box. It was confirmed that the high CO₂ concentrations in the packing environment had been maintained.

The datalogging function on Geotech's range of gas analysers is popular with research teams as it allows regular readings to be taken and data stored for several days. Data is captured regularly without researchers needing to be present, such as over a weekend or holiday.