It’s quite easy to buy a air quality monitor that tells you about CO2 or CO but are there monitors that actually tell you about the 100 different substances that might be a problem on airplanes that you can easy have in your carry-on?
Professional handhelds that sniff broader leak byproducts (VOCs via PID sensors): ~$1,000–$5,700+. [...] A quick reality check: no single handheld will confirm every toxin the WSJ story worries about. CO meters only see carbon monoxide; PID‑based VOC meters are broad‑spectrum (good for “something’s leaking” signals) but not compound‑specific, so they won’t tell you which organophosphate or oil additive is present. Speciation usually needs lab analysis (e.g., GC/MS) or installed systems.
a monitor that detects VOCs generically maybe? Though possibly there cannot be generic VOC detector chemicals in the first place and I fell for marketing claims
It’s quite easy to buy a air quality monitor that tells you about CO2 or CO but are there monitors that actually tell you about the 100 different substances that might be a problem on airplanes that you can easy have in your carry-on?
Edit: I asked ChatGPT 5-pro and it suggests:
a monitor that detects VOCs generically maybe? Though possibly there cannot be generic VOC detector chemicals in the first place and I fell for marketing claims