THE SOURCE TESTING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GUIDE 2011


Standards and methods for UK environmental monitoring


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A brief overview of the current standards for emission monitoring and those currently under development by CEN and ISO tandard


reference methods are essential for the effective


measurement and control of air pollution. Such standards are developed at National, European and world-wide level, and their robustness and fitness for purpose is a function of the accumulated expertise and experience of the people who work together in committee to produce them. Where internationally-derived standards are binding on the UK, as European (CEN) standards are, it is important that they should recognise UK interests and sensitivities. BSI manages the UK input to new standards via its technical committees and the UK experts it nominates to CEN and ISO working groups. CEN standards are mandatory and must be adopted by member states of the European Union. If a conflicting standard is in existence then this must be withdrawn. ISO standards are accepted on a case by case principle, it is not mandatory for a member country to adopt a standard.


CEN standards are mandatory and must be adopted by member states of the European Union. Conflicting standards must be withdrawn


BSI technical committee EH/2 is responsible for air-quality issues, with sub group EH/2/1 specifically charged with stationary source emission measurement standardisation. BSI EH2/1 nominates experts to the technical committees of CEN/TC 264 (Air Quality) and ISO TC


CEN TC 264 working groups Working group Title


WG 01 WG 03 WG 04 WG 05 WG 08 WG 09 WG 23 WG33 EN1948 – dioxins – emissions


EN1911– HCl emission – manual method


Total gaseous organic carbon (emissions)


EN 13284 –total dust at low concentrations (emissions)


EN 13211 measurement of total mercury emissions


EN 14181 quality assurance of automated measuring systems


Manual and automatic measurement of velocity and volumetric flow in ducts


Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in energy-intensive industries


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ISO TC146 SC1 working groups Working Group Title


WG 20 WG 21 WG 22 WG 23 WG 24 WG 25 WG 26


ISO/CD 13271 Stationary source emissions – Determination of PM10/PM2,5 mass con- centration in flue gas – Measurement at higher concentrations by use of virtual impactors


ISO/WD 25597 Stationary source emissions – Test method for determining PM 2.5 and PM 10 mass in stack gases using cyclone samplers and sample dilution


ISO/FDIS 25139 Stationary source emissions – Manual method for the determination of the methane concentration using gas chromatography


ISO/DIS 11057 Air quality – Test method for filtration characterization of cleanable filter media


ISO/CD 13199 Stationary source emissions – Determination of total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) in waste gases from non-combustion processes – Non-dispersive infrared method equipped with catalytic converter


ISO/WD 14385-2 Stationary source emissions – Green house gases – Part 2: Ongoing quality control of automated measuring systems ISO/WD 14385-1 Stationary source emissions – Green house gases – Part 1: Calibration of automated measuring systems


ISO/CD 13833 Stationary source emissions – Determination of the ratio of biomass (biogenic) and fossil-derived carbon dioxide – Radiocarbon sampling and determination


146 (Air Quality). BSI EH2/1 also oversees a portfolio of existing BSI, CEN and ISO standards to ensure they are regularly reviewed for technical relevance and continued suitability for purpose. So that existing and developing standards reflect the full range of UK interests, it is imperative that BSI EH2/1, like other BSI committees, reflects the widest possible range of users. Standards currently under development by CEN and ISO are listed in the two tables: CEN TC 264 working groups, and ISO TC146 SC1 working groups.


Current status


Parts 1-4 published Part 5 in committee


Revised and published


EN12619 draft for CEN enquiry EN13649 draft for TC enquiry


Published waiting review Published waiting review


Under review Part 2 in development


In committee


Rod Robinson (Convenor), William Averdieck, Rick Gould


Rod Robinson (Convenor), Dave Curtis (secretary), Rupert Standring, David Graham, William Averdieck, Jen Wilson


UK representative Rupert Standring


Rupert Standring Mark Elliott


Dave Curtis (Convenor), Ray Pullen, Rupert Standring, Rick Gould, John Black, Liz Wolfenden


During 2011 the UK will be forming mirror groups – under the aus-


pices of EH2/1 – that will meet prior to the working group meetings to ensure our representatives present the UK point of view. Any interested parties should contact Dave Curtis at dave@s-t-a.org for information. Standards developed and published by CEN are generally accepted as being the most robust. However, other standards are still important, as there are substances that are not, as yet, covered by CEN Standards. The choice of the method is often dictated by the requirements of a relevant EU Directive, where, for example, the use of CEN standards is mandatory. If the standard is not dictated by mandatory requirements then monitoring standards should be used in the following order of priority as given in the European IPPC Bureau’s Reference Document on the General Principles of Monitoring: n Comité European de Normalisation (CEN) n International Standardisation Organisation (ISO)


If the substance cannot be monitored using standards covered by the above then a method can be selected from any one of the following: n American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) n Association Francaise de Normalisation (AFNOR) n British Standards Institution (BSI) n Deutsches Institute fur Normung (DIN) n United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) n Verein Deustcher Ingenieure (VDI)


If there are no stack monitoring standards covered by the above then occupational methods may be developed, following the requirements of ISO 17025, for stack-emission monitoring e.g.


UK representative


Lesley Sloss Dave Curtis


Lesley Sloss Dave Curtis


Dave Curtis Tal Goolsworthy Dave Curtis Rod Robinson


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