THE SOURCE TESTING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GUIDE 2011


Acronyms and abbreviations ICP ICPCR


IED IMS IPA IPC


IPPC IR


ISC ISE ISO


iTEQ JRC


LAAPC LAQM LAU


LCPD LOD


LTRAP MCERTS MDHS MID MM5 Inductively coupled plasma (spectroscopy)


Ion chromatography with a post column reactor – analytical technique specifically for hexavalent chromium


Industrial emissions directive Ion mobility spectrometry Isopropyl alcohol


Integrated pollution control


Integrated pollution prevention and control Infrared


Intersociety Committee Ion-selective electrode


International Standards Organisation International toxic equivalent quantity European Joint Research Centre Local authority air pollution control Local air quality management


Environment Agency Local Authority Unit Large combustion plant directive Limit of detection


Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution


The Environment Agency’s monitoring certification scheme


Method for the Determination of Hazardous Substances


Method implementation document – developed by EA and STA on how to apply standards in the UK


USA Modified Method 5 – extractive adsorbing emission sampling train for the measurement of volatile organic compounds, usually toxic or hazardous compounds, with boiling points over about 130oC


MS


MSW MWC MWI


NDIR NDUV NECD NEN


NIOSH NIST


Mass spectrometry Municipal solid waste


Municipal waste combustor


Medical waste incinerator or municipal waste incinerator, refer to WID


Non-dispersive infrared spectrometry Non-dispersive ultraviolet spectrometry National Emission Ceilings Directive Netherlands standardisation institute


National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (USA)


USA National Institute for Standards and Technology – US Federal organization responsible for evaluating and setting performance and design standards for measurements (formerly NBS)


NMOC


Non-methane organic compounds organic compounds other than methane


18 Source Testing Association Annual Guide 2011 QC


ROG Rsd RTP


SCD SCR


SD


SED SEM


Semi-VOST


NMVOCs NOx


NPL OES


OMA OPM


OSHA OU PAHs


PCBs PIC PID PM


PM10, PM2.5


POM PPC


Regulations prEN PUF QA


QAL1 QAL2 QAL3


Non-methane volatile organic compounds Oxides of nitrogen – by convention taken


to be the sum of NO and NO2 (excluding N2O and other nitrogen oxides)


UK National Physical Laboratory – the UK’s National Measurement Institute


Optical emission spectroscopy Operator monitoring assessment


Open path monitoring system (long path monitoring)


Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA)


Odour units


Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, also known as poly-aromatic hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons


Polychlorinated biphenyls


Product of incomplete combustion Photo-ionisation detector Particulate matter


Particle fraction with diameter less than 10 µm or 2.5 µm


Polycyclic organic matter – includes benzene and related compounds often in particulate form at ambient conditions


Pollution prevention and control regulations


Draft European standard Polyurethane foam Quality assurance


Quality assurance level 1 – AMS as tested to the requirements CEN standard EN15267 or MCERTS CEM systems


Quality assurance level 2 – calibration of an AMS in accordance with CEN standard EN14181


Quality assurance level 3 – on going performance of an AMS is accordance with CEN standard EN14181


Quality control Reactive organic gases Relative standard deviation


Research Triangle Park, NC, USA – location for several USA EPA Program offices


Sulphur chemiluminescence detector


Selective catalytic reduction – NOx control technique


Standard deviation


Solvent emission directive Scanning electron microscopy


Semi-volatile organic compounds sampling train – see MM5


WG WHO WHO-TEQ WID TEF


TEOM TEQ TGN THC TPM TRS TSP


TVOC UKAS


US EPA US EPA CT UV UV-DOAS VDI VOC VOST


SEPA SOx SRM SSP STA


TC


TCDD TCDF TD


TDL TE


Scottish Environment Protection Agency Oxides of sulphur


Standard reference method Site-specific protocol


Source Testing Association – technical trade association representing companies with an interest in emission monitoring


Technical committee as referred to in standards organisations e.g. CEN


Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin Tetrachlorodibenzofuran Thermal desorption Tuneable diode laser


Technical endorsement as referred to in MCERTS performance standard for personnel


Toxic equivalent factor


Tapered element oscillating microbalance Toxic equivalent quantity Technical guidance note Total hydrocarbons.


Total particulate matter Total reduced sulphur


Total suspended particulate matter Total volatile organic compound United Kingdom Accreditation Service


United States Environmental Protection Agency


United States Environmental Protection Agency Conditional Test


Ultraviolet


Ultraviolet dual optical absorption spectrometry


Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (German national standards body)


Volatile organic compound


Volatile organic sampling train - extractive adsorbing emission sampling train for the measurement of volatile organic compounds, usually toxic or hazardous compounds, with boiling points up to about 130oC. Analysis of sample is by GC/MS


Working group as referred to in standards organisations e.g. CEN


World Health Organisation


World Health Organisation toxic equivalent quantity


Waste incineration directive


XAD/XAD-2 Trade name for a polystyrene adsorbent resin


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