THE SOURCE TESTING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GUIDE 2012
During 2011 the UK has formed mirror groups, under the auspices 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,
dave@s-t-a.org , for further 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: • Comité European de Normalisation (CEN) • 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:
Current BSI standards Compound/Method
Alternate reference method procedure Asbestos
Calibration of CEMS Carbon Monoxide (CO)
CEMS sampling Dioxin 1 sampling Dioxin 2 extraction Dioxin 3 quantification Dioxin 4 PCB sampling and analysis Flow automatic
Hydrogen Chloride Hydrogen Fluoride
Instrument certification Instrument certification
Instrument certification Instrument certification – Dust monitors
ISO 17025 elaboration Mercury
Mercury calibration Metals
Moisture / water vapour Nitrogen Oxide (NOx)
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) • Association Francaise de Normalisation (AFNOR) • British Standards Institution (BSI) • Deutsches Institute fur Normung (DIN) • United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) • 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. • Method for the Determination of Hazardous Substances (MDHS) series published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
The intended application of the standard method must always be taken into account; for example, a CEN method may be less
suitable
another less-rigorously validated standard method if the application is not one for which the CEN method was devel- oped. The Environment Agency produces, wherever required, Method Implementation Documents (MIDs) which detail the applicability of methods. The methods detailed in Environment Agency Technical Guidance Note (Monitoring) M2 ‘Monitoring of Stack Emissions to Air’ should be used unless it can be demonstrated that they are not fit for purpose for a particular application.
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Standards are generally revised after five years and this process will affect many of the published standards.
Further guidance and advice.
The Source Testing Association provides guidance to its membership and their clients. This includes methodology advice, guidance on equipment selection and training. Visit the STA web site for details
www.s-t-a.org or for any technical question contact
airanswers@s-t-a.org or telephone +44(0) 1462 457535.
Standard Number DD CEN/TS 14793:2005
BS 6069-4.2:1991 BS EN 14181:2004 BS EN 15058:2006
BS ISO 10396:2007 BS EN 1948-1:2006 BS EN 1948-2:2006 BS EN 1948-3:2006 DD CEN/TS 1948-4:2007
BS ISO 14164:1999 BS EN 1911:2010 BS ISO 15713:2006 BS EN 15267-1:2009 BS EN 15267-2:2009
BS EN 15267-3:2007 BS EN 15859:2010
DD CEN/TS 15675- 2007 BS EN 13211:2001 BS EN 14884:2005 BS EN 14385:2004 BS EN 14790:2005 BS EN 14792:2005
Description
Intralaboratory validation procedure for an alternative method compared to a reference method
Method for the determination of asbestos plant emissions by fibre count measurement Quality assurance of an AMS
Determination of the mass concentration of carbon monoxide (CO). Reference method: non-dispersive infrared spectrometry
Sampling for the automated determination of gas emission concentrations for permanently-installed monitoring systems
Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs. Sampling of PCDDs/PCDFs
Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs. Extraction and clean-up of PCDDs/PCDFs
Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs. Identification and quantification of PCDDs/PCDFs
Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs. Sampling and analysis of dioxin-like PCBs
Determination of the volume flowrate of gas streams in ducts. Automated method Manual method of determination of HCI.
Sampling and determination of gaseous fluoride content Air quality. Certification of automated measuring systems - Part 1. General principles
Air quality. Certification of automated measuring systems - Part 2: Initial assessment of the AMS manufacturer's quality management system and post certification surveillance for the manufacturing process
Air quality - Certification of automated measuring systems – Part 3: Performance specifications and test procedures for automated measuring systems for monitoring emissions from stationary sources
Air Quality - Certification of automated dust arrestment plant monitors for use on stationary sources - Performance criteria and test procedures
Elaboration of ISO17025 for stack emission monitoring
Manual method of determination of the concentration of total mercury Determination of total mercury: automated measuring systems
Determination of the total emission of As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, TI and V Determination of the water vapour in ducts
Determination of mass concentration of nitrogen oxides (NOx). Reference method: Chemiluminescence
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