Federal reference and equivalent methods for measuring fine particulate matter: PM2.5 Federal Reference Method Sampler

Christopher A Noble; Robert W Vanderpool; Thomas M Peters; Frank F Mcelroy; David B Gemmill; Russell W Wiener

doi:10.1080/02786820121582

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Federal reference and equivalent methods for measuring fine particulate matter: PM2.5 Federal Reference Method Sampler

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Federal reference and equivalent methods for measuring fine particulate matter: PM2.5 Federal Reference Method Sampler

Christopher A Noble, Robert W Vanderpool, Thomas M Peters, Frank F Mcelroy, David B Gemmill and Russell W Wiener

Aerosol science and technology, Vol.34(5), pp.457-464

2001

DOI: 10.1080/02786820121582

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Abstract

In the national ambient air quality standards specified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Code of Federal Regulations, new standards were established for particulate matter on July 18, 1997. The new particulate matter standards specify mass concentration as the indicator for tine particulate matter (aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less). Ambient measurements for the new particulate standard must be performed by a new federal reference method as specified in the Code of Federal Regulations or by an alternative measurement method that has been designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as an equivalent method. The new particulate reference method is a 24 h integrated sample collected from the ambient air and analyzed gravimetrically. The reference method is explicitly specified using a combination of design- and performance-based criteria. Additional requirements listed in the Code of Federal Regulations address conditioning, handling, and weighing of the sample filter, which are performed manually. For alternative measurement techniques that do not meet the qualifications of the reference method, the Environmental Protection Agency defines three classes of candidate PM2.5 equivalent methods based on the measurement technique used and its degree of similarity to the reference method specifications.

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Title: Subtitle: Federal reference and equivalent methods for measuring fine particulate matter: PM2.5 Federal Reference Method Sampler
Creators: Christopher A Noble - Center for Engineering and Environmental Technology, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States
Robert W Vanderpool - Center for Engineering and Environmental Technology, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States
Thomas M Peters - Center for Engineering and Environmental Technology, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States
Frank F Mcelroy - Atmospheric Methods and Monitoring Branch, National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environment Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States
David B Gemmill - Atmospheric Methods and Monitoring Branch, National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environment Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States
Russell W Wiener - Atmospheric Methods and Monitoring Branch, National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environment Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Aerosol science and technology, Vol.34(5), pp.457-464
DOI: 10.1080/02786820121582
ISSN: 0278-6826
eISSN: 1521-7388
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Language: English
Date published: 2001
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Occupational and Environmental Health
Record Identifier: 9984214791202771

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