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  • DIN EN 12341:2014-08

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    Ambient air - Standard gravimetric measurement method for the determination of the PM or PM mass concentration of suspended particulate matter

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  01-10-2023

    Language(s):  German, English

    Published date:  01-08-2014

    Publisher:  German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)

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    National foreword
    National Annex NA (informative) - Bibliography
    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations
    4 Principle
    5 Equipment and facilities
    6 Filter conditioning, sampling and weighing
      procedures
    7 Ongoing quality control
    8 Expression of results
    9 Performance characteristics of the method
    Annex A (normative) - Design drawing of standard
            inlet for the sampling of PM[10] and PM[2],[5]
    Annex B (normative) - Other samplers
    Annex C (informative) - Scheme of PM standard sampler
    Annex D (informative) - Suitability tests for filters
    Annex E (normative) - Initial suitability testing of
    weighing facilities
    Annex F (informative) - Results of experimental work
    Annex G (informative) - Impactor efficiency
    Bibliography

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    Defines a standard method for determining the PM[10] or PM[2],[5] mass concentrations of suspended particulate matter in ambient air by sampling the particulate matter on filters and weighing them by means of a balance.

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    Development Note Supersedes DIN EN 14907. (08/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    VDI 3803 Blatt 4:2012-09 Air-conditioning, system requirements - Air filter systems (VDI Ventilation Code of Practice)
    VDI 3787 Blatt 1:2015-09 Environmental meteorology - Climate and air pollution maps for cities and regions
    VDI 4280 Blatt 2:2000-12 Planning of ambient air quality measurements - Rules for planning investigations of traffic related air pollutants in key pollution areas
    VDI 4300 Blatt 11:2013-12 Measurement of indoor air pollution - Measurement strategies for determination of airborne particles in indoor environment - PM-fraction
    VDI 2267 Blatt 1:2012-10 Determination of suspended matter in ambient air - Measurement of the element concentration after sampling on filters - Determination of Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, Tl, V and Zn by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS), by optical emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
    VDI 2267 Blatt 12:2008-10 Determination of suspended matter in ambient air - Measurement of As, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb and Zn by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescense (ED XRF)
    VDI 3871:2016-12 (Draft) Measurement of particles in ambient air - Electrical aerosol monitors based on diffusion charging
    VDI 2463 Blatt 7:2014-05 Particulate matter measurement - Determination of suspended particulate matter and gaseous chemical compounds in ambient air and indoor air - Active sampling via low-volume sampler (LVS)
    VDI 3787 Blatt 9:2004-12 Environmental meteorology - Provision for climate and air quality in regional planning
    VDI 2095 Blatt 1:2011-03 Emission control - Treatment of mineral construction-site and demolition waste - Stationary and mobile demolition waste recycling facilities
    VDI 3790 Blatt 3:2010-01 Environmental meteorology - Emission of gases, odours and dusts from diffuse sources - Storage, transhipment and transportation of bulk materials
    VDI 2465 Blatt 2:2016-11 Measurement of soot (ambient air) - Thermographic determination of elemental carbon after thermal desorption of organic carbon
    VDI 2267 Blatt 3:2015-03 Determination of suspended matter in ambient air - Digestion variants for dust samples for the subsequent determination of the mass concentration of Al, Sb, As, Pb, Cd, Ca, Cr, Co, Fe, K, Cu, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Se, V and Zn
    VDI 2119:2013-06 Ambient air measurements - Sampling of atmospheric particles > 2,5 ?m on an acceptor surface using the Sigma-2 passive sampler - Characterisation by optical microscopy and calculation of number settling rate and mass concentration
    DIN EN 16909:2015-10 (Draft) AMBIENT AIR - MEASUREMENT OF ELEMENTAL CARBON (EC) AND ORGANIC CARBON (OC) COLLECTED ON FILTERS
    DIN EN 16913:2015-10 (Draft) AMBIENT AIR - STANDARD METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF NO[3][-], SO[4][2-], CL[-], NH[4][+], NA[+], K[+], MG[2+], CA[2+] IN PM2,5 AS DEPOSITED ON FILTERS

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    VDI 2268 Blatt 3:1988-12 Chemical analysis of particulate matter; determination of thallium in particulate emissions by atomic absorption spectrometry
    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    EN 13274-7:2008 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 7: Determination of particle filter penetration
    DIN EN 15841:2010-04 Ambient air quality - Standard method for determination of arsenic, cadmium, lead and nickel in atmospheric deposition
    VDI 2267 Blatt 12:2008-10 Determination of suspended matter in ambient air - Measurement of As, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb and Zn by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescense (ED XRF)
    CEN/TR 16269:2011 Ambient air - Guide for the measurement of anions and cations in PM2,5
    DIN EN 15853:2010-11 Ambient air quality - Standard method for the determination of mercury deposition
    VDI 2267 Blatt 5:1997-11 Determination of suspended matter in ambient air - Determination of the mass concentration of Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, V, Zn by optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) after sampling on filters and digestion in an oxidising agent
    VDI 2463 Blatt 7:2014-05 Particulate matter measurement - Determination of suspended particulate matter and gaseous chemical compounds in ambient air and indoor air - Active sampling via low-volume sampler (LVS)
    EN 14907:2005 Ambient air quality - Standard gravimetric measurement method for the determination of the PM2,5 mass fraction of suspended particulate matter
    VDI 3498 Blatt 2:2002-07 Ambient air measurement - Indoor air measurement - Measurement of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans; Method using small filters
    DIN EN 15980:2011-08 Air quality - Determination of the deposition of benz[a]anthracene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[j]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[a]pyrene, dibenz[a,h]anthracene and indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene
    CEN/TR 16243:2011 Ambient air quality - Guide for the measurement of elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) deposited on filters
    EN 14902:2005/AC:2006 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY - STANDARD METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF PB, CD, AS AND NI IN THE PM10 FRACTION OF SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER
    VDI 2463 Blatt 11:1996-10 Particulate matter measurement - Measurement of mass concentration in ambient air - Filter method; Digitel DHA-80 filter changer
    VDI 2267 Blatt 16:2007-07 Determination of suspended matter in ambient air - Measurement of the mass concentration of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb, V und Zn as part of dust precipitation by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS)
    CEN/TS 16450:2013 Ambient air - Automated measuring systems for the measurement of the concentration of particulate matter (PM10; PM2,5)
    VDI 3867 Blatt 6:2012-12 Measurement of particles in ambient air - Determination of the particle number concentration and number size distribution of aerosols - Electrical Low Pressure Impactor (ELPI)
    VDI 2464 Blatt 3:2012-07 Ambient air measurement - Indoor air measurement - Measurement of polybrominated diphenylether, hexabromocyclododecane and hexabromobenzene by GC/MS
    VDI 3867 Blatt 5:2013-11 Measurement of particles in ambient air - Determination of the particle number concentration and particle size distribution of aerosols - Time-of-flight spectrometer
    VDI 2267 Blatt 15:2005-11 Determination of suspended matter in ambient air - Measurement of the mass concentration of Al, As, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, K, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, V, Zn as part of dust precipitation by mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
    VDI 2267 Blatt 7:1988-11 Chemical analysis of particulates in ambient air; determination of thallium and its inorganic compounds as part of the dust precipitation by atomic absorption spectrometry
    VDI 3867 Blatt 3:2012-08 Measurement of particles in ambient air - Determination of the particle number concentration and number size distribution of aerosols - Electrical mobility spectrometer
    VDI 2268 Blatt 1:1987-04 Chemical analysis of particulate matter; determination of Ba, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sr, V, Zn in particulate emissions by atomic spectrometric methods
    VDI 2267 Blatt 9:2002-07 Determination of suspended particulates matter in ambient air - Measurement of the mass concentration of mercury - Sampling by sorption as amalgam and determination by atomic fluorescense spectrometry (AFS) with cold vapour technique
    EN 1822-1:2009 High efficiency air filters (EPA, HEPA and ULPA) - Part 1: Classification, performance testing, marking
    VDI 3867 Blatt 2:2008-02 Measurement of particulate matter in ambient air - Methods for characterizing test aerosols - Determination of the particle number concentration and particle size distribution - Condensation Particle Counter (CPC)
    DIN EN 15852:2010-11 Ambient air quality - Standard method for the determination of total gaseous mercury
    EN 15549:2008 Air quality - Standard method for the measurement of the concentration of benzo[a]pyrene in ambient air
    VDI 3867 Blatt 4:2011-06 Measurement of particles in ambient air - Determination of the particle number concentration and particle size distribution of aerosols - Optical aerosol spectrometer
    DIN EN 14902:2005-10 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY - STANDARD METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF PB, CD, AS AND NI IN THE PM10 FRACTION OF SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER
    VDI 2267 Blatt 1:2012-10 Determination of suspended matter in ambient air - Measurement of the element concentration after sampling on filters - Determination of Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, Tl, V and Zn by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS), by optical emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
    DIN ISO 11057:2012-05 Air quality - Test method for filtration characterization of cleanable filter media (ISO 11057:2011)
    EN 12341:2014 Ambient air - Standard gravimetric measurement method for the determination of the PM10 or PM2,5 mass concentration of suspended particulate matter
    VDI 2267 Blatt 14:2003-12 Determination of suspended matter in ambient air - Measurement of Al, As, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, V, Zn as part of dust deposition by optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES)
    VDI 3498 Blatt 1:2002-07 Ambient air measurement - Indoor air measurement - Measurement of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans; Method using large filters
    VDI 2267 Blatt 2:1983-02 Determination of suspended particulates in ambient air; measurement of lead by X-ray fluorescence
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