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I.S. EN 16909:2017

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

AMBIENT AIR - MEASUREMENT OF ELEMENTAL CARBON (EC) AND ORGANIC CARBON (OC) COLLECTED ON FILTERS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

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National Foreword
European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
4 Principle
5 Materials and instruments
6 Sampling
7 Transport and storage
8 Analysis
9 Artefacts and interferences
10 Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)
11 Calculation of concentrations of EC and OC
12 Data recording
13 Determination of measurement uncertainty
Annex A (informative) - Example of a logbook
        information
Annex B (informative) - An example of a standard
        operating procedure for analysing EC and OC
Annex C (informative) - Methods for the assessment
        of carbonate carbon
Annex D (informative) - Preparation of stock sucrose
        solutions and calibration standards
Annex E (informative) - Example for the determination
        of measurement uncertainty
Annex F (informative) - Statistical analysis of Organic
        Carbon (OC), Elemental Carbon (EC) and Total
        Carbon (TC) concentrations collected on filters
        from field validation exercise
Annex G (informative) - Good example for an instrument
        blank laser signal for EUSAAR2
Bibliography

Pertains to the measurement of elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) following the requirement for all EU member states to measure EC and OC in particulate matter from June 2010 at background sites according to the Council Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
62
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
EN 16909:2017 Identical

CEN/TR 16269:2011 Ambient air - Guide for the measurement of anions and cations in PM2,5
EN ISO 20988:2007 Air quality - Guidelines for estimating measurement uncertainty (ISO 20988:2007)
ISO 20988:2007 Air quality Guidelines for estimating measurement uncertainty
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
EN 12341:2014 Ambient air - Standard gravimetric measurement method for the determination of the PM10 or PM2,5 mass concentration of suspended particulate matter

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