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This course is provided for reference purposes only. CEU credit or certificates of completion are not availble for this course. If you would like to receive a printed copy of this course, send an e-mail to letke.michael@epa.gov. Please include a complete mailing address, and allow 4 weeks for delivery.

SI:414 Quality Assurance for Source Emission Measurements

CLN 877

35 hours
3.5 CEUs

Course Description
This course covers quality assurance procedures for EPA manual source-measurement methods 1 through 8. The course reviews, in detail, the essentials of equipment calibration, proper testing methods, proper use of standardized testing forms, and EPA data tolerances.

Major topics

  • Quality assurance principles
  • Procurement of apparatus and supplies
  • Calibration of apparatus
  • Pre-sampling operations
  • On-site measurement methods
  • Post-sampling operations
  • Equipment maintenance methods
  • Auditing procedures
  • Use of data and calculation forms

The following documents are used as texts:

  • EPA 600/4-77-027b "Quality Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution Measurement Systems"
  • EPA 40 CFR 60 Appendix A

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