
NATA Accredited Stack Testing
OCTIEF has now finalised the internal review and revision of processes and methods relating to Stack Testing and formally commenced the NATA Accreditation process. Accreditation will cover the following:
7.70 Gases and aerosols
.04 Industrial fumes and emissionsAPHA 4110 B – Ion Chromatography for bromide, chloride, fluoride and sulphate
AS 3543 – Use of standard Ringelmann and Australian Standard miniature smoke charts
AS 4323. 2 – Determination of total particulate matter – gravimetric method particulate matter (Isokinetic)
AS 4323.3 – Determination of odour concentration by dynamic olfactometry
NSW EPA TM-2 – Velocity, volumetric flow rate, temperature, pressure
NSW EPA TM-4 – Sulfur dioxide
NSW EPA TM-5 – Hydrogen sulphide
NSW EPA TM-15 – Solid particles (total)
NSW EPA TM-16 – Smoke – Ringlemann standard
NSW EPA TM-22 – Moisture content in stack gases
NSW EPA TM-24 – Carbon dioxide in stack gases
NSW EPA TM-25 – Oxygen in stack gases
NSW EPA TM-32 – Carbon monoxide
NSW EPA TM-34 – Volatile organic compounds
NSW EPA OM-9 – Coarse particles
USEPA 2 – Determination of stack gas velocity and volumetric flow rate (Type S pitot tube)
USEPA 3A – Determination of oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in emissions from stationary sources (instrumental analyser procedure)
USEPA 4 – Determination of moisture content in stack gases – classical technique
USEPA 5 – Determination of particulate matter emissions from stationary sources
USEPA 5B – Determination of nonsulfuric acid particulate matter emissions from stationary sources
USEPA 6 – Determination of sulfur dioxide emissions from stationary sources – classical technique
USEPA 6C – Determination of sulfur dioxide emissions from stationary sources (instrumental analyser procedure)
USEPA 7E – Determination of nitrogen oxides emissions from stationary sources (instrumental analyser procedure)
USEPA 8 – Determination of sulfuric acid and sulfur dioxide emissions from stationary sources- classical technique
USEPA 10 – Determination of carbon monoxide emissions from stationary sources (instrumental analyser procedure)
USEPA 11 – Determination of hydrogen sulfide content of fuel gas stream in petroleum refineries – classical technique (iodometrically)
USEPA 15 – Determination of hydrogen sulfide, carbonyl disulfide, carbonyl sulphide emissions from stationary sources – GC-FID
USEPA 16 – Semicontinuous determination of dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl sulfide, hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan emissions from stationary sources
USEPA 17 – Determination of particulate matter emissions from stationary sources
USEPA 18 – Measurement of gaseous organic compound emissions by gas chromatography
USEPA 20 – Determination of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and diluent emissions from stationary gas turbines(instrumental analyser procedure)
USEPA 25A – Determination of total gaseous organic concentration using a flame ionisation analyser
USEPA ALT 008 – Alternate moisture measurement – midget impingers
USEPA OTM 027- Determining PM10 and PM2.5 Emissions from Stationary Sources
USEPA SW846 – Method 0010 Modified method 5 sampling train – including VOC sampling
USEPA 8260 – acetone; acryonitrile; benzene; butyl acetate; t-butylbenzene; n-butanol; 2-butoxy ethyl acetate (EGMEA); 2-butoxyethanol; carbon tetrachloride; cellosolve acetate; chlorobenzene; chloroform; cyclohexane; cyclohexanol; cyclohexanone; n-decane; diacetone alcohol; n-dodecane; 1,1-dichloroethene; 1,2-dichloroethane; dichloromethane; 1,1-dichloroethane; o, p & m -diethylbenzene; 2,3-dimethylpentane; epichlorohydrin; ethanol; ethyl acetate; ethyl benzene; ethyl diglycol acetate (DGMEA); fluorobenzene; glycidyl methacrylate; n-heptane; n-hexane; 2-hexanone; isobutanol (2-methyl-1-propanol); iso-octane; isophorone; isopropanol; isopropyl acetate; isopropylbenzene; D-limonene; methyl ethyl ketone; methylcyclohexane; a’-methylstyrene; 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate (PGMEA); 2-methylhexane; 3-methylhexane; 1-methoxy-2-propanol; MIBK; n-nonane; n-octane; n-pentane; a’-pinene; b-pinene; propyl acetate; n-propylbenzene; styrene; tetrachloroethene; n-tetradecane; toluene; 1,1,1-trichloroethane; trichloromonofluoromethane (Freon 11); n-tridecane;1,2,3-trimethylbenzene; 1,2,4-trimethyl benzene; 1,3,5-trimethyl benzene; o, m & p-xylene; n-undecane by GC-MS
VDI 2066 – particulate matter
.71 SamplingAs listed under 7.70.04
AS 4323.1 – Selection of sampling positions
CARB 429 – Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emissions from stationary sources
NSW EPA TM-1 – Selection of sampling positions
NSW EPA TM-3 – sulfuric acid mist, sulfur trioxide
NSW EPA TM-7 – chlorine
NSW EPA TM-8 – hydrogen chloride
NSW EPA TM-9 – fluorine
NSW EPA TM-12 – antimony, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury
NSW EPA TM-13 – beryllium, chromium, cobalt, manganese, nickel, selenium, tin, vanadium
NSW EPA TM-14 – cadmium, mercury
NSW EPA TM-18 – dioxins, furans
NSW EPA OM-3 – total hexavalent chromium
NSW EPA OM-5 – PM10
NSW EPA OM-6 – polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
NSW EPA OM-7 – odour
NSW EPA method OM-8 – sampling of surface emissions – flux sampling
USEPA 1 – Sample and velocity traverses for stationary sources
USEPA 7D – Determination of nitrogen oxide emissions from stationary sources (alkaline-permanganate/ion chromatographic method)
USEPA 13B – Determination of total fluoride emissions from stationary sources (specific ion electrode method)
USEPA 16A – Determination of total reduced sulfur emissions from stationary sources (impinger technique)
USEPA 23 – Determination of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans from municipal waste combustors
USEPA 26 – Determination of hydrogen chloride emissions from stationary sources – isokinetic method
USEPA 26A – Determination of hydrogen halide and halogen emissions from stationary sources – isokinetic method
USEPA 29 – Determination of metals emissions from stationary sources
USEPA 106 – Determination of vinyl chloride emissions from stationary sources
USEPA 201A – Determination of PM10 emissions (constant sampling rate procedure)
USEPA 306 – Determination of chromium emissions from decorative and hard chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing operations – isokinetic method
USEPA SW-846 0011 – Sampling for Selected Aldehyde and Ketone Emissions from Stationary Sources
USEPA method SW-846 23A,- dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofuran