Ambient monitoring guidelines for prevention of significant deterioration (PSD)

Technical Report · Fri Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5642928

Ambient air monitoring guidelines are described for sources that may be required to monitor the air quality under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) regulations. Some step-by-step discussion is presented for a source to determine if monitoring will be necessary. Situations where existing air quality and meteorological data, modeling, and use of assumed background concentrations for certain areas may be used in lieu of monitoring, are shown. If a source must undertake a monitoring program, general guidance is given for pollutants to be monitored, number and location of monitoring sites, equipment, frequency and duration of sampling, and data reporting. More detailed guidance is discussed for air quality monitoring probe citing criteria for various pollutants, meteorological monitoring, and quality assurance procedures.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
• OSTI ID: 5642928
• Report Number(s): PB-81-153231
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
ELEMENTS
LEAD
METALS
MONITORING
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PARTICLES
POLLUTION
PROBES
QUALITY ASSURANCE
REGULATIONS
SAMPLING
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES