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Main Title Outdoor Smog Chamber Experiments: Reactivity of Methanol Exhaust. Part 2. Quality Assurance and Data Processing System Description.
Author Jeffries, H. E. ; Sexton, K. G. ; Kamens, R. M. ; Holleman, M. S. ;
CORP Author North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering.;Environmental Protection Agency, Ann Arbor, MI. Emission Control Technology Div.
Year Published 1985
Report Number EPA-68-03-3162; EPA/460/3-85/009B;
Stock Number PB86-179744
Additional Subjects Methyl alcohol ; Smog ; Test chambers ; Exhaust emissions ; Air pollution ; Gas analysis ; Photochemical reactions ; Methanols ; Automobile exhaust
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NTIS  PB86-179744 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The report describes the Quality Assurance and Data Processing procedures and systems used at the UNC Outdoor Smog Chamber Facility. The primary product of research conducted at this facility is information in the form of measurements of reactants and products in photochemical systems and measurements of the critical parameters that influence the chemical transformations system. Generating useful data begins with understanding the goals of the project and the special needs and concerns of conducting a successful smog chamber operation. The system components are designed to collect, transfer, process, and report accurate, high resolution data without loss or distortion. The system components in the Quality Assurance and Data Processing system are: people, hardware, software, checklists, and data bases. Quality assurance checks are made at every level of the program. Pressurized gas tank and liquid mixtures were used to establish experimental conditions of HC assuring consistency throughout the program. Several NBS traceable standards and liquid injections into the chamber used for calibration have been intercompared and show good agreement.