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Main Title An Operator's guide to eliminating bias in CEM systems.
Author Jahnke, J. A.
CORP Author Source Technology Associates, Research Triangle Park, NC. ;Cadmus Group, Inc., Raleigh, NC.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Acid Rain Div.
Publisher United States Environmental Protection Agency,
Year Published 1994
Report Number EPA 430-R-94-016; EPA-68-D2-0168
Stock Number PB98-150253
OCLC Number 39376843
Subjects Continuous emission monitoring ; Air--Pollution
Additional Subjects Air pollution monitoring ; Bias ; Statistical analysis ; Operators ; Air pollution monitors ; Facilities management ; Operation and maintenance ; Air pollution sampling ; Data acquisition ; Gas acquisition ; Gas analysis ; Data quality ; Quality assurance ; Continuous sampling ; Error analysis ; Guides ; CEM(Continuous Emission Monitoring) ; Continuous Emission Monitoring ; T tests ; Acid Rain Program
Internet Access
Description Access URL
https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=00000ODO.PDF
Holdings
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EHAM  EPA 430-R-94-016 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 09/14/2009
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA/430-R-94-016 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD  EPA 430-R-94-016 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 05/21/1999
NTIS  PB98-150253 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 1 volume (various pagings) + 1 folded leaf : illustrations ; 28 cm
Abstract
The inclusion of the t-test for bias in the Acid Rain Regulations, 40 CFR Part 75, signaled a marked improvement in the capability to detect a significant source of measurement error that had previously remained hidden. The capability to detect bias left environmental technicians and instrument operators with the often daunting job of, first, diagnosing the cause of the measurement bias, and, then, taking steps to correct it. This publication is intended to make that job easier. A pull-out chart, entitled Eliminating Bias in CEMS -- A Checklist, provides a comprehensive listing of the monitoring system problems that can cause systematic error. A brief description and potential corrective actions are shown for each problem. Finally, the Checklist directs users to the appropriate pages in the accompanying Operator's Guide, where fuller descriptions of problems and remedies can be found. The accompanying Operator's Guide to Eliminating Bias in Monitoring Systems is organized into eight chapters. The problem areas covered are: Probe Location and Stratification (Chapter 2), Extractive Sampling Systems (Chapter 3), In-Situ Gas Monitoring Systems and Opacity Monitors (Chapter 4), Flow Monitors (Chapter 5), Gas Analyzers (Chapter 6), and Data Acquisition and Handling Systems (Chapter 7). Chapter 8, the last chapter in the Operator's Guide, discusses elements that should be incorporated into ongoing Quality Assurance Programs to detect and prevent the problems that produce systematic error in monitor measurements.
Notes
"November 1994." "EPA 430-R-94-016." Includes bibliographical references.