468 CenSARA - Monitoring Compliance Test and Source Test Observation (5/15/2023 - 5/19/2023)

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Description

Since the passage of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA of 1990), industrial sources have had to
quantify their emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) in order to demonstrate compliance with regulated
emissions. To insure that the source test methods utilized to demonstrate compliance are performed according to
EPA guidelines, both agency and industrial personnel will be required to observe stack tests to document that
compliance with the methodology is being achieved. This will mean that an observer must be intimately familiar
with over 30 or more stack test methods, each one with its own particular operation.

Who Should Attend

This introductory course is specifically designed for regulatory personnel who have or will have the responsibility to evaluate source test methods, approve test protocols and review source test results as required under various federal and state regulations or as required by issued permits. This class is intended for compliance and field engineers, scientists and technicians who have responsibility for the above source testing tasks.

Objectives

Leaning Objectives

Those completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the general information associated with source
testing and source test methods. The individual will gain an understanding of the following sampling-related tasks:
• Procedures and checklists to use when observing and certifying compliance source test methods
• Stack test basics [Federal Reference Methods (FRM) 1,2,3 and 4], FRM 5 for particulate matter, FRMs 6,7,
and 8 for SO2, NOx, and sulfuric acid
• Information and guidance associated with EPA stack test methodologies for characterizing Title III HAPs
from industrial sources.
• Standardized stack test methodology for sampling and analysis of HAPs as outlined in EPA's SW-846 Test
Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste.
• EPA's stack test monitoring programs associated with PM10 (FRM 201/201A) and condensible particulate
(FRM 202) monitoring
• Specific observer checklist will be demonstrated during the presentation for each test methodology as part of
the source test observation package

Pre-Requisites

Engineering/scientific degree or one year work experience in source sampling. Successful completion of APTI 450 –
Source Sampling for Pollutants is recommended, or equivalent courses/experience.

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