Standard Operating Procedure for The Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM)

The Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM) provides real time mass measurement of selected size particles in ambient air samples. This instrument is used in national and local air monitoring networks to provide continuous data on the mass concentrations of particulate matter (PM) of 10µm aerodynamic diameter and less (PM10) or 2.5µm aerodynamic diameter and less (PM2.5) in ground level ambient air. The procedure described in this document is for the operation of TEOM samplers reporting data to the NAPS and AENV network. The operating manual supplied by the instrument manufacturer (R&P part no. 42-003347 & 42-010978) provides detailed installation and operating procedures. Those procedures are part of this operating method.

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Short Name of Publication SOP-004
Deliverable Type SOP
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Program Type OSM
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Year of Publication 2009
Publishing Organization Alberta Environment and Parks
Month of Publication 08
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Recomended Citation AENV Air Monitoring and Audit Centre Title: Standard Operating Procedure for The Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM) Procedure No: SOP-004 Revision No: 2.0 ( August 2009)
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