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Development of performance specifications for continuous ambient air monitoring analyzers

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This report presents background information and justification for the performance specification standards developed as part of the revision and update of the Alberta Air Monitoring Directive. Air... More ≫

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This report presents background information and justification for the performance specification standards developed as part of the revision and update of the Alberta Air Monitoring Directive. Air Resource Specialists, Inc. was contracted by Alberta Sustainable Resource and Development to assess available technologies for continuous ambient air quality and meteorological measurements. The information was used to develop and update specification standards sheets containing minimum performance specifications for the associated continuous analyzers.

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Ambient audit program protocol

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This document outlines the procedures used in the Ambient Air Audit Program. Field and laboratory audit procedures, audit failure criteria and consequences are covered in this document. Also... More ≫

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This document outlines the procedures used in the Ambient Air Audit Program. Field and laboratory audit procedures, audit failure criteria and consequences are covered in this document. Also included are quality assurance measures and the maintenance of standards for the ambient air audit program.

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Lower Athabasca Regional Plan : annual reporting on air quality and surface water quality

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Monitoring is a key component of the environmental management frameworks in our regional plans - it's how we know if we're on track to meet our environmental objectives. But it's not useful on its... More ≫

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Monitoring is a key component of the environmental management frameworks in our regional plans - it's how we know if we're on track to meet our environmental objectives. But it's not useful on its own - we need to know how to interpret the data. Objectives are set within the frameworks so we can know whether we are adequately managing the cumulative effects of development in the region.

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Standard operating procedure for the Ecochem PAS 2000 analyzer

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The Ecochem PAS 2000 analyzer is used to obtain continuous real time data for particle-bound PAH for the purpose of air quality assessment or air quality trend reporting. This procedure is... More ≫

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The Ecochem PAS 2000 analyzer is used to obtain continuous real time data for particle-bound PAH for the purpose of air quality assessment or air quality trend reporting. This procedure is specific to the PAS2000 and should not be applied to other PAH analyzers.

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Standard operating procedure for zero-air generators

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This procedure describes the role of Zero-Air Generators in supplying pure, dry air as a source of calibration standard. This Standard Operating Procedure details two alternate Zero-Air sources:... More ≫

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This procedure describes the role of Zero-Air Generators in supplying pure, dry air as a source of calibration standard. This Standard Operating Procedure details two alternate Zero-Air sources: Perma Pure Inc.’s Zero-Air Generator (ZAG), and Advanced Pollution Instrumentation’s (API) Zero-Air Module.

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Standard operating procedure for flow measurement using a primary flow meter

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This procedure describes the operation and maintenance of the BIOS DC-2 flow meter. This device is used to measure air flow rate either from vacuum or pressure flow sources.

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Standard operating procedure for air dryers

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The Puregas and Bendix model air dryers are designed to effectively remove moisture or other unwanted components from a compressed air stream. They separate the various components using Pressure... More ≫

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The Puregas and Bendix model air dryers are designed to effectively remove moisture or other unwanted components from a compressed air stream. They separate the various components using Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) technology. This SOP will explain the principle and details of that operation.

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Standard operating procedure for AENV EDAS Ambient data polling system operation and daily data evaluation. Revision 1.1

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This procedure describes the operation of Alberta Environment's EDAS Ambient polling and data collection system.

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Standard operating procedure for air quality index reporting system. Revision 1.0

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This procedure describes the configuration and operation of Alberta Environment's Air Quality Index reporting system, often referred to as the "Old Voice System." This is a PC-based software... More ≫

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This procedure describes the configuration and operation of Alberta Environment's Air Quality Index reporting system, often referred to as the "Old Voice System." This is a PC-based software system that polls data from reporting stations, calculates an AQI for each station, and then makes the AQI information available to those who call in to the voice system.

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Standard operating procedure for the measurement of wind speed and direction using ultrasonic systems

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This procedure describes the operation and maintenance of an ultrasonic wind speed and direction sensor assembly. Data collected from these sensors is typically used for air quality assessments,... More ≫

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This procedure describes the operation and maintenance of an ultrasonic wind speed and direction sensor assembly. Data collected from these sensors is typically used for air quality assessments, meteorological and climate trend reporting and inclusion in the provincial and national meteorological databases.

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