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Standard operating procedure for measurement of methane/non-methane hydrocarbons using FID detection

Description

To obtain timely data for the purpose of air quality assessment, air quality trend reporting, and to meet the requirements for inclusion of the data in provincial and national air quality databases, a continuous method of analyzing Non Methane Hydrocarbons (NMHC) concentrations in ambient air is used. This method is capable of measurement updates at a rate of once every five minutes or faster. Readings from instruments of this method enables the calculation of hourly averaged concentrations of Total Hydrocarbons THC, Methane CH4 and Non-methane Hydrocarbons NMHC. Commercially available NMHC analyzers are used in the method.

Updated

January 17, 2011

Tags
air monitoring air quality assessment air quality trend reporting environmental monitoring flame ionization detector methane hydrocarbons non methane hydrocarbons standard operating procedures

Title and publication information

Type
Standard
Alternative Title

Procedure no: SOP-023

Extent

10 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Environment (1971-1992, 1999-2011)

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Environment

Resource Dates

Date Created

2011-01-17

Date Added

2019-11-14T15:53:40.012970

Date Modified

2011-01-17

Date Issued

2011-01-17

Audience information

Identifiers

Local Identifier

SOP-023

Usage / Licence

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