Module 1- Fundamentals of Air Monitoring and Station Setup and Operation
Contact
Quality Assurance Program Email
Email
This module introduced attendees to the fundamentals air monitoring and station setup and operation. The topics are listed below with links to the presentations and videos. A copy of Ambient Air Monitoring: Key Summaries and References was given to attendees to provide further information about the laws, regulations and key documents that govern ambient air monitoring.
Speaker Presentations
Day 1: Fundamentals of Ambient Air Monitoring
- Keynote Presentation- Air Monitoring: A Critical and Evolving Field
- Comparing Apples to Apples: Importance of a PQAO from EPA’s Perspective
- Getting to Know the Air Resources Board’s PQAO
- PQAO from Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District’s Perspective
- Introduction to QA Laws, Regulations, and Key Documents
- Key QA Documents
- Tour of ARB’s QA Web Page
- Monitoring Goals
- Network Design: Networking the Networks
- Monitoring Requirements and You
- Annual Network Plans
- Consequences of Not Following Proper Air Monitoring Station Operational Procedures
Day 2: Station Set-Up and Operation
- Air Monitoring Annual Network Plan: A District’s Perspective
- It All Starts With You!
- What to do When Making Changes to Your Network
- Station Set Up: Location, Location, Location and Much More
- Residence Time: It’s About Time!! (and Pressure)
- Station Operations: It’s On You
- Importance of Good Station Operation Documentation from an End User Point of View
- Stations: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly