Quality Management Documents for Placer County APCD
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Welcome to your resource for exploring approved quality management documents for CARB’s Primary Quality Assurance Organization (PQAO), specifically for the monitoring organization: Placer County APCD.
Quality management documents, or related addendums, include program guidance documents, such as a Roles and Responsibilities Agreements (R&R), Quality Management Plans (QMP), Quality Assurance Program/Project Plans (QAPP), and Training Plans. Other quality management documents, or related addendums, may include a variety of more detailed guidance documents, such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Data Quality Management, Gaseous Pollutants, Particulate Matter (PM) Pollutants, and Meteorological Parameters. These documents are utilized to ensure effective air quality monitoring practices.
Approved quality management documents* within CARB's PQAO are shown based on their origin:
- A#: Addendum number assigned to an addendum developed by a monitoring organization and approved by CARB.
- CARB: Developed and approved by CARB.
- MO: Developed by a monitoring organization within CARB's PQAO and approved by CARB.
- --: Not applicable.
*For copies of quality management documents, or related addendums, please contact qa@arb.ca.gov.
**The date of the document reflects when the document was approved by CARB, or U.S. EPA, as applicable.
| Program Guidance Documents | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Document | Date** | |
| R&R | Roles and Responsibilities Agreement | 11-8-2013 | |
| QMP | MO - A52: Placer County APCD Addendum to CARB QMP for Ambient Air Monitoring, Volume 1, Revision 1.0, March 2019 | 1-21-2025 | |
| QAPP | MO - A53: Placer County APCD Addendum to CARB QAPP for Gaseous Pollutant Air Monitoring Program, Revision #0, September 2018 | 1-9-2025 | |
| QAPP | MO - A54: Placer County APCD Addendum to CARB QAPP for Particulate Matter Pollutant Air Monitoring Program, Revision #0, February 2020 | 1-9-2025 | |
| Training Plan | MO - Air Monitoring Field Training Program for Station Operators, 1st Edition | 6-22-2022 | |
| Program Guidance Materials and Forms | |||
| Type | Document | Date** | |
| Corrective Action Process | Applicable document not specified. | -- | |
| SOPs for Data Quality Management | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Document | Date** |
| Data Review and Validation | MO - Data Management and Validation, 1st Edition | 6-22-2022 |
| SOPs for Gaseous Criteria Pollutants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pollutant | Document | Date** |
| CO | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| NO2 | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| O3 | MO - A42: Placer County APCD Addendum to CARB SOP for Teledyne API Models 400E and T400 Ozone Analyzer (AQSB SOP002), 3rd Edition, December 2019 | 2-23-2022 |
| SO2 | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| SOPs for Gaseous Trace Level Pollutants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pollutant | Document | Date** |
| CO | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| NO | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| NOx | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| SO2 | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| SOPs for Particulate Matter Pollutants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pollutant | Document | Date** |
| PM10 - Federal Equivalent Method (FEM) | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| PM10 - Federal Reference Method (FRM) | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| PM2.5 - FEM | MO - Met One Mass Monitor (BAM 1020), 1st Edition | 3-9-2023 |
| PM2.5 - FRM | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| SOPs for Meteorological Parameters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Document | Date** |
| Barometric Pressure | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| Relative Humidity | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| Temperature | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| Wind Direction | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| Wind Speed | Parameter not measured. | -- |
| SOPs for Calibration | |
|---|---|
| Document | Date** |
| MO - Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation (API) T701 Zero Air Generator, 1st Edition | 12-23-2022 |
| SOPs for Ambient Air Toxics | |
|---|---|
| Document | Date** |
| Parameter not measured. | -- |
*Quality Management documents not linked above are available upon request by contacting qa@arb.ca.gov.
**The date of the document reflects when the document was approved by CARB, or U.S. EPA, as applicable.