40 CFR Part 53
PART 53—AMBIENT AIR MONITORING REFERENCE AND EQUIVALENT METHODS
- PART 53—AMBIENT AIR MONITORING REFERENCE AND EQUIVALENT METHODS
- Chapter I—Environmental Protection Agency › Subchapter C—Air Programs
- Subpart A—General Provisions
- § 53.1 Definitions.
- § 53.2 General requirements for a reference method determination.
- § 53.3 General requirements for an equivalent method determination.
- § 53.4 Applications for reference or equivalent method determinations.
- § 53.5 Processing of applications.
- § 53.6 Right to witness conduct of tests.
- § 53.7 Testing of methods at the initiative of the Administrator.
- § 53.8 Designation of reference and equivalent methods.
- § 53.9 Conditions of designation.
- § 53.10 Appeal from rejection of application.
- § 53.11 Cancellation of reference or equivalent method designation.
- § 53.12 Request for hearing on cancellation.
- § 53.13 Hearings.
- § 53.14 Modification of a reference or equivalent method.
- § 53.15 Trade secrets and confidential or privileged information.
- § 53.16 Supersession of reference methods.
- Table A-1 to Subpart A of Part 53—Summary of Applicable Requirements for Reference and Equivalent Methods for Air Monitoring of Criteria Pollutants
- Appendix A to Subpart A of Part 53—References
- Subpart B—Procedures for Testing Performance Characteristics of Automated Methods for SO2, CO, O3, and NO2
- § 53.20 General provisions.
- § 53.21 Test conditions.
- § 53.22 Generation of test atmospheres.
- § 53.23 Test procedures.
- Figure B-1 to Subpart B of Part 53—Example
- Table B-1 to Subpart B of Part 53—Performance Limit Specifications for Automated Methods
- Table B-2 to Subpart B of Part 53—Test Atmospheres
- Table B-3 to Subpart B of Part 53—Interferent Test Concentration, 1 Parts per Million
- Table B-4 to Subpart B of Part 53—Line Voltage and Room Temperature Test Conditions
- Table B-5 to Subpart B of Part 53—Symbols and Abbreviations
- Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 53—Optional Forms for Reporting Test Results
- Subpart C—Procedures for Determining Comparability Between Candidate Methods and Reference Methods
- § 53.30 General provisions.
- § 53.31 [Reserved]
- § 53.32 Test procedures for methods for SO2, CO, O3, and NO2.
- § 53.33 Test Procedure for Methods for Lead (Pb).
- § 53.34 Test procedure for methods for PM10 and Class I methods for PM 2.5.
- § 53.35 Test procedure for Class II and Class III methods for PM 2.5 and PM −2.5.
- Table C-1 to Subpart C of Part 53—Test Concentration Ranges, Number of Measurements Required, and Maximum Discrepancy Specifications
- Table C-2 to Subpart C of Part 53—Sequence of Test Measurements
- Table C-3 to Subpart C of Part 53—Test Specifications for Pb in TSP and Pb in PM 10 Methods
- Table C-4 to Subpart C of Part 53—Test Specifications for PM 10, PM 2.5 and PM 10-2.5 Candidate Equivalent Methods
- Table C-5 to Subpart C of Part 53—Summary of Comparability Field Testing Campaign Site and Seasonal Requirements for Class II and III FEMs for PM 10-2.5 and PM 2.5
- Figure C-1 to Subpart C of Part 53—Suggested Format for Reporting Test Results for Methods for SO 2, CO, O 3, NO 2
- Figure C-2 to Subpart C of Part 53—Illustration of the Slope and Intercept Limits for Class II and Class III PM 2.5 Candidate Equivalent Methods
- Figure C-3 to Subpart C of Part 53—Illustration of the Slope and Intercept Limits for Class II and Class III PM 10-2.5 Candidate Equivalent Methods
- Figure C-4 to Subpart C of Part 53—Illustration of the Minimum Limits for Correlation Coefficient for PM 2.5 and PM 10-2.5 Class II and III Methods
- Appendix A to Subpart C of Part 53—References
- Subpart D—Procedures for Testing Performance Characteristics of Methods for PM 10
- § 53.40 General provisions.
- § 53.41 Test conditions.
- § 53.42 Generation of test atmospheres for wind tunnel tests.
- § 53.43 Test procedures.
- Subpart E—Procedures for Testing Physical (Design) and Performance Characteristics of Reference Methods and Class I and Class II Equivalent Methods for PM 2.5 or PM 10-2.5
- § 53.50 General provisions.
- § 53.51 Demonstration of compliance with design specifications and manufacturing and test requirements.
- § 53.52 Leak check test.
- § 53.53 Test for flow rate accuracy, regulation, measurement accuracy, and cut-off.
- § 53.54 Test for proper sampler operation following power interruptions.
- § 53.55 Test for effect of variations in power line voltage and ambient temperature.
- § 53.56 Test for effect of variations in ambient pressure.
- § 53.57 Test for filter temperature control during sampling and post-sampling periods.
- § 53.58 Operational field precision and blank test.
- § 53.59 Aerosol transport test for Class I equivalent method samplers.
- Table E-1 to Subpart E of Part 53—Summary of Test Requirements for Reference and Class I Equivalent Methods for PM 2.5 and PM 10-2.5
- Table E-2 to Subpart E of Part 53—Spectral Energy Distribution and Permitted Tolerance for Conducting Radiative Tests
- Figure E-1 to Subpart E of Part 53—Designation Testing Checklist
- Appendix A to Subpart E of Part 53—References
- Subpart F—Procedures for Testing Performance Characteristics of Class II Equivalent Methods for PM 2.5
- § 53.60 General provisions.
- § 53.61 Test conditions.
- § 53.62 Test procedure: Full wind tunnel test.
- § 53.63 Test procedure: Wind tunnel inlet aspiration test.
- § 53.64 Test procedure: Static fractionator test.
- § 53.65 Test procedure: Loading test.
- § 53.66 Test procedure: Volatility test.
- Table F-1 to Subpart F of Part 53—Performance Specifications for PM 2.5 Class II Equivalent Samplers
- Table F-2 to Subpart F of Part 53—Particle Sizes and Wind Speeds for Full Wind Tunnel Test, Wind Tunnel Inlet Aspiration Test, and Static Chamber Test
- Table F-3 to Subpart F of Part 53—Critical Parameters of Idealized Ambient Particle Size Distributions
- Table F-4 to Subpart F of Part 53—Estimated Mass Concentration Measurement of PM 2.5 for Idealized Coarse Aerosol Size Distribution
- Table F-5 to Subpart F of Part 53—Estimated Mass Concentration Measurement of PM 2.5 for Idealized “Typical” Coarse Aerosol Size Distribution
- Table F-6 to Subpart F of Part 53—Estimated Mass Concentration Measurement of PM 2.5 for Idealized Fine Aerosol Size Distribution
- Figure F-1 to Subpart F of Part 53—Designation Testing Checklist
- Appendix A to Subpart F of Part 53—References
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