There are a lot of standards used in the emissions testing industry. These can be in the form of BSI (British Standards Institution), CEN (The European Committee for Standardisation) and ISO (The International Organization for Standardisation). Some international standards also have MIDs (Method Implementation Documents) to ensure they're being implemented consistently. We've compiled a selection of standards used in the UK emissions testing to help you find what you need.
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Alternate reference method procedure - BS-EN-14793:2017 - Demonstration of equivalence of an alternative method with a reference method
Ammonia - BS-EN-ISO-21877:2019 - Stationary source emissions. Determination of the mass concentration of ammonia. Manual method
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Biomass - BS-ISO-13833:2013 - Determination of the ratio of biomass (biogenic) and fossil-derived carbon dioxide—radiocarbon sampling and determination
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Calibration of CEMS - BS-EN-14181:2014 (MID 14181) - Quality assurance of a CEMS
Carbon monoxide (CO) - BS-EN-15058:2017 - Determination of the mass concentration of carbon monoxide (CO). Reference method: non-dispersive infrared spectrometry
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Dioxin 1 sampling - BS-EN-1948-1:2006 (MID 1948) - Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs. Sampling of PCDDs/PCDFs
Dioxin 2 extraction - BS-EN-1948-2:2006 (MID 1948) - Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs. Extraction and clean-up of PCDDs/PCDFs
Dioxin 3 quantification - BS-EN-1948-3:2006 (MID 1948) - Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs. Identification and quantification of PCDDs/PCDFs
Dioxin 4 PCB sampling and analysis - BS-EN-1948-4:2010 + A1:2013 - Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs. Sampling and analysis of dioxin-like PCBs
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Flow automatic - BS-ISO-14164:1999 - Determination of the volume flowrate of gas streams in ducts. Automated method
Flow (manual method) - BS-EN-ISO16911-1:2013 - Manual and automatic determination of velocity and volumetric flow in ducts—part 1: manual reference method
Flow(automated method) - BS-EN-ISO16911-2:2013 - Determination of velocity and volumetric flow in ducts—part 2: automated measuring systems
FTIR - PD-CEN/TS-17337:2019 - Determination of mass concentration of multiple gaseous species - Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
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Hydrogen chloride - BS-EN-1911:2010 - Manual method of determination of HCI.
Hydrogen fluoride - BS-ISO-15713:2006 (MID 15713) - Sampling and determination of gaseous fluoride content
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ISO 17025 - ISO 17025:2017 - General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
ISO 9001 - BS-EN-ISO-9001:2015 - Quality management systems requirements
Isocyanates - US EPA (CTM) 36 - Method for measurement of isocyanate compounds in stack emissions
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Mercury - BS-EN-13211:2001 - Manual method of determination of the concentration of total mercury
Metals - BS-EN-14385:2004 (MID 14385) - Determination of the total emission of As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, TI and V
Moisture/ water vapour - BS-EN-14790:2017 - Determination of the water vapour in ducts
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Nitrogen oxide (NOx) - BS-EN-14792:2017 - Determination of mass concentration of nitrogen oxides (NOx). Reference method: Chemiluminescence
Nitrous oxide (dinitrogen monoxide) (N2O) - BS-EN-ISO-21258:2010 - Determination of the mass concentration of dinitrogen monoxide (N2O). Reference method. Non-dispersive infrared method
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Oxygen - BS-EN-14789:2017 - Determination of volume concentration of oxygen (O2). Reference method: paramagnetism
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PAH analysis - BS-ISO-11338-2:2003 - Determination of gas and particle-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Sample preparation, clean-up and determination
PAH sampling - BS-ISO-11338-1:2003 - Determination of gas and particle-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Sampling
Particulate/Dust - BS-EN-13284-1:2017 (MID 13284) - Determination of low range mass concentration of dust. Manual gravimetric method
Particulate calibration - BS-EN-13284-2:2017 - Determination of low range mass concentration of dust. Automated measuring systems
Particulate high range - BS-ISO-9096:2017 - Manual determination of mass concentration of particulate matter
Particulate PM2.5 and PM10 - BS-EN-ISO-23210:2009 - Stationary source emissions—determination of PM10/PM2.5 mass concentration in flue gas—measurement at low concentrations by use of impactors
Particulate PM2.5 and PM10 for high concentrations. - BS-ISO-13271:2012 - Determination of PM10/ PM2.5 mass concentration in flue gas— measurement at higher concentrations by use of virtual impactors
Particulate PM2.5 and PM10 – Test method using cyclones - BS-ISO-25597:2013 - Test method for determination of PM2.5 and PM10 mass is stack gases using cyclone samplers and sample dilution
Planning - BS-EN-15259:2007 (MID 15259) - Air quality—measurement of stationary source emissions—requirements for measurement sections and sites and for the measurement objective, plan and report
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Sulphur dioxide (SO2) - BS-EN-14791:2017 - Determination of mass concentration of sulphur dioxide. Reference method
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) Instrumental Techniques - PD-CEN/TS-17021:2017 - Determination of the mass concentration of sulphur dioxide by instrumental techniques
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TVOC - BS-EN-12619:2013 - Determination of the mass concentration of total gaseous organic carbon at low concentrations in flue gases. Continuous flame ionization detector method
TVOC by NDIR for non-combustion sources - BS-ISO-13199:2012 - Determination of total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) in waste gases from non-combustion processes—non-dispersive infrared method equipped with catalytic converter
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VOC speciation - PD CEN/TS 13649 - Determination of the mass concentration of individual gaseous organic compounds. Activated carbon and solvent desorption method
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