WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This course is specifically designed for regulatory personnel who operate and oversee ambient air monitoring data. This class is intended for quality assurance coordinators or managers, field or laboratory supervisors, and technicians involved with quality assurance of monitoring system data.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Those completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the general information associated with principles of ambient air monitoring. Attendees will be able to perform regulatory reviews involving the following elements of ambient air monitoring:
- Regulations and Standards
- Monitoring Networks
- Station Siting
- Instrumentation
- Documentation
- Data Handling
- Quality Assurance
- References and Resources
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course covers the basic design and theory of ambient air monitoring, quality assurance and control methods as they relate to monitoring instruments, site development criteria and data processing. This course will address PM2.5 and other particulate methods, ozone, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, sulfur dioxide, meteorology systems, data recording systems, gas calibration systems, and zero air systems.
Course Delivery: This is a virtual, instructor-led training course.
To Register: EPA’s AirKnowledge
Ambient Monitoring Slides (PDF)
