INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
Monday 23 - Wednesday 25 February 2015
REVISED PROGRAMME
MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2015
MANAGEMENT OF EMISSIONS MONITORING
09.30 Registration and coffee
The Regulatory Framework
10.00 Emissions monitoring under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR)
Dr John Tipping, Environment Agency
The Environment Agency’s approach to emissions monitoring of industries regulated under EPR
10.45 Management of contract emissions testing
Simon Medhurst, Smedstack Environmental
Practicalities of establishing an emissions monitoring programme by a testing house; from site
survey to reporting.
11.30 The Environment Agency’s Monitoring Certification Scheme
Dr John Tipping, Environment Agency
An update on the UK based monitoring certification scheme. The certification scheme for manual
stack emission monitoring.
12.15 Lunch
Safety Management and Instrument Performance
13:15 Safety Management for Emission Monitoring – The Importance of Risk Assessment
Simon Medhurst, Smedstack Environmental
The importance of risk assessment
14:00 Understanding instrument performance standards
Dr Andrew Clarke, Energy Research Institute, University of Leeds
Explanation of definitions of linearity, limit of detection, reproducibility. etc. Understanding the jargon
helps you to choose the right instrument for your situation and to assess performance against EN
standards for monitoring instruments.
Operator Monitoring
14:30 The monitoring of emissions at power stations
David Graham, E.ON New Build & Technology
Monitoring instrumentation and the operational and management contexts
15:15 Tea
15:30 The monitoring of ERF emissions
Iris Soler, Veolia
16:15 Monitoring activities at a chemical manufacturing site
Jonathan Clark, Syngenta
Practice and practicalities.
17.00 End of day one
19.00 Course dinner
TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2015
MANUAL AND INSTRUMENTAL METHODS FOR PARTICLES AND GASES
08.45 Registration and coffee
Manual sampling for particles and gases
09.00 Measurement of Particulate Emissions by Extractive Sampling
Dr Andrew Clarke, Energy Research Institute, University of Leeds
Principles of particle sampling according to BS EN 13284 Pt 1 and BS ISO 9096, 2003.
09.45 Sampling particulate emissions - equipment
Mike Smurthwaite, Westech Instrument Services
Equipment for particle sampling and available methods for PM10 and particle size distributions.
10.45 Coffee
11.00 Sampling and analysis of trace species
Mark Elliott, NWG Environmental Solutions
Methods for sampling of dioxins, PAH and trace metals, including mercury.
11.45 Manual sampling methods for gases
Dr Andrew Clarke, Energy Research Institute, University of Leeds
Sampling and analysis methods for common pollutants including SO 2, NOx, HCl, HF etc. and a
review of available standards.
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Gas analysis - organics
Mark Elliott, NWG Environmental Solutions
Methods for sampling and analysis of volatile organics. Continuous monitors employing flame
ionization or infra-red detectors. Batch sampling and off-line analysis. Wet chemical methods.
TUESDAY 24 February 2015 cont …………..
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16.45
Odour Sampling and Analysis
Louise Warren, Odournet UK Ltd
An introduction to methods for sampling and analysis of industrial odour emissions. Techniques
available for sampling and analysis. Limitations of the techniques. Assessment of results.
Tea
Instrumental Methods of Particle and Gas Analysis (I)
Particulate Monitoring
Continuous particulate monitoring technologies
Matthew Evans, PCME
A review of current technologies available for monitoring particulates from stationary sources,
including opacity, dynamic transmission, tribo-electric, back and forward scatter.
Calibration and Data Acquisition
Calibration of gaseous emission measuring systems
Dr Brian Moyle, Servomex Group Ltd
Calibration of continuous emissions monitoring systems; accuracy, reproducibility and leak testing
from a practical point of view; single and multipoint calibration; calibration gases and the use of gas
blenders and diluters.
End of day two
WEDNESDAY 25 February 2015
INSTRUMENTAL METHODS OF PARTICLE AND GAS ANALYSIS (II)
08.45 Registration and coffee
Gas Analysis Instrumentation
09.00 Design of sampling systems for emissions monitoring
Dr Brian Moyle, Servomex Group Ltd
Gas sampling and sample conditioning systems. Filtration. Control of temperature, pressure and
humidity in sampling systems. Appropriate systems for different pollutants.
09:45 Optical analysers for extractive gas analysis systems
Keith Jinks, Horiba Instruments Ltd
The design and principles of optical-based gas analysers and sampling systems. IR and UV
absorption; chemiluminescence.
10:30 Coffee
10:45 Continuous Emission Monitoring- In situ optical methods
Alison Sampson, Parker Procal Ltd
Stack mounted optical methods of gas analysis, their design, calibration and facilities for CEMS
system integration.
11:30 Design and application of FTIR to monitoring pollutants
Dominic Duggan, Quantitech
Using a portable FTIR analyser for quality testing under the new EN14181 standard
12:15 Lunch
13.15 Continuous In-situ methods for Gases, Particulates and Flow Monitoring
Colin Blackmore, SICK
An exploration of the varied measurements that can be made using optical cross stack methods incl.
DOAS and Laser analysers.
14:00 Workshop on Gas Composition Calculations
Units, Conversion to reference conditions and mass emissions rates
Led by Dr Andrew Clarke
Units; wet and dry gas bases, standard conditions of temperature, pressure and oxygen.
Familiar to many, new to a few – absolutely essential to everyone!
Calculations of uncertainties in stack monitoring
An introduction to this daunting but vital topic.
15:45 End of day three and course