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Good Practice Guide for Air Quality Monitoring and Data Management 2009

Contents

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 Why Monitor? – Monitoring Programme Objectives

3 What to Monitor? – Choosing Contaminants

4 How to Monitor? – Monitoring Methods

5 Particulate Monitoring

6 Where to Monitor? – Selecting Monitoring Sites

7 Equipment Calibration and Maintenance

8 Data Management Protocols

9 Reporting Monitoring Results

References

Appendix A: Time Averages (NES for Air Quality, Schedule 1)

Appendix B: Wind Speed Conversions and Presentation of Wind Speed Data

Appendix C: Sample Filter Characteristics and Applications

Appendix D: Particulate Monitoring Instruments Commonly Used in New Zealand

Appendix E: Examples of Routine Check-sheets for a BAM Instrument and a CO Analyser

Appendix F: Example of a Maintenance and Calibration Record for an FH62 Instrument

Appendix G: Quick Reference Conversion Tables

Appendix H: Summary of Recommendations

 

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