Proficiency testing programs AIR
Programs | Details | Deadline to register | Schedule |
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Workplace air ANALYSES | Mercury on Hydrar® tube,
Metals (Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb) on quartz fibre filter, Inorganic acids (HF, HBr, HCl, H3PO4 , HNO3 , H2SO4) on quartz fibre filter, BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, m-xylene) on activated carbon support, Aldehydes (formaldehyde, acetaldehyde) on silica tubes coated with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine Methanol (silica gel support) |
January 2023 | 2 rounds
March 2023 and September 2023 |
Stack emission SAMPLING | Evaluation of HCl, NH3, SO2 and water vapour reference measurement methods (3 days on-site at Verneuil-en-Halatte – Oise) | April 2023 | June 2023 |
Stack emission ANALYSES | Dust by gravimetry,
Gaseous hydrochloric acid (absorption solution subjected to gaseous effluents), Gaseous hydrofluoric acid (absorption solution subjected to gaseous effluents) and particles (filter and dust), Gaseous metals (absorption solution subjected to gaseous effluents) and particles (filter and dust): As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Tl, V, Zn, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (filter and dust): Benzo[a]anthracene, Benzo[k]fluoranthene, Benzo[b]fluoranthene, Benzo[a]pyrene, Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Fluoranthene, Indenol[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene, Gaseous sulphur dioxide (absorption solution subjected to gaseous effluents), Gaseous ammonia (absorption solution subjected to gaseous effluents). |
March 2023 | May 2023 |
Indoor air ANALYSES | BTEX (benzene, toluene*, ethylbenzene*, xylene*) sampled on diffusive sampling tubes spiked by exposure to atmospheres generated in exposure chamber,
Formaldehyde sampled on diffusive sampling tubes spiked by exposure to atmospheres generated in exposure chamber. |
March 2023 | BTEX May 2023
. FORM. June 2023 |
Ambient air | Benzo[a]pyrene, Benz[a]anthracene, Benzo[b]fluoranthene, Benzo[j]fluoranthene, Benzo[k]fluoranthene, Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene, Indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene on filter | July 2023 | September 2023 |