10.
EPA PROTOCOL CALIBRATION
For U.S. EPA compliance always calibrate this instrument prior to use, adhering to the
EPA designation conditions for operating this instrument (Section 2.2). Pay strict
attention to the built-in warning features, periodic inspection, regular zero/span checks,
regular test parameter evaluation for predictive diagnostics and data analysis, and
routine maintenance. Any instrument(s) supplying the zero air and span calibration
gasses used must themselves be calibrated and that calibration must be traceable to an
EPA/NIST primary standard.
Comply with Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40 (downloadable from the U.S.
Government Publishing Office at http://www/gpo.gov/fdsys/) and with Quality
Assurance
Guidance
documents
(available
on
the
EPA
website,
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/qalist.html). Give special attention to specific regulations
regarding the use and operation of ambient NOx analyzers (chemiluminescence).
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