EMC Methods Support Directory | US EPA

EMC Methods Support Directory | US EPA
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EMC Methods Support Directory
Alternative Test Methods Determinations
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 – Primary
Protocol Calibration Gas Questions
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 - Primary
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Backup
NSPS Method (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A)
General Provisions
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 – Primary
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Backup
Method 1 (Traverse Points)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 1A (Traverse points in small ducts)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 2 (Velocity - S type pitot)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 2A (Flow rate in small ducts - volume meters)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 2B (Low flow rate - stoichiometry)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 2C (Flow rate in small ducts - standard pitot)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 2D (Flow rate in small ducts - rate meters)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 2E (Landfill gas production flow rate)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Method 2F (3-D Pitot)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Method 2G (Determination of Stack Gas Velocity and Volumetric Flow Rate With Two-Dimensional Probes)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Method 2H (Determination of Stack Gas Velocity Taking Into Account Velocity Decay Near the Stack Wall)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Method 3 (Molecular weight of stack gases)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 3A (Carbon dioxide (CO2), Oxygen (O2) - inst.)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Backup
Method 3B (CO2, O2 - Orsat)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 3C (CO2, CH4, N2, and O2)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 - Primary
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Backup
Method 4 (Moisture content)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Method 5 (Particulate matter (PM))
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 5A (PM - asphalt roofing)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Method 5B (PM - nonsulfuric acid)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Method 5D (PM - baghouses)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 5E (PM -fiberglass plants)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Method 5F (PM - fluid catalytic cracking unit)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Method 5G (PM - wood stove - dilution tunnel)
Walter Lin
919/541-4790 - Primary
Method 5H (PM- wood stove - stack)
Walter Lin
919/541-4790 - Primary
Method 5I (Low Level Particulate Matter Emissions)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Method 6 (Sulfur dioxide (SO
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Primary
Method 6A (SO
, CO
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Primary
Method 6B (SO
, CO
- long term integrated)
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Primary
Method 6C (SO
- instrumental)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Backup
Method 7 (Nitrogen oxide (NO
))
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 7A (NO
- ion chromatographic method)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 7B (NO
- ultraviolet spectrophotometry)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 7C NO
- Alkaline-permanganate/colorimetric)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 7D (NO
- alkaline-KMNO4/ion chromatographic)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 7E (NO
- instrumental analyzer procedure)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Backup
Method 8 (Sulfuric acid mist and SO
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Primary
Method 9 (Opacity)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Method 10 (Carbon monoxide (CO) - NDIR)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Backup
Method 10A (Carbon monoxide (CO) - colorimetric )
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Method 10B (Carbon monoxide - GC)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Method 11 (H
S)
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Primary
Method 12 (Lead - atomic absorption)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Method 13A (Total fluoride - colorimetric)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 13B (Total fluoride - specific ion electrode)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 14 (Fluoride - potroom roof monitors)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 14A (Total Fluoride – Primary Aluminum)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 15 (TRS petroleum refineries)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Method 15A (TRS - oxidation/Method 6)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Method 16 (TRS - kraft pulp mills)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Method 16A (TRS - oxidation/Method 6)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Method 16B (TRS - oxidation/GC)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Method 16C (TRS - Real Time Data)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158   - Primary
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Backup
Method 17 (Particulate - in-stack filtration method)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341   - Primary
Method 18 (VOC - gas chromatography)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341   - Primary
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Backup
Method 19 (Calculation procedure - power plants)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 - Primary
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158   - Backup
Method 20 (NO
- gas turbines)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158   - Primary
Method 21 (Volatile organic compounds (VOC) leaks)
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Primary
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Backup
Method 22 (Visual determination of fugitive emissions)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158   - Primary
Method 23 (Dioxin and Furans)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Method 24 (VOC - solvent in surface coatings)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Method 24A (VOC - solvents in ink)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Method 25 (TGNMO - oxidation/reduction)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 - Primary
Method 25A (TOC - FID)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
Method 25B (TOC - NDIR)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
Method 25C (Nonmethane organic compounds in landfills)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 - Primary
Method 25D (Volatile organics from waste samples)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 –Primary
Method 25E (Vapor phase organics in waste samples)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 - Primary
Method 26 (HCl)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 - Primary
Method 26A (HCl)
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 27 (VOC - leaks/tank trucks)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Backup
Method 28 (Wood stove certification)
Ashley Akins
919/541-5437 - Primary
Method 28A (Air to fuel ratio)
Ashley Akins
919/541-5437 - Primary
Method 28R (Certification and Auditing of Wood Heaters)
Ashley Akins
919/541-5437 - Primary
Method 28 WWH (Particulate Emissions and Heating Efficiency of Hydronic Heaters)
Ashley Akins
919/541-5437 - Primary
Method 28 WWH PTS (Cord Wood-Fired Hydronic Heaters: Partial Thermal Storage)
Ashley Akins
919/541-5437 - Primary
Method 29 (Multiple Metals)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158   - Primary
Method 30A (Mercury Instrumental)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158   - Primary
Method 30B (Mercury Sorbent Trap)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158   - Primary
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NESHAP Methods (40 CFR Part 61, Appendix B)
Method 101 (Mercury - air streams)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Method 101A (Mercury - sewage sludge incinerators)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Method 102 (Mercury - hydrogen streams)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Method 103 (Beryllium screening method)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Method 104 (Beryllium)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Method 105 (Mercury - sewage sludge)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Method 106 (Vinyl Chloride)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 –Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 107 (Vinyl Chloride - process streams)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 –Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 107A (Vinyl Chloride - process streams)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 –Primary
Carlos Valle Díaz
919/541-4086 - Backup
Method 108 (Inorganic arsenic)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
Method 108A (Arsenic - ore samples)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
Method 108B (Arsenic - ore samples)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
Method 108C (Arsenic - ore samples)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
Method 111 (Polonium 210)
Jonathan Walsh
202/343-9238 - Primary
Method 114 (Radionuclide)
Jonathan Walsh
202/343-9238 - Primary
Method 115 (Radon)
Jonathan Walsh
202/343-9238 - Primary
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SIP Methods (40 CFR Part 51 Appendix M)
Method 201 (PM
10
(EGR procedure))
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 - Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 201A (PM
10
(CSR procedure))
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 - Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 202 (Condensible PM)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 - Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 203A (Opacity)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Method 203B (Opacity - time exception)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Method 203C (Opacity - Installments)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Method 204 (VOC Capture Efficiency)
Kim Garnett
919/541-7903 – Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 204A (VOC Capture Efficiency)
Kim Garnett
919/541-7903 – Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 204B (VOC Capture Efficiency)
Kim Garnett
919/541-7903 – Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 204C (VOC Capture Efficiency)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 – Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 204D (VOC Capture Efficiency)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 – Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 204E (VOC Capture Efficiency)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 – Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 204F (VOC Capture Efficiency)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 – Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 205 (Calibration Gas Dilution)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Method 206 (Ammonia)
**
Method 206 has been renamed to Conditional Test Method (CTM) 027
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
Method 207 (Corn Wet-Milling Presurvey)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341   - Primary
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Backup
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MACT Methods (40 CFR Part 63 Appendix A)
Method 301 (Test Data Validation)
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464 - Primary
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 - Backup
Method 302 (General GC/MS) METHOD CANCELLED
Method 303, 303A (Coke Oven Emissions)
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Method 304A, 304B (Biodegradation rate)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 - Primary
Method 305 (Compound specific liquid waste)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 - Primary
Method 306 (Hexavalent Chromium)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
Method 306A (Simplified Chromium Sampling)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
Method 306B (Surface Tension for Tanks Electroplating and Anodizing)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
Method 307 (Solvent Degreaser VOC)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341   - Primary
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Backup
Method 308 (Methanol)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341   - Primary
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Backup
Method 310A, B, C (Hexane in EPDM Rubber)
Industry developed methods.  EMC does not provide technical support.
Method 311 (VOC HAPs in furniture coatings)
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Method 312A, B, C (Styrene in SBR Rubber)
Industry developed methods.  EMC does not provide technical support.
Method 313A, B (Styrene in PBR Rubber)
Industry developed methods.  EMC does not provide technical support.
Method 315 (methylene chloride extractable organic matter)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
Method 316 (formaldehyde colorimetric method)
Industry developed method.  EMC does not provide technical support.
Method 318 (extractive FTIR method specific to mineral wool/wool fiberglass industry)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 - Primary
Method 319 (filter efficiency; paint over-spray)
Industry developed method.  EMC does not provide technical support.
Method 320 (FTIR Extractive Method for any source category)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 - Primary
Method 321 (extractive FTIR Method for Portland Cement Kiln industry)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 - Primary
Method 323 (Formaldehyde Using Derivatization)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 - Primary
Method 325A (VOC from Fugitive and Area Sources:  Sampler Deployment and Sample Collection)
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Primary
Method 325B (VOC from Fugitive and Area Sources:  Sample Preparation and Analysis)
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Primary
Method 326 Method for Determination of Isocyanates in Stationary Source Emissions
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 - Primary
Method 327 - Fugitive and Area Source Measurement of Selected Volatile Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants Using Specially Prepared Canisters
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Primary
David Berkowitz
919/541-4767  – Backup
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Other Methods
ASTM Methods
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 - Primary
SW-846 Methods
Click on 'SW-846 Frequent Questions' at www.epa.gov/hw-SW846
Click on 'Contact Us'
Asbestos Methods
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
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Criteria Pollutants
Hydrogen Chloride (HCl)
(see NSPS Methods 26 and 26A)
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Primary
Nitrogen Oxide (NO
(see NSPS Methods 7, 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, and 20)
SO
Interference (Method 7 and 7A)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Particulate Methods
(see NSPS Methods 5, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, 5H and 17)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Sulfur Dioxide (SO
(see NSPS Methods 6, 6A, 6B, 6C, and 8)
SO2/NOx/CO2 Method
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Backup
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Organic And Toxic Pollutant Methods
Ammonia
Dave Nash
919/541-9425– Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Urea/Ammonia
Dave Nash
919/541-9425– Primary
Paul Van Rooy
919-541-4464-Backup
Chromium
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Mercury
Kim Garnett
919/541-7903 – Primary
Multiple Metals
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 – Primary
Organic Compounds
see NSPS Methods 18, 21, 23, 24, 24A, 25, 25A, 25B, and 27)
Dioxin/Furan
(see NSPS Method 23)
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 - Primary
Hazardous Air Pollutants
Paul Van Rooy
919/541-4464 - Backup
Volatile Organic Compounds
(see NSPS Methods 18, 21, 23, 24, 24A, 25, 25A, 25B, and 27)
Volatile Organic Test Methods
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Backup
Methane Measurements
Paul Van Rooy
919/541-4464 - Primary
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Specialty Methods
Calibration Orifices
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
FTIR (open path)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 - Primary
FTIR (stack)
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 - Primary
Landfill Test Methods
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Primary
3-D Pitot
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Primary
Leak Detection
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 – Backup
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Continuous Emission Measurement Systems (CEMS)
40 CFR Part 60 - NSPS
Performance Specification 1
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 2/Procedure 1
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 3/Procedure 1
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 4/Procedure 1
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 4A/Procedure 1
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 4B/Procedure 1
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 5
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 6
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 7
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 8
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 8A
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 9
Donna Nolen-Weathington
919/541-7525 – Primary
Performance Specification 11/Procedure 2
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 12A/Procedure 5
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 12B/Procedure 5
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 15
Dave Nash
919/541-9425 - Primary
Performance Specification 16
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
Performance Specification 18/Procedure 6
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 – Primary
Walter Lin
919/541-1341 – Back-up
Performance Specification 19/Procedure 7
Kim Garnett
919/541-1158 - Primary
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