Procedures for Testing and
Monitoring Sources of Air Pollutants

 
Quick Links
  PART I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  PART II: SOURCE CATEGORIES
  PART III: HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS   
  Part IV
Appendix A - Part I - Test Methods
  Appendix A - Part II - Field Data Sheets 
  Appendix B - Continuous Emission Monitor Performance Specifications
  Appendix C - Quality Assurance Procedures for Gas Chromatography
  Appendix D - Determination of Emission Rate Change
  Appendix E - Performance Specifications for Flow Monitors
  Appendix F - Quality Assurance Procedures
  Appendix G
  Appendix H
  Appendix I
  PART V : Bibliography
  TEST REPORT TRANSMISSION SUMMARY - Form to be Signed and Included with all Test Reports
  Code Summaries - Monitoring Codes | Reference Test Codes (these links show only the codes and brief descriptions)
 

**Proposed changes to the Test Manual may be found at the end of this document

 
Provision, Source Category,  or Test Method
PDF
   
Cover Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
   

Test Report Transmission Summary
NOTE: PDF & Word documents
editable. Form to be signed and included with all Test Reports


   
PART I: GENERAL PROVISIONS  
Section 1.1 - Applicability
Section 1.2 - Performance and Compliance Testing
Section 1.3 - Compliance with Standards and Maintenance Requirements
Section 1.4 - Monitoring Requirements
Section 1.5 - Notification and Record Keeping
Section 1.6 - Incorporations by Reference
Section 1.7 - General Control Device Requirements
Section 1.8 - Required Overall Emissions Reduction Efficiency
Section 1.9 - General Notification and Reporting Requirements
   
PART II: SOURCE CATEGORIES  
Section 2.1 - Fuel Burning Equipment
Section 2.1b - Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating (Constructed after June 19, 1984)
Section 2.1c - Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units (NSPS)
Section 2.2 - Incinerators
Section 2.2a - Municipal Waste Combustors
Section 2.2b - Municipal Waste Combustors
Section 2.3 - Portland Cement Plants
Section 2.4 - Nitric Acid Plants
Section 2.5 - Sulfuric Acid Plants
Section 2.6 - Asphalt Concrete Plants
Section 2.7 - Petroleum Refineries
Section 2.8 - Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids and External Floating Roof Tanks
Section 2.8a - Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids (Constructed after May 18, 1978)
Section 2.8b - Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels - after July 23, 1984)
Section 2.9 - Secondary Lead Smelters
Section 2.10 - Secondary Brass and Bronze Ingot Production Plants
Section 2.11 - Iron and Steel Plants
Section 2.11a - Iron and Steel Plants (Secondary Emissions)
Section 2.12 - Sewage Treatment Plants
Section 2.13 - Primary Copper Smelters
Section 2.14 - Primary Zinc Smelters
Section 2.15 - Primary Lead Smelters
Section 2.16 - New Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants
Section 2.22 - Coal Preparation Plants
Section 2.23 - Ferroalloy Production Facilities
Section 2.24 - Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces
Section 2.24a - Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels (Constructed after August 7, 1983)
Section 2.25 - Metallurgical Melting - Cupola Furnaces
Section 2.28 - Existing Kraft Pulp Mills
Section 2.29 - New Kraft Pulp Mills
Section 2.30 - Glass Manufacturing Plants
Section 2.31 - Grain Elevators
Section 2.33 - Surface Coating of Metal Furniture
Section 2.34 - Stationary Gas Turbines
Section 2.35 - Lime Manufacturing Plants
Section 2.39 - Lead-Acid Battery Manufacturing Plants
Section 2.40 - New Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Surface Coating Operations
Section 2.42 - New Bulk Gasoline Terminals
Section 2.43 - Paper Coating (All Sources)
Section 2.44 - Graphic Arts Industry: Publication Rotogravure Printing (NSPS Sources)
Section 2.45 - Graphic Arts Industry: All Sources
Section 2.46 - Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label Surface Coating Operations (NSPS Sources)
Section 2.47 - Metal Coil Coating
Section 2.48 - Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Plants
Section 2.49 - Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry
Section 2.50 - Industrial Surface Coating of Large Appliances
Section 2.51 - Beverage Can Coating
Section 2.52 - Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts
Section 2.53 - Wire Coating
Section 2.54 - Rubber Tire Manufacturing Industry (NSPS Sources)
Section 2.55 - Paper Coating Operations
Section 2.59 - Flexible Vinyl and Urethane Coating and Printing
Section 2.60 - Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries
Section 2.62 - Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) - Air Oxidation Unit Processes
Section 2.67 - Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) - Distillation Operations
Section 2.68 - Non-Metallic Mineral Processing Plants
Section 2.69 - Wool Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing Plants
Section 2.73 - Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines
Section 2.74 - Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries
Section 2.99 - Visible Emissions
Section 2.100 - Granular and Mixed Fertilizer Manufacturing Plants
Section 2.101 - Normal Superphosphate Facilities
Section 2.102 - Kaolin and Fuller's Earth Manufacturing Processes
Section 2.103 - Cotton Gins
Section 2.104 - General Manufacturing Processes
Section 2.105 - Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer Processes
Section 2.106 - Ammonium Sulfate Processes
Section 2.107 - Metallic Mineral Processing Plants
Section 2.108 - Synthetic Fiber Production Facilities
Section 2.109 - Fabric and Vinyl Coating (All Sources)
Section 2.110 - Gasoline Transport Vehicles
Section 2.111 - Major Sources of VOC
Section 2.112 - Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Surface Coating Operations (All Sources)
Section 2.113 - Flat Wood Paneling
Section 2.114 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Section 2.115 - Gasoline Dispensing Facility - Stage I and Stage II
Section 2.116 - Electric Utility Steam Generation Units
Section 2.117 - Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (Constructed Before June 20, 1996)
Section 2.118 - Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities
Section 2.119 - Fuel Burning Equipment
Section 2.120 - Stationary Gas Turbines and Stationary Engines used to Generate Electricity
Section 2.121 - Large Stationary Gas Turbines
Section 2.122 - Commercial & Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (Constructed before November 30, 1999)
Section 2.123 - VOC Emissions from Extruded Polystyrene Products Manufacturing Utilizing an Injected Blowing Agent
Section 2.124 - Multipollutant Control for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units
Section 2.125 - Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Electric Utility Steam Generating Plants
Section 2.126 - Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Plastic Parts And Products
Section 2.127 - Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives
Section 2.128 - Surface Coating of Pleasure Craft
Section 2.129 - VOC Emissions from Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing
   
PART III: HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS  
Section 3.0 - General Provisions
Section 3.1 - Asbestos
Section 3.2 - Beryllium
Section 3.4 - Mercury
Section 3.5 - Ethylene Dichloride, Vinyl Chloride, and Polyvinyl Chloride Plants
Section 3.21 - Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emissions Sources)
Section 3.27 - Benzene Transfer Operations
   
PART IV: APPENDICES  
Appendix A - Part I - Test Methods:  
Method 1 - Sample and Velocity Traverses for Stationary Sources
Method 1A - Sample and Velocity Traverses for Stationary Sources with Small Stacks or Ducts
Method 2 - Determination of Stack Gas Velocity and Volumetric Flow Rate (Type S Pitot Tube)
Method 2A - Direct Measurement of Gas Volume through Pipes and Small ducts
Method 2B - Determination of Exhaust Gas Volume Flow Rate from Gasoline Vapor Incinerators
Method 2C - Determination of Stack Gas Velocity and Volumetric Flow Rate in Small Stacks or Ducts (Standard Pitot Tube)
Method 2D - Measurement of Gas Volumetric Flow Rates in Small Pipes or Ducts
Method 2E - Determination of Landfill Gas Production Flow Rate
Method 2F - Determination of Stack Gas Velocity and Volumetric Flow Rate with Three-Dimensional Probes
Method 2G - Determination of Stack Gas Velocity and Volumetric Flow Rate with Two-Dimensional Probes
Method 2H - Determination of Stack Gas Velocity Taking into Account Velocity Decay Near the Stack Wall
Method 3 - Gas Analysis for the Determination of Dry Molecular Weight
Method 3A - Determination of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in Emissions from Stationary  Sources (Instrument Analyzer Procedure)
Method 3B - Gas analysis for the Determination of Emission Rate correction Factor or Excess Air
Method 3C - Determination of Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrogen, and Oxygen from Stationary Sources
Method 4 - Determination of Moisture Content in Stack Gases
Method 5 - Determination of Particulate Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 5A - Determination of Particulate Emissions from the Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Industry
Method 5D - Determination of Particulate Matter Emissions from Positive Pressure Fabric Filters
Method 5E - Determination of Particulate Emissions from the Wool Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing Industry
Method 5F - Determination of Nonsulfate Particulate Matter from Stationary Sources
Method 5T - Determination of Particulate Emissions from Stationary Sources - Total Dry and Wet Catch Method
Method 6 - Determination of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 6A - Determination of Sulfur Dioxide, Moisture, and Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion Sources
Method 6B - Determination of Sulfur Dioxide and Carbon Dioxide Daily Average Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion Sources
Method 6C - Determination of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Stationary Sources (Instrumental Analyzer Procedure)
Method 7 - Determination of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 7A - Determination of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Stationary Sources (Ion Chromatography)
Method 7B - Determination of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Stationary Sources (Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry)
Method 7C - Determination of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Stationary Sources (Alkaline-Permanganate/Ion Colorimetric Method)
Method 7D - Determination of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Stationary Sources (Alkaline-Permanganate/Ion Chromatographic Method)
Method 7E - Determination of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Stationary Sources (Instrumental Analyzer Procedure)
Method 8 - Determination of Sulfuric Acid Mist and Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 9 - Visual Determination of the Opacity of Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 10 - Determination of Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 10A - Determination of Carbon Monoxide Emissions in Certifying Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems at Petroleum Refineries
Method 10B - Determination of Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 11 - Determination of Hydrogen Sulfide Content of Fuel Gas Streams in Petroleum Refineries
Method 12 - Determination of Inorganic Lead Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 13A - Determination of Total Fluoride Emissions from Stationary Sources - SPANS Zirconium Lake Method
Method 13B - Determination of Total Fluoride Emissions from Stationary Sources - Specific Ion Electrode Method
Method 14 - Determination of Fluoride Emissions from Potroom Roof Monitors for Primary Aluminum Plants
Method 15 - Determination of Hydrogen Sulfide, Carbonyl Sulfide, and Carbon Disulfide Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 15A - Determination of Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions from Sulfur Recovery Plants in Petroleum Refineries
Method 16 - Semicontinuous Determination of Sulfur Emissions from Stationary sources
Method 16A - Determination of Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions from Stationary Sources (Impinger Technique)
Method 16B - Determination of Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 17 - Determination of Particulate Emissions from Stationary Sources (In-Stack Filtration Method)
Method 18 - Measurement of Gaseous Organic Compound Emissions by Gas Chromatography
Method 19 - Determination of Sulfur Dioxide Removal Efficiency and Particulate Matter, Sulfur Dioxide, and Nitrogen Oxides Emission Rates
Method 20 - Determination of Nitrogen Oxides, Sulfur Dioxide, and Oxygen Emissions from Stationary Gas Turbines
Method 21 - Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds Leaks
Method 22 - Visual Determination of Fugitive Emissions from Material Sources and Smoke Emissions from Flares
Method 23 - Determination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans from stationary Sources
Method 24 - Determination of Volatile Matter Content, Water content, Density, Volume Solids, and Weight Solids of Surface Coatings
Method 24A - Determination of Volatile Matter Content and Density of Printing Inks and Related Coatings
Method 25 - Determination of Total Gaseous Nonmethane Organic Emissions as Carbon
Method 25A - Determination of Total Gaseous Organic Concentration Using a Flame Ionization Analyzer
Method 25B - Determination of Total Gaseous Organic Concentration Using Nondispersive Infrared Analyzer
Method 25C - Determination of Nonmethane Organic Compounds (NMOC) in MSW Landfill Gases
Method 25D - Determination of the Volatile Organic Concentration of Waste Samples
Method 25E - Determination of Vapor phase Organic Concentration in Waste Samples
Method 26 - Determination of Hydrogen Chloride Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 26A - Determination of Hydrogen Halide and Halogen Emissions from Stationary Sources - Isokinetic Method
Method 27 - Determination of Vapor Tightness of Gasoline Delivery Tank Using Pressure-Vacuum Test
Method 29 - Determination of Metals Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 30A - Determination of Total Vapor Phase Mercury Emissions from Stationary Sources (Instrumental Analyzer Procedure)
Method 30B - Determination of Total Vapor Phase Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired Combustion Sources Using Carbon Sorbent Traps
Method 101 - Determination of Particulate and Gaseous Mercury Emissions from Chlor-Alkali Plants - Air Streams
Method 101A - Determination of Particulate and Gaseous Mercury Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 102 - Determination of Particulate and Gaseous Mercury Emissions from Chlor-Alkali Plants - Hydrogen Streams
Method 103 - Beryllium Screening Method
Method 104 - Determination of Beryllium Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 105 - Determination of Mercury in Wastewater Treatment Plant Sewage Sludge
Method 106 - Determination of Vinyl Chloride from Stationary Sources
Method 107 - Determination of Vinyl Chloride Content of Process Stream Samples
Method 107A - Determination of Vinyl Chloride Content of Solvents, Resin-Solvent Solution, Polyvinyl Chloride Resin, Resin Slurry, Wet Resin, and Latex Samples
Method 108 - Determination of Particulate and Gaseous Arsenic Emissions
Method 108A - Determination of Arsenic Content in Ore Samples from Nonferrous Smelters
Method 108B - Determination of Arsenic Content in Ore Samples from Nonferrous Smelters
Method 108C - Determination of Arsenic Content in Ore Samples from Nonferrous Smelters
Method 200 - Determination of Total Particulate, Free Chlorine, and Total Chlorides from Secondary Aluminum Smelters and Other Stationary Sources
Method 201 - Determination of PM10 Emissions (Exhaust Gas Recycle Procedure)
Method 201A - Determination of PM10 Emissions (Constant Sampling Rate Procedure)
Method 202 - Determination of Condensible Particulate Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 204 - Criteria for and Verification of a Permanent or Temporary Total Enclosure
Method 204A - Volatile Organic Compounds Content in Liquid Input Stream
 Method 204B - Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions in Capture Stream
Method 204C - Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions in Captured Stream (Dilution Technique)
Method 204D - Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions in Fugitive Stream from Temporary Total Enclosure
Method 204E - Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions in Fugitive Stream from Building Enclosure
Method 204F - Volatile Organic Compounds Content in Liquid Input Stream (Distillation Approach)
Method 300 - Determination of Surface Coating Transfer Efficiency
Method 301 - Field Validation of Pollutant Measurement Methods from Various Waste Media
Method 304A - Determination of Biodegradation Rates of Organic Compounds (Vent Option)
Method 304B - Determination of Rates of Organic Compounds (Scrubber Option)
Method 305 - Measurement of Emission Potential of Individual Volatile Organic Compounds in Waste
Method 306 - Determination of Chromium Emissions from Decorative and Hard Chromium Electroplating and Anodizing Operations
Method 306A - Determination of Chromium Emissions from Decorative and Hard Chromium Electroplating and Anodizing Operations
Method 306B - Surface Tension Measurement and Recordkeeping for Chromium Plating Tanks Used at Electroplating and Anodizing Facilities
Method 307 - Determination of Emissions from Halogenated Solvent Vapor Cleaning Machines using a Liquid Level Procedure
Method 308 - Procedure for Determination of Methanol Emissions from Stationary Sources
Method 310A - Determination of Residual Hexane through Gas Chromatography
Method 310B - Determination of Residual Solvent through Gas Chromatography
Method 310C - Determination of Residual N-Hexane in EPDM Rubber through Gas Chromatography
Method 311 - Analysis of Hazardous Air Pollutant Compounds in Paints and Coatings by Direct Injection into a Gas Chromatograph
Method 312A - Determination of Styrene in Latex Styrene-Butadiene Rubber through Gas Chromatography
Method 312B - Determination of Residual  Styrene in Styrene-Butadiene (SBR)  Rubber Latex by Capillary Gas Chromatography
Method 312C - Determination of Residual Styrene in SBR Latex Produced by Emulsion Polymerization
Method 313A - Determination of Residual Hydrocarbons in Rubber Crumb
Method 313B - The Determination of Residual Hydrocarbon in Solution Polymers by Capillary Gas Chromatography
Method 316 - Sampling and Analysis for Formaldehyde Emissions from Stationary Sources in the Mineral Wool and Wool Fiberglass Industries
   
Appendix A - Part II - Field Data Sheets
   
Appendix B - Continuous Emission Monitor Performance Specifications  
PS 1 - Specifications and Test Procedures for Opacity Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
PS 2 - Specifications and Test Procedures for SO2 and NOx Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
PS 3 - Specifications and Test Procedures for O2 and CO2 Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
PS 4 - Specifications and Test Procedures for Carbon Monoxide Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
PS 4A - Specifications and Test Procedures for Carbon Monoxide Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
PS 5 - Specifications and Test Procedures for TRS Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
PS 7 - Specifications and Test Procedures for Hydrogen Sulfide Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
PS 12A - Specifications and Test Procedures for Total Vapor Phase Mercury Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
   
Appendix C - Quality Assurance Procedures for Gas Chromatography:  
Procedure 1 - Determination of Adequate Chromatographic Peak Resolution
Procedure 2 - Procedure for Field Auditing GC Analysis
   
Appendix D - Determination of Emission Rate Change
   
Appendix E - Performance Specifications for Flow Monitors  
Performance Specifications and Specification Test Procedures for Monitoring Systems for Effluent Stream Gas Volumetric Flow Rate
   
Appendix F - Quality Assurance Procedures  
Procedure 1 - Quality Assurance Requirements for Gas Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems Used for Compliance Determination
   
Appendix G  
Protocols for Determining VOC Capture Efficiency
   
Appendix H  
Calculation of VOC Emissions from Open Molding Fiber-Reinforced Plastics Manufacturing
[Note: Unified Emission Factors (UEF) for Open Molding of Composites is given as a separate pdf.]
   
Appendix I  
Performance Test Calculations and Reporting
   
PART V : Bibliography
   
**Proposed changes to the Test Manual 
 
Table of Contents
Section 2.124 - Multipollutant Control for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units
Method 16C - Determination of Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions from Stationary Sources (Instrumental Analyzer Procedure
Method 201A - Determination of Determination of PM10 and PM2.5 Emissions from Stationary Sources (Constant Sampling Rate Procedure)
Method 202 - Dry Impinger Method for Determining Condensable Particulate Emissions from Stationary Sources
Appendix B PS 6 - Specifications and Test Procedures for Continuous Emission Rate Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
Appendix B PS 11 - Specifications and Test Procedures for Particulate Matter Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems at Stationary Sources
Appendix B PS 12A - Specifications and Test Procedures for Total Vapor Phase Mercury Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems in Stationary Sources
Appendix F Procedure 2 - Quality Assurance Requirements for Particulate Matter Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems at Stationary Sources