MCERTS and EU Equivalence approvals
Following the successful completion of a series of field trials in both the UK and Germany, Air Monitors latest TEOM FDMS instruments have met the MCERTS performance standards and the EU Equivalence designation criteria (Defra approval) for continuous ambient air quality monitoring for both PM2.5 and PM10.
Commenting on the announcement, Air Monitors MD Jim Mills said: “This is great news for ambient air quality monitoring in the UK because the 1405-F provides the benefits of TEOM technology with the advantage of the added measurement of volatile and semi-volatile species by FDMS – data which is essential for an understanding of the nature and source of PM pollution, which in turn is important to inform control and improvement measures.”
DEFRA is the only authority able to designate a monitor for regulatory monitoring in the UK and recently the requirements for this approval became more stringent.
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