Measurement Techniques for the Composition of Air Environments: Development and Application
https://doi.org/10.20915/2077-1177-2023-19-4-99-113
Abstract
Accurate and reliable measurements of the composition of air environments (workplace air, ambient air, industrial air emissions) form a solid basis for decision making in the area of environmental quality. This article deals with the problem of developing and testing techniques for measuring air quality parameters. The disadvantages of the existing techniques are identified. A methodology for creating appropriate techniques is proposed. Procedures for developing reference materials (RMs) for internal and external quality control of measurement results are described, along with approaches to estimating the metrological characteristics of measurement techniques. The process of applying measurement techniques is specified. It is shown that techniques for measuring air quality parameters may be divided for two basic stages, i. e., the stage of analytical sampling and the stage of measuring the required indicators in this sample. This approach expands the possibilities of developing and certifying such techniques, thereby increasing the reliability of measurement results. Using the developed approach, the authors have successfully developed 12 techniques for measuring air quality parameters and four certified reference materials (CRMs). Works in this direction are continued.
Keywords
measurement technique,
air environment composition indicators,
workplace air,
ambient air,
industrial emissions,
measurement error,
measurement uncertainty,
accuracy assurance,
reference material
Supporting agencies: This research did not receive financial support in the form of a grant from any public, commercial, or non-profit sector organization.
About the Authors
O. B. Ponomareva
UNIIM – Affiliated Branch of the D. I. Mendeleyev Institute for Metrology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga B. Ponomareva – Leading Researcher, Laboratory for Metrology of Analytical Measurements and Interlaboratory Comparisons
4 Krasnoarmeyskaya St., Yekaterinburg, 620075
Yu. V. Kanaeva
UNIIM – Affiliated Branch of the D. I. Mendeleyev Institute for Metrology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yulia V. Kanaeva – Acting Head of the Laboratory for Metrology of Analytical Measurements and Interlaboratory Comparisons
4 Krasnoarmeyskaya St., Yekaterinburg, 620075
M. V. Gaiko
UNIIM – Affiliated Branch of the D. I. Mendeleyev Institute for Metrology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mariia V. Gaiko – Senior Engineer of the Laboratory for Metrology of Analytical Measurements and Interlaboratory Comparisons
4 Krasnoarmeyskaya St., Yekaterinburg, 620075
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Ponomareva O.B., Kanaeva Yu.V., Gaiko M.V. Measurement Techniques for the Composition of Air Environments: Development and Application. Measurement Standards. Reference Materials. 2023;19(4):99-113. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20915/2077-1177-2023-19-4-99-113
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