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IMPROVE Standard Operating Protocols 

Particulate Monitoring Network 

  

Conducted by University of California, Davis

 

(See the UC Davis IMPROVE Data Guide for a summary of the IMPROVE Samplers and Analysis)

 

Click on the title below to view PDF files of these SOPS:

 

Introduction

SOP 101 Procurement and Acceptance Testing (2/1997)
    TI 101A Filter Procurement and Acceptance Testing (36.8 KB)
    TI 101B Sampler Construction and Testing (104 KB)
    TI 101C Sampler Wiring Diagrams (629 KB)
    TI 101D Filter Cassette Construction (158 KB)

SOP 126 Site Selection (2/1999)(241 KB) Old Document (9/1996) (38.6 KB)

SOP 151 Installation of Samplers (9/96)(167 KB)
    TI 151A Installation of Controller Module (86.1 KB)

SOP 176 Calibration, Programming, and Site Documentation (9/96)(101 KB)
    TI 176A Calibration of Audit Devices Using Spirometer (89.1 KB)
    TI 176B Final Flow Rate Audit Calculations (86.7 KB)
    TI 176C Flow Rate Audits and Adjustment (132 KB)

                    SOP 201-3 Sampler Maintenance by Site Operators (6/05) (36 KB) (Previous Version 2/97)
                        TI 201A IMPROVE Aerosol Sampler Operations Manual (New Sampler) (244 KB)  (Old Sampler)
                            SIS SOP 0303 Sampler Interface System (4/03)(178KB)
                        TI 201B Forms for Flow Audits by Site Operators (779 KB)

SOP 226 Annual Site Maintenance (9/96)(162 KB)

SOP 251 Sample Handling (9/96)(277 KB)

SOP 276 Optical Absorption Analysis (12/96)(39.8 KB)

SOP 301 X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis (2/97) ( 223 KB)

SOP 326 PIXE and PESA Analysis (2/97) (413 KB)

SOP 351 Data Processing and Validation (10/97) (872 KB)