IMPROVE Standard Operating Protocols 

Particulate Monitoring Network 

  

Currently Conducted by University of California, Davis

 

(See the 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
    TI 101B Sampler Construction and Testing
    TI 101C Sampler Wiring Diagrams
    TI 101D Filter Cassette Construction

SOP 126 Site Selection - Version 2 (7/2008)

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

SOP 176 Calibration, Programming, and Site Documentation (9/1996)
    TI 176A Calibration of Audit Devices Using Spirometer
    TI 176B Final Flow Rate Audit Calculations
    TI 176C Flow Rate Audits and Adjustment

SOP 226 Annual Site Maintenance (9/1996)

SOP 251 Sample Handling (9/1996)

SOP 276 Optical Absorption Analysis (12/1996)

SOP 301 X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis (2/1997)

SOP 326 PIXE and PESA Analysis (2/1997)

SOP 351 Data Processing and Validation Version 2 (7/2008)
 

The IMPROVE aerosol quality management plan and quality assurance project plan can be found here

Previous versions of the SOPs

SOP 126 Site Selection - Version 1 (9/1996) (38.6 KB)
        Procedures for site selection (2/1999)(241 KB

SOP 201 Sampler Maintenance by site operators - Version 1 (2/1997)

TI 201A IMPROVE Aerosol Sampler Version I Operating Procedures Manual (2/1997)

SOP 351 Data Processing and Validation - Version 1 (10/1997)