Determination and evaluation of ambient air quality Manual of ambient air quality control in Germany

Guidelines on measurement techniques issued by the Commission on Air Pollution Prevention in the VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, Association of German Engineers) and DIN (Deutsches Institut fuer Normung, German Institute for Standardisation) are introduced. The report also includes a description of suitability-tested continuous measuring devices and the results of the suitability tests. Relevant legal and administrative regulations are described, as contained in the Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz (Federal Immission Control Act), the Technische Anleitung zur Reinhaltung der Luft (Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control), the 4. Allgemeine Verwaltungsvorschrift (4th General Administrative Instruction), Smog Regulations of the individual Federal States, Directives issued by the European Community and Guidelines issued by the responsible Federal Minister. Special chapters deal with quality assurance of ambient air quality measurements, measurement planning, and the evaluation, assessment (on the basis of limit values) and documentation of measurement results. (orig.) / SIGLE / Available from TIB Hannover: F95B1340 / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische Informationsbibliothek / Umweltbundesamt, Berlin (Germany) / DE / Germany