PM 2.5 Continuous FEMs; Update and Assessments For AMTAC April 12, 2011 Kate Hoag – US EPA, Region 9.

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PM 2.5 Continuous FEMs; Update and Assessments For AMTAC April 12, 2011 Kate Hoag – US EPA, Region 9

What have we done to help monitoring agencies as they start to use and produce data from FEMs? SOPs - Development of consensus SOPs for PM 2.5 continuous FEMs; first two available now as drafts. While both SOPs are in very good shape there are a few things that need to be updated, especially now that we are seeing the data quality. – Met One BAM 1020 Met One BAM ft_Final_Oct09.doc ft_Final_Oct09.doc – Thermo 1405DF FDMS Thermo 1405DF FDMS aft_Final_Sept09.doc aft_Final_Sept09.doc – Thermo 8500C FDMS – Recently delivered from STI - looking for Reviewers; please contact Tim Hanley at: Technical Note on Data Reporting - Anticipating new data from PM 2.5 continuous FEMs, OAQPS issued a technical note to address implementation, reporting, and use of the data from FEMs (and ARMs if any become approved) in the SLAMS network: Implementing Continuous PM 2.5 Federal Equivalent Methods (FEMs) and Approved Regional Methods (ARMs) in State or Local Air Monitoring Stations (SLAMS) Networks Richard A. Wayland to Regional Air Division Directors, July 24, 2008

Updated Website: Guidance Memos Standard Operating Procedures Data analysis tools for FEM / FRM comparisons

Initial Thoughts on a Framework to Manage PM 2.5 FEM Data Quality Acceptable – Continue Reporting Data Not Acceptable – Review set-up and Operations 1. Assess Data Quality Issues found - Resolve any issues and collect more data No issues found – Coordinate with Instrument Company 2. Review of Setup and Operations Work with instrument company to address any issues found with monitor Compare data quality with other monitoring agencies having similar aerosol and climate 3. Coordination with Instrument Company

Next Steps? 1.EPA will make assessment information available to FEM users and to monitoring agencies contemplating purchase of new FEMs 2.Have monitoring agencies complete questionnaires to provide feedback on their set, operation, maintenance, and data reporting. 3.EPA will write up recommendations from instrument companies and key insights learned from questionnaires to develop Best Practices for set-up, operation, maintenance, and data reporting that can be appended to monitoring agency SOP’s and/or QAPP’s. Share this information with monitoring agencies. 4.Recommend Monitoring agencies specifically address if they are or are not planning to use a continuous PM 2.5 FEM as a primary monitor in upcoming annual monitoring network plans. – Where PM 2.5 continuous FEMs are demonstrated to meet the Part 53 performance criteria used to approve the instrument by comparing to collocated FRMs in an agencies network, we support use of the continuous FEM as a Primary monitor. – In cases where a PM 2.5 continuous FEM is not meeting the part 53 performance criteria, we recommend keeping the PM 2.5 FRM as the Primary monitor while working towards improvements in FEM data quality. 5.Other future activities – Development of a concise and straightforward document on what to do if your data quality is suspect or not acceptable (quality of data compared to DQOs and Part 53 FEM criteria) – Longer term - develop instrument specific Technical Systems Audit (TSA) checklists