Air Quality Research Center

Quality Assurance Reports

• January 2016 - July 2016

• January 2016 - December 2016

• January 2017 - December 2017

• January 2018 - July 2018

• January 2018 - December 2018

• January 2019 - July 2020

• July 2020 - December 2020

• January 2021 - December 2021

• January 2022 - December 2023

Annual Site Reports

Field Site Reports

2014 Report

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) & Technical Information (TI)

Selection and Installation

• SOP 126: Site Selection

  • Open Shelter Specifications

• SOP 151: Installation of Samplers

Maintenance

• SOP 201: Sampler Maintenance by Site Operators

• SOP 226: Site Maintenance

  • TI #226A: Site Maintenance for Field Techs

  • TI #226B: Flow Check

  • TI #226C: Flow Adjustments

  • TI #226D: Denuders

  • TI #226E: Leak Check

  • TI #226F: Controller Repair

  • TI #226G: Field Safety Plan

  • TI #226H: Calibration of Flow Check Devices Using Positive Displacement Flow Meter

Sample Handling, Analysis, and Validation

• SOP 251: Sample Handling

  • TI #251A: Reference Weights

  • TI #251C: Filter Inventory and Acceptance

  • TI #251D: Box Receiving

  • TI #251E: Entering Log Sheets and Simple Problem Diagnosis

  • TI #251F: Post Sample Processing

  • TI #251G: Post-Weigh Chamber Prep

  • TI #251H: Post-Sample Weigh In

  • TI #251I: Cartridge Preparation Station

  • TI #251J: Pre-Sample Weigh In

  • TI #251K: Quality Check Station

  • TI #251L: Box Shipping

  • TI #251M: B/C Filter Shipping

  • TI #251N: "1A" Tray Checking

  • TI #251O: Cleaning Loose Screens

  • TI #251P: Labeling & Organizing D-Slides

  • TI #251Q: Cleaning Petri Dishes

  • TI #251R: General Laboratory Procedures

  • TI #251S: Box Cycles & Cartridge Orientation

  • TI #251T: Data & Records Management

  • TI #251U: Mass Data Validation of Reweigh Request

  • TI #251V: Replacement Filters & Swaps

• SOP 276: Optical Absorption Analysis of PM2.5 Samples

  • TI #276A: Preparation of Filters for HIPS Analysis

  • TI #276B: Performing HIPS Analysis

  • TI #276C: QA/QC of Analysis of Loaded Filters Using HIPS

• SOP 301: XRF Analysis of Aerosol Deposits on PTFE Filters

  • TI #301A: LN2 Fills and Detector Calibration

  • TI #301B: Sample Changes for 8-Position Trays

  • TI #301C: Quality Assurance/Quality Checks (QA/QC) of XRF Performance

• SOP 351: Data Processing and Validation

  • TI #351A: Data Ingest

  • TI #351B: Data Processing

  • TI #351C: Data Validation

  • TI #351D: Data Delivery

  • TI #351E: Flow Validation

  • TI #351F: Data Preparation and Reporting