What is PD CEN/TS 16976– Ambient air about?
PD CEN/TS 16976 describes a standard method for determining the particle number concentration in ambient air in a range up to about 107 cm–3 for averaging times equal to or larger than 1 min.
PD CEN/TS 16976 is based on a Condensation Particle Counter (CPC) operated in the counting mode and an appropriate dilution system for concentrations exceeding the counting mode range.
PD CEN/TS 16976 defines the performance characteristics and the minimum requirements of the instruments to be used.
The lower and upper sizes considered within PD CEN/TS 16976 are 7 nm and a few micrometre’s, respectively.
Who is PD CEN/TS 16976– Ambient air for?
PD CEN/TS 16976 on ambient air is relevant to:
- Microbiologists
- Manufacturers and industries using air purifiers
- Researchers and scientists
- Environmentalists
Why should you use PD CEN/TS 16976– Ambient air?
Aerosols, or particulate matter (PM), are fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in the atmosphere.
PD CEN/TS 16976 describes the sampling, operation, data processing, and quality assurance procedures for determining atmospheric aerosols.
In PD CEN/TS 16976, performance criteria and test procedures for determining the concentration of atmospheric aerosols. This helps create an improved solution to deal with harmful gasses emitted by stationary sources, which are very toxic.
As a whole, PD CEN/TS 16976 is a best practice guidance standard that provides complete requirements and sampling procedures for determining atmospheric aerosols and controlling their quality.