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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Air Quality »   Air Quality Monitoring »   Quality Assurance Documents

Quality Assurance Documents

Below is a list of the most current quality assurance documents. If you have any questions regarding these documents, contact Joette Steger.

Documents marked with * have been submitted to the EPA but have not yet received approval.

 

North Carolina Quality Management Plans
DEQ Quality Management Plan

QMP 2019 R4.19

Effective Date: 8/2019

 

Quality Assurance Project Plans and Standard Operating Procedures

Quality Assurance Project Plans and General Standard Operating Procedures
Quality Assurance Project Plans
Particulate Matter QAPP R2
Effective Date: 8/8/2019

Ozone

DAQ-01-004 R1
Effective Date: 3/25/2022
PAMS DAQ-01-007 R0
Effective Date: 3/12/2021
NCore QAPP R1*
Effective Date: 1/26/2021
Urban Air Toxics QAPP R1*
Effective Date: 7/2/2014

Near-Road

QAPP R0.2
Effective: 6/9/2020

SO2 PWEI
 
QAPP R0
Effective Date: 9/5/2019
 

SO2 DRR

QAPP R0
Effective Date: 1/1/2017
Northampton County Background Monitoring
QAPP R0
Effective Date: 10/3/2019
Background Monitoring
QAPP R0
Effective Date: 11/18/2020
Quality Assurance Bulletins
UAT Field Blank Sampling Procedure Update

DAQ-17-001

Effective Date: 2/4/2022

UAT and PAMS Carbonyl Sampling Procedure Update

DAQ-17-002

Effective Date: 1/31/2022

  Changes  to Data Validation  Reporting Procedures  for  1Point  Quality  Control  and  Zero/Span Checks  for  Continuous  Gaseous Monitors

DAQ-17-003

Effective Date: 2/16/2022

Urban Air Toxics (UAT) and Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station (PAMS) Carbonyl Analysis Criteria Update

DAQ-17-004

Effective Date: 2/21/2022

Update to CO, NO and SO2 Mass Flow Controller Certification for Calibrators Used for Performance Evaluations (Audits)

DAQ-17-005

Effective Date: 3/08/2022

MET AIO2 Verification update

DAQ-17-006

Effective Date: 3/08/2022

ATEC Carbonyl Sampler Certification Criteria Update

DAQ-17-008

Effective Date: 5/4/2022

General Standard Operating Procedures

Writing SOPs DAQ-14-001 R2.0*
Effective Date: 5/21/2021
Annual Network Review SOP 2.43.2 R2*
Effective Date: 9/29/2017
Quarterly Data Review SOP 2.39.4 R1*
Effective Date: 6/12/2020
SOP and QAPP Tracking Database

DAQ-14-002.5 R0*
Effective Date: 12/01/2020

Database Management  DAQ-05-001.5 R0*
Effective Date: 3/05/2021
Document Retention Procedure DAQ-14-003
Currently Under Revision
Method Detection Limit Determination DAQ-15-007.1 R0
Effective Date: 5/07/2021
Corrective Action Procedure DAQ-15-002 R0
Effective Date: 12/01/2021

 

Calibration and Maintenance for Monitoring Equipment

Rootsmeter

SOP 2.3.2.1 R2*

Effective Date: 10/1/1996

FTS

SOP 2.3.2.2 R8*

Effective Date: 9/1/1998

Barometers

SOP 2.3.3 R7*

Effective Date: 11/1/2011

Thermometers

DAQ-15-001.1 R0*

Effective Date: 11/13/2020

DryWell 3101 Temperature Generator

DAQ-13-002.1 R0

Effective Date: 5/5/2021

Manometers

SOP R2020

Effective Date: 2/18/2020

Gas Calibrator

SOP 2.3.4 R12.2*

Effective Date: 9/17/2014

Zero Air Pack

SOP 2.3.5 R14*

Effective Date: 9/1/2018

Gas Verification

SOP 2.3.6 R0*

Effective Date: 11/30/2009

Cylinder
Concentrations

Interim Procedure*

Effective Date: 4/14/2008

 

Air Toxics QAPPs and SOPs
Air Toxics Quality Assurance Project Plans
Urban Air Toxics

 QAPP R1*

Effective Date: 7/2/2014

 

Air Toxics Standard Operating Procedure

 

ECB Technician

Operator

Lab

PPB Chemist

Entech 3100A

Cannister Cleaner

DAQ-03-005.1 R0

Effective Date: 4/22/2021

DAQ-03-005.2 R1

Effective Date: 8/23/2021

   

Entech 4700

Precision Diluter

DAQ-03-006.1 R0

Effective Date: 4/1/2021

DAQ-03-006.2 R0

Effective Date: 4/1/2021

   

VOCs

 

SOP 2.51.2 R0.0*

Effective Date: 6/1/2020

 

SOP 2.51.4.1 R2*

Effective Date: 7/31/2015

 

SOP 2.51.4.2 R2*

Effective Date: 7/31/2015

 

SOP 2.51.4.3 R1*

Effective Date: 6/26/2015

Aldehydes

DAQ-03-002.1 R0

Effective Date: 7/1/2021

DAQ-03-002.2 R0

Effective Date: 7/1/2021

 

 

DAQ-17-002

Effective Date: 1/31/2022

DAQ-03-004.2 R0

Effective Date: 6/29/2021

 

DAQ-17-001

Effective Date: 2/04/2022

DAQ-17-004

Effective Date: 2/21/2022

DAQ-17-008

Effective Date: 5/04/2022

 

DAQ-03-004.5 R0

Effective Date: 2/18/2022

 

Carbon Monoxide (CO) QAPPs and SOPs
CO Quality Assurance Project Plans

NCore

QAPP R1*
Effective Date: 1/26/2021

Near Road

QAPP R0.2

Effective Date: 6/9/2020

 

CO Standard Operating Procedures
     

ECB Technician

Regional Operator

Regional Coordinator

PPB Chemist

Trace CO

SOP 2.36.1 R10.7

Effective Date: 

4/21/2016

DAQ-17-005

Effective Date: 3/08/2022

DAQ-04-001.2 R7.0*

Effective Date:

4/01/2022

DAQ-04-001.2 R7.0*

Effective Date:

4/01/2022

DAQ-15-005.5 R1.0*

Effective Date:

3/15/2022

 

Meteorological (MET) QAPPs and SOPs
MET Quality Assurance Project Plan
Criteria QAPP R2.1*
Effective Date: 10/01/2016
MET

*Coming Soon* QAPP R0

Effective Date: 

NCore QAPP R1*
Effective Date: 1/26/2021
PAMS DAQ-01-007 R0
Effective Date: 3/12/2021

 

 

MET Standard Operating Procedures
 

ECB Technician

Regional Operator

Regional Coordinator

PPB Chemist

Ceilometer

 

DAQ-07-001.2 R2

Effective Date: 11/15/2021

 

Met One All in One

(AIO2)

DAQ-07-003.1 R1.0

Effective Date: 11/1/2021

DAQ-07-003.2 R0.1

Effective Date: 11/1/2021

DAQ-07-003.3 R0.1

Effective Date: 11/1/2021

DAQ-17-006

Effective Date: 3/08/2022

DAQ-15-005.5 R1.0*

Effective Date:

3/15/2022

Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge

DAQ-07-004.1 R0.0

Effective Date: 9/30/2021

DAQ-07-004.2 R0.0

Effective Date: 6/1/2021

DAQ-07-004.3 R0.0

Effective Date: 6/1/2021

 

DAQ-15-005.5 R1.0*

Effective Date:

3/15/2022

Solar Radiation

DAQ-07-008.1 R0.0

Effective Date: 12/15/2021

DAQ-07-008.2 R0.0

Effective Date: 5/24/2021

DAQ-07-008.3 R0.0

Effective Date: 5/24/2021

 

DAQ-15-005.5 R1.0*

Effective Date:

3/15/2022

Ultraviolet Radiation

DAQ-07-009.1 R0.0

Effective Date: 3/02/2022

DAQ-07-009.2 R0.0

Effective Date: 5/24/2021

DAQ-07-009.3 R0.0

Effective Date: 5/24/2021

DAQ-15-005.5 R1.0*

Effective Date:

3/15/2022

 

Nitrogen Dioxides (NO2) and Nitrous Oxides (NOx) QAPPs and SOPs
NO2 and NOx Quality Assurance Project Plans
Background Monitoring

QAPP R0

Effective Date: 11/18/2020

NCore QAPP R1*
Effective Date: 1/26/2021
Near-Road

QAPP R0.2

Effective Date: 6/9/2020

Northampton County

QAPP R0

Effective Date: 10/3/2019

 

NO2 and NOx Standard Operating Procedures
 

ECB Technician

Regional Operator

Regional Coordinator

PPB Chemist

NO2

SOP 2.17.1 R1.1*

Effective Date: 4/22/2016

SOP 2.17.2 R1.1*

Effective Date: 11/15/2016

SOP 2.8.3 R2*

Effective Date: 3/10/2006

 

DAQ-15-005.5 R1.0*

Effective Date:

3/15/2022

NO2 Caps Monitor

DAQ-08-002.1 R0.0

Effective Date: 4/23/2021

DAQ-17-005

Effective Date: 3/08/2022

DAQ-08-001.2 R1.0

Effective Date: 2/19/2021

 

DAQ-15-005.5 R1.0*

Effective Date:

3/15/2022

Trace-Level NOy

SOP 2.38.1 R1.6

Effective Date: 4/21/2016

SOP 2.38.2 R5.5*

Effective Date: 2/10/2016

SOP 2.8.3 R2*

Effective Date: 3/10/2006

 

DAQ-15-005.5 R1.0*

Effective Date:

3/15/2022

 

Ozone (O3) QAPPs and SOPs
O3 Quality Assurance Project Plans
Ozone

DAQ-01-004 R1
Effective Date: 3/25/2022

NCore QAPP R1*
Effective Date: 1/26/2021

 

O3 Standard Operating Procedures
 

ECB Technician

Regional Operator

Regional Coordinator

PPB Chemist

Ozone

DAQ-10-001.1 R7.3

Effective Date: 3/15/2022

SOP 2.7.2 R9.0*

Effective Date: 3/17/2022

 

 

DAQ-15-005.5 R1.0*

Effective Date:

3/15/2022

 

Particulate Matter (PM) QAPPs and SOPs
PM Quality Assurance Project Plans
Background Monitoring

QAPP R0

Effective Date: 11/18/2020

NCore QAPP R1*
Effective Date: 1/26/2021
Near-Road

QAPP R0.2

Effective Date: 6/9/2020

Northampton County Background Monitoring
QAPP R0
Effective Date: 10/3/2019
Particulate Matter

QAPP R2

Effective Date: 8/8/2019

 

PM Standard Operating Procedures
 

ECB Technician

Regional Operator

Lab

PPB Chemist

Total Suspended
Particulate Matter

SOP 2.4 R9*

Effective Date: 7/1/2003

Particulate Matter
2.5 Microns

SOP 2.24.1 R2011*

Effective Date: 1/1/2011

SOP 2.46.2 R2020*

Effective Date: 12/5/2019

DAQ-16-018.4 R0

Effective Date: 8/9/2021

SOP 2.63.4 R0

Effective Date: 8/15/2020

DAQ-16-20.5 R0

Effective Date: 9/24/2019

BAM 1020

SOP  2.37.1 R0*

Effective Date: 10/8/2008

SOP 2.37.2 R2020*

Effective Date: 12/4/2020

 

SOP 2.63.4 R0

Effective Date: 8/15/2020

   

BAM and Manometer

Training Procedure Video

   
PM 2.5
Speciation
URG 3000N

SOP 2.44.1 R0*

Effective Date: 10/1/2013

SOP 2.44.2 R2020

Effectuve Date: 12/16/2019

 

SOP 2.63.4 R0

Effective Date: 8/15/2020

PM 2.5
Speciation
SuperSASS

SOP 2.45.1 R2*

Effective Date: 9/1/2015

SOP 2.45.2 R2020*

Effective Date: 12/3/2019

 

SOP 2.63.4 R0

Effective Date: 8/15/2020

BAM 1022  

SOP 2.46.2 R2020

Effective Date: 12/16/2019

 

SOP 2.63.4 R0

Effective Date: 8/15/2020

Teledyne T640X  

SOP 2.47.2 R2020

Effective Date: 12/16/2019

 

SOP 2.63.4 R0

Effective Date: 8/15/2020

BGI TetraCal

DAQ-13-001.1 R0.0

Effective Date: 5/7/2021

SOP R2020

Effective Date: 12/16/2019

   

 

Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS)
PAMS Quality Assurance Project Plans
PAMS DAQ-01-007 R0
Effective Date: 3/12/2021

 

PAMS Standard Operating Procedures
  ECB Technician Operator Lab PPB Chemist

Entech 3100A

Cannister Cleaner

DAQ-03-005.1 R0

Effective Date: 4/22/2021

DAQ-03-005.2 R1

Effective Date: 8/23/2021

   

Entech 4700

Precision Diluter

DAQ-03-006.1 R0

Effective Date: 4/1/2021

DAQ-03-006.2 R0

Effective Date: 4/1/2021

   

ATEC 8000

PAMS Sequential

Carbonyl Sampler

DAQ-09-002.1 R1

Effective Date: 7/1/2021

DAQ-09-002.2 R1

Effective Date: 7/1/2021

DAQ-17-002

Effective Date: 1/31/2022

   

Markes-Agilent

Automated Gas

Chromatograph

 

DAQ-09-001.2 R0

Effective Date: 4/22/2021

   

 

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) QAPPs and SOPs
SO2 Quality Assurance Project Plans
Background Monitoring

QAPP R0

Effective Date: 11/18/2020

NCore QAPP R1*
Effective Date: 1/26/2021
SO2 PWEI

QAPP R0

Effective Date: 9/5/2019

SO2 DRR

QAPP R0

Effective Date: 1/1/2017

 

 

SO2 Standard Operating Procedures
 

ECB Technician

Regional Operator

Regional Coordinator

PPB Chemist

SO2

SOP 2.8.1 R10.0*

Effective Date: 11/01/2016

DAQ-17-005

Effective Date: 3/08/2022

DAQ-12-001.2 R14.0*

Effective Date: 10/01/2020

SOP 2.8.3 R2*

Effective Date: 3/10/2006

 

DAQ-15-005.5 R1.0*

Effective Date:

3/15/2022

Trace SO2

SOP 2.34.1 R2*

Effective Date: 2/15/2016

DAQ-17-005

Effective Date: 3/08/2022

DAQ-12-002.2 R14.0*

Effective Date: 10/01/2020

SOP 2.8.3 R2*

Effective Date: 3/10/2006

 

DAQ-15-005.5 R1.0*

Effective Date:

3/15/2022

 

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