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Guide to the requirements of ISO 14001:2015

Many people new to management systems are under the impression that an ISO standard is a set of rules that dictates how an organisation should go about its business. That is not correct. An ISO standard is the document which contains a set of ...

Nov. 7, 2019

UK chemical company selects Sievers* InnovOx TOC Analyser to ensure regulatory compliance and wastewater treatment plant performance - Case Study

SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions designs and manufactures Sievers Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analysers that enable near real-time reporting of organic carbon levels. Offering a variety of laboratory, on-line and portable analysers that cover ...

Oct. 8, 2019

Sample collection and analysis of carbonyls - Improve detection of trace level contaminants in air

Improve Sampling and Detection of Carbonyls in Air Leverage a Wide Range of Samplers and Accessories Achieve sensitive and reliable results with air sampling media for a wide range of applications in various configurations for solvent desorption, ...

Sep. 3, 2018

Reagents and standards for salts in water

The methods for assessing the levels of salts in Water are described in the Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International, 19TH Edition 2012 Volume 1. Reagecon as one of the largest producers of Physical and Chemical Standards and Certified ...

Jun. 18, 2018

Gas analysis implications of the new non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) regulation

On September 2014 the European Commission proposed a new regulation to harmonise across the EU the emissions limit values (ELV’s) from engines installed in Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM). This new regulation replaces a number of national ...

May 24, 2018

2006-2016: 10 years of continuous dioxins monitoring in Italy. Which assessment for which perspective?

2006-2016: 10 years of continuous dioxins monitoring in Italy. Which assessment for which perspective? Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF), more commonly named dioxins and furans are odorless, highly ...

May 24, 2018

The importance of monitoring PCDD/F in the stack-gas emissions from the combustion of certain types of solid biofuels

The increasing use of indigenous renewable energy sources (RES) for energy aims to meet the targets set up by the European Union (EU) regarding energy and climate change policies. Thus, biomass combustion has become more and more attractive. In ...

May 24, 2018

Emissions monitoring on ships and an insight into the maritime directive

Shipping continues to grow for the purposes of trade and transportation. This growth is often close to densely populated shores, for example the port of Antwerp in Belgium, Hamburg in Germany and the Bosphorus in Turkey. Air emissions from the ...

May 24, 2018

Monte-Carlo model of a gas analyser operating under EN 14181:2014 to investigate achievable uncertainty during emission monitoring

Monitoring of emissions is controlled by the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), which sets out the requirements for emitters to meet. There are standards in place that, when followed, allow the operators to meet the IED requirements. One of ...

May 24, 2018

Flue gas flow rate measurement for verifying continuous monitoring at power stations according to EN ISO 16911

The relatively new European standard for measuring fl ue gas fl ow rate, EN ISO 16011 Parts 1 and 2, specifi es Quality Assurance requirements for continuous flow monitoring at, for example, large combustion and incineration plant. When the flue ...

May 24, 2018

Certification of automated measuring systems - New regulations and new opportunities

The type approval and certifi cation of automated measuring systems is since several years an important topic for the manufacturers of automated measuring systems. In the UK and Germany national certifi cation systems and minimum requirements for ...

May 24, 2018

How can industrial regulations be improved to avoid any potential emissions reporting scandal (Avoiding a VW type scandal)

The VW automotive emissions testing scandal has signifi cant environmental implications due to the mismatch between expected and actual emissions of NOX . Many consider that the ultimate responsibility lies with VW on the issue, however it is ...

May 24, 2018

Radiocarbon measurement of fossil CO2 emissions from waste incineration plants: A monitoring tool for CO2 trading in Denmark and Sweden

In several countries, an increasing share of renewable energy comes from waste incineration. Due to the content of fossil carbon in combustible waste, the fossil CO2 constitute a considerable share of the total CO2 emissions from combustion of ...

May 24, 2018

Carbon Trading in the European Union: `Calculation` vs `Measurement`

This paper describes the main provisions for Monitoring and Reporting under the European Union’s Emission Trading System (EU ETS). For the largest installations, the ‘Calculation’ approach is based on the measured fuel consumption, ...

May 24, 2018

Reagents and standards for the pulp and paper industry

Reagecon are pleased to announce the launch a series of new Industry Specific Catalogues. One such catalogue details has been created for laboratories performing analysis for the Paper and Pulp sectors. Enclosed in a single catalogue find all ...

Jul. 27, 2015

Reagents and standards as per standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater 21st Edition 2005, APHA AWWA WEF

As one of the largest producers of Physical and Chemical Standards and Certified Reference Materials worldwide, Reagecon recognise that the growth in our range and the use of such standards requires an innovative approach to the presentation of our ...

May 22, 2015

Environmental Technology Publications Limited Articles

Guide to the requirements of ISO 14001:2015

UK chemical company selects Sievers* InnovOx TOC Analyser to ensure regulatory compliance and wastewater treatment plant performance - Case Study

Sample collection and analysis of carbonyls - Improve detection of trace level contaminants in air

Reagents and standards for salts in water

Gas analysis implications of the new non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) regulation

2006-2016: 10 years of continuous dioxins monitoring in Italy. Which assessment for which perspective?

The importance of monitoring PCDD/F in the stack-gas emissions from the combustion of certain types of solid biofuels

Emissions monitoring on ships and an insight into the maritime directive

Monte-Carlo model of a gas analyser operating under EN 14181:2014 to investigate achievable uncertainty during emission monitoring

Flue gas flow rate measurement for verifying continuous monitoring at power stations according to EN ISO 16911

Certification of automated measuring systems - New regulations and new opportunities

How can industrial regulations be improved to avoid any potential emissions reporting scandal (Avoiding a VW type scandal)

Radiocarbon measurement of fossil CO2 emissions from waste incineration plants: A monitoring tool for CO2 trading in Denmark and Sweden

Carbon Trading in the European Union: `Calculation` vs `Measurement`

Reagents and standards for the pulp and paper industry

Reagents and standards as per standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater 21st Edition 2005, APHA AWWA WEF

Continuous measurement of mercury emissions in combustion plants (Overview and new measuring method)

Measurement of PM emissions and electrostatic precipitator charging efficiency from coal combustion

Particulate CEMs for wet and dry FGD applications

Long-term sampling - A method for continuous emission monitoring of dioxins/furans and mercury