notified body

Tests in the fields:

  • determination (sampling and analysis) of inorganic and organic gaseous or particle-like substances in air emissions
  • sampling of air born emissions of poly-halogenated Dibenzo-p-Dioxines and Dibenzofuranes
  • determination of inorganic and organic gaseous air born substances of emissions with continuously operating measuring devices
  • calibration and functionality testing of continuously operating measuring devices for emissions of inorganic and organic gaseous or particle-like substances in air
  • Olfactometric measurement
  • Development of measurement methods for organic und inorganic matter
  • Measurement for factory optimization

Areas of activities regulated by Immission Law

The following testing procedures are typical for each designated field.
The laboratory is allowed to apply the following norms and testing procedures equivalent to norms within the area of the designated fields of testing of the immission law.
 

Area A
inorganic gases, determination of emissions

Component norm CEM SRM QM-document
SO2 Emissions from stationary sources, Determination of the mass concentration of sulfur dioxide, Reference procedure -- DIN EN 14791 2006-04 M3-20, 3-B2
HF Determination of gaseous emissions, determination of gaseous fluorine-components, absorption procedure -- VDI 2470 pg.1, 1975-10 M3-21, 3-09
HCI Emissions of stationary sources, Manual method for the determination of HCI
Part 1: Suction of sampling gas
Part 2: Absorption of gasous components
Part 3: Analysis of absorption solutions and calculation of results
-- DIN EN 1911 Part 1-3, 1988-07 M3-22, 3-82
NOx Measurement of gaseous emissions, Reference procedure for the determination of the sum of nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, Ion chromatographic procedure -- VDI 2456 2004-11 M3-23, 3-82
HCN Sampling of hydro cyanic acid determination of cynide (HCN) with a cynid ion-selective method Company method -- M3-24, 3-08
SO2 Continuous determination of SO2 Company method -- M3-35
NOx Emissions from stationary sources, Determination of the mass concentration of nitrogen oxides (NOx), Reference method: chemiluminescence DIN EN 14792 2006-04 -- M3-36
CO Emissions from stationary sources, Determination of the mass concentration of carbon monoxide (NDIR), Reference procedure DIN EN 15058 2006-09 DIN EN 15058 2006-09 M3-37

Area C
Inorganic gases, examination of the correct installation and function control as well as calibration of continously working measuring devices for emissions

Component norm CEM SRM QM-document
  Emissions from stationary sources, Quality assurance for automated measuring ans electronic evaluation devices -- VDI 3950 2006-12 M3-38

Area D
Dust, dust components and chemical substances adsorbed to dust, measurement of emissions

Component norm CEM SRM QM-document
Dust, planar filters Emissions from stationary sources, Determination of mass concentrations of dust at low dust concentrations, Part 1: Manual gravimetric procedure -- DIN EN 13284-1 2002-04 M3-25
Dust, filter head device Measurement of particles, Dust measurement in flowing gases, Gravimetric determination of the dust load -- VDI 2066 pg. 1 2006-11 M3-25
Metals, semi-metals particle-like and filterable Emissions from stationary sources, Determination of the total emissions of As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Tl und V -- EN 14385 2004-05 M3-26, 3-30
Metals, semi-metals particle-like and filterable (additional metals in completion to the a.m.) Measurement of the total emissions of metals, semi-metals and their components, Manual measurement in flowing and emitted gases, Sampling system for particulate and filterable substances -- VDI 3868, Page 1 1994-12 M3-26, 3-30
Hg Air quality, Emissions from stationary sources, manual procedure for the determination of the total mercury-concentration -- DIN EN 13211 2001-06 and correction 2005-06 M3-26a, 3-30, 3-34a
PAH Stationary source emissions, Determination of gas an particle-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Part 1 sampling -- ISO 11338-1 2006-6 in connection with VDI 3874 2005-08 M3-28
  Stationary source emissions, Determination of gas and particle-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Part 2 Sample preparation, clean-up and determination -- ISO 11338-2 2003-6 3-74

Area F
Dust, dust substances and chemical components adsorbed to dust, examination of the correct installation and function control as well as calibration of continuously working measuring devices for emissions

Component norm CEM SRM QM-document
  Emissions from stationary sources, Quality assurance for automated measuring and electronic evaluation devices -- VDI 3950 2006-12 M3-38
  Emissionen aus stationären Quellen, Ermittlung der Staubmassenkonzentration bei geringen Staubgehalten, Teil 2: Automatische MesseinrichtungenEmissions from devices stationary sources, Determination of the dust mass concentration at low dust levels, Part 2: Automated measuring devices -- DIN EN 13284-2 2004-12 M3-39

Area I
Organo-chemical components, determination of emissions

Component norm CEM SRM QM-document
Benzene, Toluene, 0-Xylene, Tetrachlorethen Emissions from stationary sources, Determination of the mass concentration of individual gaseous organic components, Adsorption on activated charcoal and solvent de-sorption procedure -- DIN EN 13649 2002-05 M3-29, M3-30, 3-61
PAH Stationary source emissions, Determination of gas and particle-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Part 1: Sampling -- ISO 11338-1 2003-6 in connection with VDI 3874 2005-08 M3-26
  Stationary source emissions, Determination of gas and particle-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Part 2: Sample preparation, clean-up and determination -- ISO 11338-2 2003-6 3-74
Total carbon Emissions from stationary sources, Determination of the mass concentration of the gaseous total organically bound carbon in process exhaust using solvents, Continuous process using a flame ionization detector DIN EN 13526 2002-05 -- M3-34
Aldehydes, Ketones Determination of gaseous emissions, Measurement of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes and ketones using the DNPH-procedure, Gas wash-bottle method -- VDI 3862 pg. 2 2000-12 M3-27, 3-72
Formaldehyde Measurement of gaseous emmissions, Measurement of formaldehyde using the acetylacetone-procedure -- VDI 3862, pg.6 2004-02 M3-31, 3-06
Phenol Measurement of phenol -- Company evolved method M3-40, 3-75
Methanol Measurement of methanol -- Company evolved method M3-41, 3-62

Area L
Organo-chemical components, examination of the correct installation and function control as well as calibration of continuously working measuring devices for emissions

Component norm CEM SRM QM-document
  Emissions from stationary sources, Quality assureance for automated measuring and electronic evaluation devices -- VDI 3950 2006-12 M3-38

Area M (M3)
Highly toxic organo-chemical components at extremly low concentrations (Dioxines and Furanes), determination of emissions, Sampling, analysis via outside laboratory

Component norm CEM SRM QM-document
PCDD/PCDF Emissions from stationary sources, Determination of the mass concentrations od PCDD/PCDF and dioxinelike PCBs, Part 1: Sampling -- DIN EN 1948 Part 1 2004-02 M3-32