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In March 2001, the Australian standards organization named Standards
Australia approved a method for the sampling and analysis of ambient
air centered around R&P's TEOM
Series 1400a Ambient Particulate Monitor. This represents the
first time that an automatic monitor has received a standards designation
from Standards Australia for ambient particulate matter measurements.
The title of the new standard is "AS 3580.9.8-2001 Method
for sampling and analysis of ambient air - Determination of suspended
particulate matter - PM(sub)10 continuous direct mass method using
a tapered element oscillating microbalance analyser."
The standard's abstract is as follows: "Sets out a method of
operating the tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM) analyzer
to determine suspended particulate matter in ambient air. The method
allows continuous operation, providing near real-time measurements
of mean particle concentration over periods from 10 minutes to 24
hours."
Click
here to link to the Standards Australia web page that contains
information on the new standard.
Standards Australia is the Australian organization that represents
the Australian government in two of the premier international standards
bodies, ISO and IEC.
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TEOM Standard Set in Australia 
