Japanese Standard Adds TEOM Method

The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee has issued a new revision of an ambient air monitoring standard that includes the TEOM Series 1400a Ambient Particulate Monitor. This will facilitate the purchase of the instrument by state and local air monitoring agencies in Japan for regulatory air monitoring applications.

The addition of R&P's TEOM monitor to the standard follows numerous years of consideration by the responsible Japanese committee, as well as the experience gained by operating a substantial number of the monitors in the country. The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee is the organization that represents Japan in the International Standards Organization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

The applicable Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) is entitled "Automatic monitors for suspended particulate matter in ambient air." The standard number is JIS B 7954:2001, with a revision date of 20 January 2001. Reference is made to the TEOM monitor in the method as the "Filter Vibrating Method."

- May 01 -

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