Emission Monitoring Unit (Testing Group)

The responsibility of the Emission Monitoring Unit  is to provide source testing guidance for the regulated community in Ohio. This page contains EPA approved emissions test methods and emissions testing guidance documents. The Active National Directory of Source Emissions Testing provides a listing of stack testing firms in Ohio.

Intent to Test Notification

The most recent version of the Intent to Test notification form is also available

• Word format 
• PDF format. 

Emissions Test Methods

Ohio EPA offers links to the US EPA Emissions Measuring Technical Information Center to ensure delivery of the most up-to-date information possible regarding testing methods.

• CFR Promulgated Methods
• Proposed Methods
• Approved Alternative Methods
• Conditional Methods
• Preliminary Methods
• Explanation of Methods

Testing Guidance Documents

These guidance documents are downloadable files in Word Perfect format. You must first unzip the files to view them.

For questions concerning source testing, contact Todd Brown.

Stack Test Summaries (updated 11/07/11)

• 2003 Stack Tests [Excel]
• 2004 Stack Tests [Excel]
• 2005 Stack Tests [Excel]
• 2006 Stack Tests [Excel]
• 2007 Stack Tests [Excel]
• 2008 Stack Tests [Excel]
• 2009 Stack Tests [Excel]
• 2010 Stack Tests [Excel]
• 2011 Stack Tests [Excel]

Testing Audit Program

Ohio EPA participates in U.S. EPA's stationary source testing audit program. Visit the U.S. EPA Emissions Measurement Center's Technical Support website to access information regarding which test methods have audits available and how to order audit samples. Audit samples are provided at no cost to Ohio regulatory staff. Audits provide a means for improved quality assurance of laboratory analyses and other aspects of source testing that may otherwise go unwitnessed and under-scrutinized. Most samples are consumable, but some VOC and HAP samples may require return shipping of pressurized gas cylinders. Ohio EPA, DAPC is available to assist District Offices and local air agencies with the return of these audit materials to U.S. EPA.

Audits should be employed whenever samples are available, as required by the test methods. For more information, contact Todd Brown.
 

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