EPA Calibration Protocol Teledyne API – Model T300/T300M CO Analyzer

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Table 10-1: Matrix for Calibration Equipment & Supplies

EQUIPMENT &
SUPPLIES SPECIFICATION REFERENCE
ACTION IF
REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT
MET
Recorder
Compatible with output
signal of analyzer; min.
chart width of 150 mm (6 in)
is recommended
Return equipment to supplier
Sample line and
manifold
Constructed of PTFE or
glass Check upon receipt Return equipment to supplier
Calibration equipment Q.A. Handbook1 Vol II Part 1 , App 15,
Sec. 4.4 & 5.4
Return equipment/ supplies
to supplier or take corrective
action
Detection limit
Noise = 0.5 ppm
Lower detectable
limit=1.0 ppm 40 CFR, Pt 53.20 & 232
Instruments designated as
reference or equivalent have
been determined to meet
these acceptance criteria.
Working standard CO
cylinder gas Traceable to NIST-SRM
Analyzed against NIST-SRM;
40 CFR, Pt 50, App C; para.
3.13
Obtain new working
standard and check for
traceability
Zero air
Clean dry ambient air, free
of contaminants that cause
detectable response with
the CO analyzer.
40 CFR, Pt 50, App C; para.
3.23 Obtain air from another
source or regenerate.
Record form Q.A. Handbook1 Vol II Part 1 , App 15,
Table A-5 & A-6 Revise forms as appropriate
Audit equipment Must not be the same as
used for calibration
Q.A. Handbook1 Vol II Part 1 ,
App 15,
Sec. 4.4 & 5.4
Locate problem and correct
or return to supplier

10.1.3. RECOMMENDED STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING TRACEABILITY

To assure data of desired quality, two considerations are essential:

The measurement process must be in statistical control at the time of the

measurement.

The systematic errors, when combined with the random variation in the

measurement process, must result in a suitably small uncertainty.

Evidence of good quality data includes documentation of the quality control checks and

the independent audits of the measurement process by recording data on specific forms

or on a quality control chart and by using materials, instruments, and measurement

procedures that can be traced to appropriate standards of reference.

To establish traceability, data must be obtained routinely by repeat measurements of

standard reference samples (primary, secondary and/or working standards). More

specifically, working calibration standards must be traceable to standards of higher

accuracy, such as those listed in Table 3-12.