EN 14884:2022
(Main)Stationary source emissions - Determination of total mercury - Automated measuring systems
Stationary source emissions - Determination of total mercury - Automated measuring systems
This document specifies requirements for the calibration and validation (QAL2), the ongoing quality assurance during operation (QAL3) and the annual surveillance test (AST) of AMS used for monitoring total mercury emissions from stationary sources to demonstrate compliance with an emission limit value (ELV). This document is derived from EN 14181 and is only applicable in conjunction with EN 14181.
This document is applicable by direct correlation with the standard reference method (SRM) described in EN 13211.
Emissionen aus stationären Quellen - Bestimmung der Gesamtquecksilber-Konzentration - Automatische Messeinrichtungen
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen fest für die Kalibrierung und Validierung (QAL2), die laufende Qualitätssicherung beim Betrieb (QAL3) und die jährliche Funktionsprüfung (AST) von AMS, die zur Überwachung der Gesamtquecksilberemissionen aus stationären Quellen zum Nachweis des Einhaltens von Emissionsgrenzwerten (ELV) verwendet werden. Dieses Dokument ist aus EN 14181 abgeleitet und ist nur in Verbindung mit EN 14181 anwendbar.
Dieses Dokument ist in Verbindung mit dem in EN 13211 beschriebenen Standardreferenzverfahren (SRM) anwendbar.
Émissions de sources fixes - Détermination de la concentration en mercure total - Systèmes de mesurage automatisés
Le présent document définit les exigences relatives à l’étalonnage et à la validation (QAL2), à l’assurance qualité en routine dans les conditions de fonctionnement (QAL3) et au test annuel de surveillance (AST, Annual Surveillance Test) des AMS utilisés pour la surveillance des émissions de mercure total provenant de sources fixes en vue de démontrer la conformité à une valeur limite d’émission (VLE). Le présent document est basé sur l’EN 14181 et est uniquement applicable en association avec l’EN 14181.
Le présent document est applicable en association avec la méthode de référence normalisée (SRM) décrite dans l’EN 13211.
Emisije nepremičnih virov - Določevanje celotnega živega srebra - Avtomatski merilni sistemi
Ta evropski standard določa zahteve za kalibracijo in validacijo (QAL2), stalno zagotavljanje kakovosti med delovanjem (QAL3) in letni nadzorni preskus (AST) avtomatskih merilnih sistemov (AMS), ki se uporabljajo za spremljanje emisij celotnega živega srebra iz nepremičnih virov za dokazovanje skladnosti z mejno vrednostjo emisij (ELV). Dokument izhaja iz standarda EN 14181 in se uporablja samo v povezavi z njim.
Ta dokument se uporablja v neposredni korelaciji s standardno referenčno metodo (SRM), opisano v standardu EN 13211.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2023
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 14884:2006
Emisije nepremičnih virov - Določevanje celotnega živega srebra - Avtomatski
merilni sistemi
Stationary source emissions - Determination of total mercury - Automated measuring
systems
Emissionen aus stationären Quellen - Bestimmung der Gesamtquecksilber-
Konzentration - Automatische Messeinrichtungen
Émissions de sources fixes - Détermination de la concentration en mercure total -
Systèmes de mesurage automatisés
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14884:2022
ICS:
13.040.40 Emisije nepremičnih virov Stationary source emissions
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 14884
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.040.40 Supersedes EN 14884:2005
English Version
Stationary source emissions - Determination of total
mercury - Automated measuring systems
Émissions de sources fixes - Détermination de la Emissionen aus stationären Quellen - Bestimmung der
concentration en mercure total - Systèmes de Gesamtquecksilber-Konzentration - Automatische
mesurage automatisés Messeinrichtungen
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 6
4.1 Symbols . 6
4.2 Abbreviations . 7
5 Principle . 8
6 Calibration and validation of the AMS (QAL2) . 8
6.1 General . 8
6.2 Functional test . 9
6.2.1 General . 9
6.2.2 Zero and span check (EN 14181:2014, A.7) . 9
6.2.3 Linearity test (EN 14181:2014, A.8 and Annex B) . 10
6.2.4 Response time (EN 14181:2014, A.11) . 10
6.2.5 Converter efficiency . 10
6.3 Parallel measurements with the SRM . 10
6.4 Data evaluation . 11
6.4.1 Preparation of data. 11
6.4.2 Selection of data points from automated SRM . 11
6.4.3 Establishing the calibration function . 11
6.5 Calibration function of the AMS and its validity . 11
6.6 Calculation of variability . 11
6.7 Test of variability . 12
6.8 QAL2 report . 12
7 Ongoing quality assurance during operation (QAL3) . 12
8 Annual Surveillance Test (AST) . 12
9 Documentation . 12
Annex A (informative) Example of calculation of the calibration function and of the
variability test . 13
A.1 General . 13
A.2 Data evaluation . 13
A.2.1 General . 13
A.2.2 Calculation of measured values of the SRM at standard conditions . 15
A.2.3 Calibration function . 16
A.2.4 Calibrated values of AMS . 18
A.2.5 Conversion of data to standard conditions . 19
A.2.6 Valid calibration range . 20
A.2.7 Test of variability . 21
Annex B (informative) Significant technical changes . 24
Bibliography . 25
European foreword
This document (EN 14884:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 264 “Air quality”,
the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2023, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 14884:2005.
Annex B provides details of significant technical changes between this document and the previous
edition.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
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following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
This document describes the quality assurance procedures related to automated measuring systems
(AMS) for the determination of total mercury in waste gas, in order to meet the uncertainty requirements
on measured values given by regulations, e.g. EU Directives [1], national or other legislation.
This document is derived from EN 14181, which specifies general procedures for establishing quality
assurance levels (QAL) for AMS installed on industrial plants for the determination of the flue gas
components and other flue gas parameters. It amends EN 14181 and provides guidance specific to total
mercury measurements. It is only applicable in conjunction with EN 14181.
The calibration and validation of mercury AMS that measure the total vapour phase mercury content is
based on parallel measurements with the manual method described in EN 13211. The species of mercury
0 2+
(elemental Hg and oxidized Hg ) and the physical occurrence (gaseous, dust-bound or within droplets)
can vary significantly depending on the type of process to be monitored and this is taken into account
when implementing the SRM.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for the calibration and validation (QAL2), the ongoing quality
assurance during operation (QAL3) and the annual surveillance test (AST) of AMS used for monitoring
total mercury emissions from stationary sources to demonstrate compliance with an emission limit value
(ELV). This document is derived from EN 14181 and is only applicable in conjunction with EN 14181.
This document is applicable by direct correlation with the standard reference method (SRM) described
in EN 13211.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 13211, Air quality — Stationary source emissions — Manual method of determination of the
concentration of total mercury
EN 14181:2014, Stationary source emissions — Quality assurance of automated measuring systems
EN 17255-1, Stationary source emissions — Data acquisition and handling systems — Part 1: Specification
of requirements for the handling and reporting of data
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 13211 and EN 14181 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
4 Symbols and abbreviations
4.1 Symbols
a intercept of the calibration function
ˆ
best estimate of a
a
b slope of the calibration function
ˆ
best estimate of
b
b
D difference between SRM value, y and calibrated AMS value ŷ
i i i
average of D
D
i
E emission limit value
h water vapour content (by volume)
i counter
N number of paired samples in parallel measurements
k test value for variability
v
o oxygen content in dry gas (by volume)
o oxygen reference value
s
p gauge pressure
P percentage
standard deviation of the differences D in parallel measurements
s
i
D
t Celsius temperature
t response time
total measurement cycle time of AMS with pre-concentration
t
cycle
t sample period of AMS with pre-concentration
sample
U maximum permissible expanded uncertainty
max
th
i AMS measured signal at AMS measuring conditions
x
i
x average of AMS measured signals
th
i SRM measured value
y
i
y average of SRM measured values
th
i SRM measured value at standard conditions
y
i,s
SRM measured value at standard conditions
y
s
lowest SRM measured value at standard conditions
y
s,min
highest SRM measured value at standard conditions
y
s,max
ˆ
y best estimate for the “true value”, calculated from the AMS measured signal x by means
i i
of the calibration function
ˆ
y best estimate for the “true value”, calculated from the AMS measured signal x by means
i,s i
of the calibration function at standard conditions
difference between the maximum and minimum SRM measured value at standard
∆ y
max
conditions
Z
i
check value Grubbs-Test
Z
crit
critical limit – Grubbs-Test
σ standard deviation associated with the uncertainty derived from requirements of
legislation
4.2 Abbreviations
AMS automated measuring system
AST annual surveillance test
DAHS data acquisition and handling system
ELV emission limit value
QAL quality assurance level
QAL1 first quality assurance level
QAL2 second quality assurance level
QAL3 third quality assurance level
SRM standard reference method
5 Principle
The AMS measures total gaseous mercury, both elemental and oxidized, requiring a converter to reduce
oxidized Hg into elemental Hg prior to measurement of total Hg. Mercury compounds are reactive and
can be adsorbed onto particulate deposits within the sampling system. Therefore, the sample is often
diluted with nitrogen or air in order to aid sample transport and reduce cross-interferences from other
gas components within the flue gas matrix. The Hg AMS are capable of measuring the total concentration
in μg/m and reporting the undiluted vapour phase Hg, regardless of speciation. The
sampling system is heated in order to minimize mercury chloride adsorption.
NOTE AMS often report Hg concentration on a wet basis, i.e. the water vapour from the process sample is
retained within the sample. The water content is then required in order to correct the Hg concentration to dry
reference conditions. If the water content is not measured by any of the installed AMS, the use of a calculated water
content is acceptable as described in CEN/TS 17286 [2].
The general principles of quality assurance of AMS are laid down in EN 14181. These are applied within
this standard with the amendments specific to mercury AMS being specified in the subsequent Clauses.
In this context, an AMS is any system that continuously samples the mercury content of flue gas. This may
be a system that continuously analyses for mercury, typically producing a one-minute average
concentration that is based on discrete or time-integrated data sampling. Alternatively, this may be a
system that pre-concentrates the mercury in the flue gas, prior to analysis, within a gold accumulator for
example, with a measurement cycle of typically 2 to 10 min duration. Dual accumulators are then typically
used to provide continuous sampling and analysis.
Long-term sampling systems involve continuous, repetitive flue gas sampling using paired sorbent traps,
located within the flue gas duct, for mercury capture, with subsequent trap analysis of the time-integrated
samples. Long term sampling is typically from one day to two weeks sampling duration. The type testing,
functional tests and general quality assurance requirements, applicable to long-term sampling systems,
are specified in CEN/TS 17286 [2]. However, these systems also require QAL2 calibration according to
EN 14181 and this standard, except for the functional tests (EN 14181:2014, 6.2 and 8.2). Alternative
functional tests and quality assurance procedures are specified in CEN/TS 17286 [2].
6 Calibration and validation of the AMS (QAL2)
6.1 General
The AMS shall be calibrated and validated in accordance with EN 14181 with the modifications specified
in 6.2 to 6.8 of this standard. Unless otherwise specified by regulation, the maximum permissible
uncertainty is specified as 40 % of the daily ELV. EN 14181 specifies that the daily ELV, is used for quality
assurance purposes.
However, for mercury a lower long term ELV, e.g. an annual ELV, may be specified. If this long term ELV
is less than 50 % of the daily ELV, then the long-term ELV shall be used instead of the daily ELV, for all
quality assurance assessments. However, a multiple of the longer term ELV may be used for quality
assurance purposes if this is agreed with the competent authority, for example, if this is required due to
more variable mercury emissions during QAL2 testing.
NOTE Annex A shows an example of the application of QAL2 for an AMS.
6.2 Functional test
6.2.1 General
Functional tests are performed to ensure that the AMS is working according to the specifications and to
check the active measurement components of the AMS to ensure that they are not unduly influenced by
contamination. The functional tests shall be carried out in accordance with EN 14181:2014, Annex A,
with the modifications specified below. Both elemental and oxidized reference materials may be used for
the functional tests, noting that only oxidized reference material (e.g. HgCl ) is used for the converter
efficiency test. The manufacturers’ operating instructions for the reference material generators shall be
followed, ensuring that a sufficient flow of reference material is used to avoid simultaneous entrainment
of flue gas into the probe. The uncertainty of the reference materials shall be assessed and reported by
the test laboratory. The functional test shall be performed by an experienced testing laboratory, which
has been recognized by the competent authority. The independent reference material generators shall be
traceable to national standards.
NOTE Protocols for the certification of both elemental and oxidized mercury generators are under
development within the ‘European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) project 19NRM03
SI-Hg’. This project is also assessing the stability of mercury containing solutions that are used within the
generators. Until further guidance can be provided, these aspects continue to be addressed by the quality assurance
procedures of the accredited test laboratory. Analytical traceability is normally established using certified reference
materials such as NIST 3133 and NIST 3177.
All functional tests shall be performed by passing gaseous reference material through the entire AMS,
including the filter, dilution system (if applicable), sample line, and the oxidized mercury conversion
system. In the case of older AMS, when it is not possible to introduce reference material upstream of the
sample filter, then elements of the sampling system may need to be bypassed in which case the test
laboratory shall report a non-conformance with this document.
In the case of oxidized mercury, a reference material containing water vapour is typically specified in
order to minimize mercury losses and hold-up within the sampling system. Care should be taken to
volume correct the reference mercury concentration to take account of the injected water vapour
concentration which should ideally be held constant. If mercury chloride solutions are used within an
oxidized mercury generator supplied by the test laboratory then the stability of those solutions should
be checked by the test laboratory.
6.2.2 Zero and span check (EN 14181:2014, A.7)
Elemental mercury shall be used for the independent span check provided that the reference material
generator used by the test laboratory is calibrated with metrological traceability to the SI units.
NOTE Calibration according to EN ISO 17025 [3] demonstrates traceability to SI units.
Zero and span checks shall be performed by passing gaseous reference material through the entire AMS.
The selected span concentration shall be no higher
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