DIN EN 14907 E : 2005

Foreword<br>Introduction<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1 Terms and definitions<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2 Abbreviations<br>4 Principle<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 Description of the standard measuring principle<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 Description of QA/QC procedures<br>5 Equipment and facilities<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1 Sampling system components<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.2 Weighing facilities<br>6 Sampling and weighing procedure<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;6.1 General<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;6.2 Weighing room procedures<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;6.3 Unloaded filter weighing<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;6.4 Sampling period<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;6.5 Sample storage and transport procedures<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;6.6 Loaded filter weighing<br>7 Additional quality assurance and quality control<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;7.1 General<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;7.2 Maintenance of the sampling system<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;7.3 Calibration<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;7.4 Field blanks<br>8 Expression of results<br>9 Performance characteristics of the method<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;9.1 General<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;9.2 GUM concept<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;9.3 Individual uncertainty sources<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;9.4 Expanded uncertainty vs. EU Data Quality Objectives<br>Annex A (informative) Equivalence test procedure for<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;non-standard measurement methods<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.1 General<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.2 Formal procedures<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.3 Overview of test procedure<br>Annex B (normative) Data-quality objectives<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(source: Annex VIII of [2])<br>Annex ZA (informative) Relationship with EU Directives<br>Bibliography

Specifies a standard method for determining the PM[2,5] mass concentration of suspended particulate matter in ambient air by sampling the particulate matter on filters and weighing them by means of a balance.