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APPENDIX B<br />

SOP B6.5<br />

Air Sampling/Air Monitoring<br />

This SOP details the general sampling and analytical methods for determining the air quality at Kirtland<br />

AFB during activities associated with the Installation Restoration Program. The following criteria will be<br />

used as guidelines in developing the required plans for site specific operations:<br />

Applicability of the sampling apparatus to the ultimate goals of the air sampling program and<br />

the end user of the data.<br />

Range of the instrument to perform the operation satisfactorily throughout the time period<br />

and conditions of the field activities.<br />

Precision of the data via collocated samplers and design specifications.<br />

Accuracy of the sampling equipment and its ability to provide representative data.<br />

Reference methods, sampling apparatus, sampling media, and analytical methods for the monitoring of<br />

total suspended particulates (TSP), particulate matter less than 10 microns (PM-10), VOCs, semivolatile<br />

organic compounds (SVOCs), metals, mercury, asbestos, and/or radioactivity should be specified on a<br />

project-specific basis and presented in the project-specific addenda to the BWP. The metals samples are<br />

taken from the TSP filters. Airborne samples are typically taken either during remedial work hours or<br />

over 24-hour periods.<br />

The air quality monitoring systems are to be calibrated on a quarterly basis using certified and traceable<br />

physical standards and test equipment. More frequent calibrations should be performed if recommended<br />

by the manufacturer or if recommended in method guidance documents. Independent audits of the air<br />

quality monitoring systems are to be performed quarterly. All audits must be performed by fully<br />

independent qualified experts using separate equipment and standards.<br />

Concurrent with the air sampling program, meteorological data should be collected continuously onsite<br />

using a portable meteorological station or referring to nearby permanent meteorological stations,<br />

provided that the permanent stations are collecting data that includes the meteorological parameters<br />

required for dispersion modeling and that the data meets appropriate quality assurance/quality control<br />

(QA/QC) standards.<br />

Kirtland AFB<br />

SOPs for Field Investigations B-159 April 2004

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