EPA Region III Training Center
Philadelphia, PA
March 22-23, 2005

Course Overview:

Train state and local agency staff in the set up, operations and maintenance of Rupprecht & Patashnick (R&P) FDMS TEOM. The Filter Dynamics Measurement Systems (FDMS™) Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM) is a complex instrument that meausres fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the ambient air.

Presentations:

Agenda

FDMS® Series 8500 Training -- R&P staff

BAM 1020 Improvements -- Met One Instruments staff

State Experiences Operating the FDMS TEOM & BAM

• Connecticut - FDMS TEOM -- Pete Babich, CT DEP

• Connecticut - BAM -- Pete Babich, CT DEP

• New York - FDMS TEOM & BAM -- Dirk Felton, NYS DEC

• Pennsylvania - FDMS TEOM & BAM -- George Mentzer, PA DEP