Testings - 1,2,3...testing...
Posted by Karen Thomas on Mon, Dec 28, 2009 @ 11:32 PM
Testing Factors...
If you're in California and work within the transportation industry you're likely going to be familiar with the state's Air Resources Board (ARB). It's the ARB test methods that mandate formal written procedures for measurement of physical parameters related to air pollution including pollutant emissions concentration and mass flow rate, materials properties such as asbestos content of solids and volatile organic content of wastes, and various aspects of the performance of vapor recovery systems at service stations, bulk plants and terminals.
Fleet owners and owner-operators know full well that the state as well as the federal government issue a number of rules and regulations including:
FHWA - Vehicle Size & Weight
Federal Size Regulations for Commercial Motor Vehicles
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Rules & Notices
Code of Federal Regulations: Title 23, Part 658, Truck Size & Weight, Route Designations - Length, Width & Weight Limitations
Code of Federal Regulations: Title 49, Part 390, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
U.S. Code: Title 49, Section 31111 - Length Limitations
Some of the testing procedures affecting fleet owners and owner-operators include:
Fuel Test Method
Vehicle Exhaust Test Method
Ambient Air Monitoring Laboratory Analytical Procedures
Tests are not something enjoyed by many, yet must be taken and passed if your going to run a business in most states. Some of those tests that transportation industry professionals must take include:
Procedure for the Determination of Alcohols and Ethers in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography 32k
Analysis of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Total Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Diesel Fuel by Supercritical-Fluid Chromatography 33k
Detailed Hydrocarbon Analysis of Gasolines by Single Column High Efficiency (Capillary) Column Gas Chromatography 87k
Benzene and Total Aromatics in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography 32k
Procedure for Receiving, Handling, and Blending Fuel Samples 62k
Procedure for the Determination of Sulfur in Fuels by Ultraviolet Fluorescence
Determination of Inorganic Lead Emissions from Stationary Sources 729K
Determination of Total Fluoride Emissions from Stationary Sources (SPADNS Zirconium Lake Method) 152K
Determination of Total Fluoride Emissions from Stationary Sources (Specific Ion Electrode Method) 42K
Determination of Particulate and Gaseous Mercury Emissions from Chlor-Alkali Plants - Air Streams