Certification of a long-term sampling system for PCDFs and PCDDs in the flue gas from industrial facilities

AMESA (adsorption method for sampling of dioxins) is a fully automatic syst em for long term monitoring of dioxin emissions from industrial processes b ased on the adsorption method. The system has been tested and undergoing a certification procedure according to the German guidelines for certificatio n of systems for continuous monitoring of special substances. The certifica tion covered parameters such as disposability of the system, reproducibilit y of the results and comparability of the sampling method with German and E uropean standard methods. Furthermore break through, blanks and sample stor ability were investigated. The results prove that AMESA is a state of the a rt sampling system for continuous monitoring of dioxin/furan emissions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.