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Atmospheric emission

Why perform atmospheric emission measurements?

Industrial emissions are a chronic risk factor for facilities classified for environmental protection (ICPE). The monitoring and control of these emissions is mainly the result of the implementation of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (known as “IED”), adopted in 2010.

The IED Directive is a recast of several sectoral directives aimed at preventing and reducing pollutant emissions from industrial activities, notably through the implementation of best available techniques.

Annex III of the Order of February 2, 1998 is a list of substances that are highly toxic for the aquatic environment, as referred to in article 32, 3°15 of European directive no. 91/156/EEC on waste. These substances are those which may be present in wastewater or atmospheric emissions from facilities classified for environmental protection and subject to authorization. They are subject to concentration limit values in water and air, and to appropriate prevention and treatment measures. Annex III contains the names, chemical symbols, maximum permissible concentrations and measurement methods for substances that are highly toxic to the aquatic environment.

  Some examples of air emission measurement applications are listed below:

    • Stack emissions from industrial sites
    • Annex III in accordance with the Order of February 2, 1998

What compounds are measured in Atmospheric Emission?

TERA Environnement offers analysis of a wide range of chemical contaminants.

See our VOC Annex III offer

Annex III

TERA Environnement can analyze over 500 VOCs, including

  • Aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons
  • Oxygenates including methanol, phenol and cresols :

Methanol; Ethanol; Tert-butanol; 1-Butanol; 1-Propanol; 2-Butanol (Sec-Butanol); 2-Propanol (IPA); Isobutanol; Phenol; o-Cresol; m-Cresol; p-Cresol etc.

  • Volatile Organic Halogenated Compounds or Halogenated VOCs :

Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM); Dibromomethane; Trichloromethane (Chloroform); Tetrachloromethane (CCl4); 1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCE); 1,1-Dichloroethylene; Cis 1,2 Dichloroethylene; 1,1,1 Trichloroethane ; Trichloroethylene; Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene); 1,2-Dichloropropane; Trans 1,3 Dichloropropene; Cis 1,3 Dichloropropene; Trans 1,2 Dichloroethylene; 1,1,2-Trichloroethane; 1,1 Dichloroethane; Chloroethane

  • Mercaptans and sulfur compounds :

Tert Butanethiol; Methanethiol; Ethanethiol; 1-Propanethiol; 2-Propanethiol; 1-Butanethiol; 2-butanethiol; Dimethylsulfide (DMS); Carbon Disulfide (CS2); Dimethyl Disulfide (DMDS); Dimethyl Trisulfide (DMTS)

  • Very volatile organic compounds (VOCs between C2 and C5) :

Ethane; Ethylene; N-Propane; Propene; 2-Methylpropane; N-Butane; Acetylene; trans-2-Butene; 1-Butene; cis-2-Butene; Isopentane; N-Pentane; 1,3-Butadiene; trans-2-Pentene; 1-Pentene; Isoprene

  • Acid gases :

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S); Ammonia (NH3); Hydrochloric acid (HCl); Hydrofluoric acid (HF); Total cyanides; Sulfur dioxide (SO2); Nitrogen dioxide (NO2); Nitrogen monoxide (NO); Ozone (O3); Free bromine (Br2); Free chlorine (Cl2), etc.

  • Volatile fatty acids :

Acetic acid; Valeric acid; Isovaleric acid; Butyric acid; Isobutyric acid; Propionic acid

  • Amines :

2,2 Aminoethoxyethanol; 3-Methoxypropylamine; Cyclohexylamine; Diethanolamine; Diethylamine; Dimethylamine; Ethanolamine; Ethylamine; Methylamine; Morpholine; N,N Diethylethanolamine; N-Butylamine; N-Propylamine; Triethanolamine; Triethylamine; Trimethylamine etc.

  • Formaldehyde; Acetaldehyde; Acrolein; Propanal; Butanal; Benzaldehyde; Isopentanal; Pentanal; Hexanal; 2-Butenal; Acetone
  • Aluminum (Al); Antimony (Sb); Silver (Ag); Arsenic (As); Barium (Ba); Beryllium (Be); Boron (B); Cadmium (Cd); Cerium (Ce); Cesium (Cs); Chromium (Cr); Cobalt (Co); Copper (Cu); Dysprosium (Dy) ; Erbium (Er); Tin (Sn); Europium (Eu); Iron (Fe); Gadolinium (Gd); Gallium (Ga); Germanium (Ge); Hafnium (Hf); Holmium (Ho); Lanthanum (La); Lithium (Li); Lutetium (Lu); Manganese (Mn); Mercury (Hg) particulate gaseous; Molybdenum (Mo); Neodymium (Nd); Nickel (Ni); Niobium (Nb); Gold (Au); Palladium (Pd); Phosphorus (P); Platinum (Pt); Lead (Pb); Praseodymium (Pr); Rhenium (Re); Rhodium (Rh); Rubidium (Rb); Ruthenium (Ru); Samarium (Sm); Scandium (Sc); Selenium (Se); Silicon (Si); Strontium (Sr); Tantalum (Ta); Tellurium (Te); Terbium (Tb); Thallium (Tl); Thulium (Tm); Titanium (Ti); Uranium (U); Vanadium (V) ; Ytterbium (Yb) ; Yttrium (Y) ; Zinc (Zn) ; Zirconium (Zr) ; Arsine (Arsine (AsH3) and Phosphine (PH3)
  • Naphthalene; Acenaphthene; Fluorene; Phenanthrene; Anthracene; Fluoranthene; Pyrene; Benzo(a)Anthracene; Chrysene; Benzo(b+j)Fluoranthene; Benzo(k)Fluoranthene; Benzo(a)Pyrene (BaP); DiBenzo(a,h)Anthracene; Benzo(g,h,i)Perylene; Indeno(1,2,3,c,d)pyrene; Acenaphthylene
  • Quartz; Tridymite; Cristobalite

N2O

  • Octamethyl Cyclotetrasiloxane (D4); Hexamethyl Disiloxane (HMDSO) (L2); Octamethyl Trisiloxane (L3); Decamethyl Tetrasiloxane (L4); Dodecamethyl Pentasiloxane (L5) ; Hexamethyl Cyclotrisiloxane (D3); Octamethyl Cyclotetrasiloxane (D4); Decamethyl Cyclopentasiloxane (D5); Dodecamethyl Cyclohexasiloxane (D6)
  • Carbon monoxide (CO); Methane (CH4); Carbon dioxide (CO2); Dihydrogen (H2); Nitrogen (N2); Dioxygen (O2)

What sampling equipment is available for your Atmospheric Emission measurements?

TERA Environnement can supply and/or rent the sampling media and equipment needed for the analyses you require.

  • Quartz and PVC filters
  • Impregnated filters
  • Canisters
  • Silver membranes
  • DNPH cartridges
  • Charcoal sorbent tubes, silica gel sorbent tubes
  • Thermodesorption tubes
  • Bubbling solutions
  • Bags

Active samplers are used in conjunction with sampling pumps, and are designed for measurements lasting from a few hours to a day.

  • Pumps
  • Bubblers
  • Veriflow for canister sampling
Samplers and equipment

Annex III in accordance with the Order of February 2, 1998

Atmospheric measurements in accordance with Appendix III of the Order of February 2, 1998 are measures designed to control the concentrations of environmentally hazardous substances in the air released by facilities subject to authorization. These substances are listed in Appendix III and are classified into three categories: substances that are highly toxic to the aquatic environment, substances that are toxic or harmful to the aquatic environment in the long term, and substances that are harmful to the environment.

Atmospheric measurements include measuring the concentration of substances in the protective ceiling, in the radius of influence, and in the peripheral radius of influence. Concentration limits for air emissions are expressed in mg/m3.

TERA Environnement can assist you in carrying out atmospheric measurements in accordance with Annex III, and can sample all compounds on 7 sampling media.

Measurement of Annex III compounds on only 7 sampling media:

TERA Environnement supplies the 7 types of sampling media and carries out the associated analyses.

Optimize your time on site!
  • Acetaldehyde (acetic aldehyde); Formic aldehyde (formaldehyde); Acrolein (acrylic aldehyde – 2-propenal); 2-Furaldehyde (furfural); Chloroacetaldehyde

2,4 -toluene diisocyanate

  • Triethylamine; Diethylamine; Ethylamine; Dimethylamine; Maleic anhydride; Acrylic acid; Chloroacetic acid

Lead (alkyl derivatives of Pb measured but not distinguished)

  • Methyl acrylate; butyl methacrylate; methyl methacrylate; 1,4-dioxane; biphenyls; pyridine
  • Nitrobenzene; 4-Nitrotoluene; O.Toluidine; Aniline; p-cresol; o-cresol; m-cresol; phenol; 2,4-dichlorophenol; nitrocresols (sum of isomers); p-nitrophenol; 2,4,5-trichlorophenol; 2,4,6-trichlorophenol; 2,6-xylenol; 2,5-xylenol; 2,3-xylenol; 3,4-xylenol; 3,5-xylenol
  • 1-butanethiol (1-buthyl mercaptan) ; 1-propanethiol (n-propyl mercaptan) ; 2-butanethiol (2-buthyl mercaptan) ; 2-propanethiol (isopropyl mercaptan) ; Dimethyldisulfide (DMDS) ; dimethyltrisulfide ; Dimethylsulfide (DMS); Ethanethiol (ethyl-mercaptan); Methanethiol (methyl-mercaptan); tert-buthylmercaptan; carbon disulfide; benzene; chloroform (trichloromethane); Chloromethane (methyl chloride); Chlorotoluene (benzyl chloride); Dichloromethane (methylene chloride); 1,2-dichlorobenzene (o-dichlorobenzene); 1,1-dichloroethylene ; 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane; tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene); tetrachloromethane (carbon tetrachloride); 1,1,2-trichloroethane; trichloroethylene

VOCs with risk phrases can also be proposed via screening.

Your Annex III VOC measurements in accordance with the Order of February 2, 1998, with just 7 samplers!

With TERA Environnement, you can carry out your measurement campaigns in record time!

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