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Monitoring stack emissions: environmental permits

Formerly part of M2, guidance on developing a monitoring strategy, techniques and standards, and maximum uncertainty values.

These 4 guidance documents together describe the Environment Agency’s overall approach to stack emissions monitoring.

They provide guidance on:

  • the role of MCERTS
  • different approaches to stack emission monitoring
  • sampling strategy
  • the hierarchy of different methods
  • maximum uncertainty values for periodic monitoring

They also provide guidance on monitoring techniques and standards for:

  • CEMS and automated batch samplers
  • periodic monitoring

Monitoring stack emissions to air

Updates to this page

Published 19 December 2019
Last updated 7 March 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added 'Monitoring stack emissions: standards for continuous monitoring and sampling - detailed guidance'.

  2. First published.