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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.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 19 December 2019
• Last updated: 7 March 2024 — See all updates

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

• Monitoring stack emissions: guidance for selecting a monitoring approach
  • 13 December 2023
  • Guidance
• Monitoring stack emissions: techniques and standards for periodic monitoring
  • 17 November 2022
  • Guidance
• Monitoring stack emissions: maximum uncertainty values for periodic monitoring
  • 24 September 2021
  • Guidance
• Monitoring stack emissions: standards for continuous monitoring and sampling
  • 7 March 2024
  • Guidance

Published 19 December 2019
Last updated 7 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 7 March 2024

   Added 'Monitoring stack emissions: standards for continuous monitoring and sampling - detailed guidance'.

2. 19 December 2019

   First published.