1 AS 3580.6.

1—1990

Australian Standard
Methods for sampling and analysis of
ambient air

Method 6.1: Determination of ozone—

Direct-reading instrumental method

PREFACE
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This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Methods for
Examination of Air to supersede AS 2524 — 1982. The differences between this
Standard and AS 2524 are in reformatting to incorporate editorial amendments and the
inclusion of a specification for zero air.
The requirements for instruments specified in this Standard were derived from and are
substantially similar to those given in the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA) Air regulations pollution control guide, Part 53 — Ambient air
monitoring reference and equivalent methods, Section 8183, Subpart B — Procedures
for testing performance characteristics of automated methods. Acknowledgement is
made of the assistance obtained therefrom.
Instruments bearing the USEPA equivalency designation dominate the Australian scene
where scope for testing and certification is limited. Accordingly it is necessary to
accept the USEPA designation of instruments with minor modifications, where
appropriate, for local requirements. The USEPA definitions for performance
characteristics vary considerably in presentation (if not in substance) from those
currently prescribed in ISO 6879, Air quality — Performance characteristics and
related concepts for air quality measuring methods, but have nevertheless been
retained, virtually intact, for the sake of preserving consistency with the USEPA.

METHOD
1 SCOPE. This Standard sets out a method for determining ozone in ambient air
using a direct-reading instrument. The method applies to the determination of ozone
in ambient air within the concentration range 0 to 0.5 p.p.m by volume (0 to
1000 µg/m3 ).
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS. The following documents are referred to in this
Standard:
AS
1336 Recommended practices for eye protection in the industrial environment
1337 Eye protectors for industrial applications
1338 Filters for eye protectors
2922 Ambient air — Guide for the siting of sampling units
3580 Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air
3580.4.1 Methods 4.1: Determination of sulfur dioxide — Direct-reading instrumental
method
3 DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Standard, the definitions given in
AS 3580.4.1 apply.
4 PRINCIPLE. For ultraviolet absorption type instruments, the sample air
containing ozone is passed through a flow cell. Ultraviolet energy of wavelength
254 nm passes through the cell and the resultant energy is detected by a
photomultiplier. The degree of absorption is dependent on the number of ozone

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Direct-reading instrumental method
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