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Performance Specification 12B for Mercury - Sorbent Trap

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Supporting Information

40 CFR Part 60, Appendix F, Procedure 5 - Quality Assurance Requirements For Vapor Phase Mercury Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems And Sorbent Trap Monitoring Systems Used For Compliance Determination At Stationary Sources

Performance Specification

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Performance Specification 12B - Specifications and Test Procedures for Monitoring Total Vapor Phase Mercury Emissions from Stationary Sources Using a Sorbent Trap Monitoring System 8-7-2017 (PDF)(15 pp, 574 K)
Promulgated Performance Specification 12B - Specifications and Test Procedures for Monitoring Total Vapor Phase Mercury Emissions from Stationary Sources Using a Sorbent Trap Monitoring System