Pod Technologies - APTI Courses

Overview

The US EPA Air Pollution Training Institute (APTI) provides technical air pollution training available in several formats. Some APTI training resources relevant to source testing and continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) are listed below. For a full listing, see the APTI Training Courses by Topic Web page.

Self-Instruction

• RE:100 Basic Concepts in Environmental Sciences
• SI:100 Mathematics Review for Air Pollution Control
• SI:422 Air Pollution Control Orientation Course
• SI:428A Introduction to Boiler Operation
• SI:431 Air Pollution Control Systems for Selected Industries
• SI:460 Introduction to Permitting
• SI:473A Beginning Environmental Statistical Techniques
• SI:476B Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems - Operation and Maintenance of Gas Monitors
• Chain-of-Custody Procedures for Samples and Data
• Introduction to Air Pollution Control
• Introduction to Environmental Statistics
• Video
  • Understanding Air Toxics (Flash, 00:13:47, 9.1MB)
  • Electronic Source Test Reporting Webinar (Windows Media, 00:67:38)
  • What Pollutants Can be Measured and Why (Windows Media, 00:15:56)
  • Importance of Protocol Gas Accuracy for Emissions Measurement (Windows Media, 00:10:58)
  • Advances in NOx Testing with Portable Analyzers (Windows Media, 00:34:41)
  • Mercury CEM's (Cost & Feasibilities) (Windows Media, 00:27:51)

Classroom

• 400 Introduction to Hazardous Air Pollutants
• 413 Control of Particulate Emissions
• 415 Control of Gaseous Emissions
• 418 Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions
• 427 Combustion Evaluation
• 450 Source Sampling for Pollutants
• 452 Principles and Practice of Air Pollution Control
• 464 Analytical Methods for Air Quality Standards
• 474 Continuous Emission Monitoring

For dates and locations of classroom courses, see the Training Calendar.

Other

These APTI partners host classroom training throughout the United States. The course offerings are listed on the APTI as well as the partner websites.

• California Air Resources Board (CARB)
• Central States Air Resource Agencies (CenSARA)
• Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO)
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association, Inc. (MARAMA)
• Metro 4, Inc. and Southeastern States Air Resource Managers, Inc. (Metro4/SESARM)
• Western States Air Resources Council (WESTAR)

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