Other

Provision of up-to-date guidelines for measuring the elemental composition of aerosols.

Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) check of compliance with ACTRIS recommendations (instrument type, participation in calibration workshops, operation according to SOPs, operator qualification,  scope of applicability).  Check of measurement data plausibility.

The performance of methods and instruments for measuring the elemental composition of aerosols is evaluated against distributed reference standards.

Operators and scientists are trained through courses, workshops and hands-on training sessions. The training enables the operators and scientists to be introduced into the measurement guidelines/SOPs, QA/QC criteria and control, and troubleshooting. Participants are trained in sample preparation, sample analysis and quantification with different instruments. Participants can bring their own samples.

Consultancy and knowledge transfer via higher education institutions, website and discussion forums.

Development and evaluation of new methodologies in the field of analysis of the elemental composition of aerosols. Service open to external users (including private enterprises).

Measurement guidelines for NFs for instruments dealing with online aerosol chemical speciation (for observational and exploratory platforms)

QA/QC according to ACTRIS recommendations and operation guidelines.

Calibration of the instruments according to ACTRIS and TC recommendations

Operators and scientists are trained through courses, workshops and hands-on training sessions. The training enables the operators and scientists to be introduced into the
measurement guidelines/SOPs, QA/QC criteria and control, as well as all basics in technical issues, such as installation and maintenance of the instruments.