Thermo Fisher Scientific
Partisol 2000
i
and Partisol 2000
i
-D Instruction Manual
7-1
Chapter 7
Sampler Operation
This section explains how to verify the Sampler’s performance
characteristics prior to starting a sampling run, programming a sampling
run for a midnight-to-midnight, 24-hour sample, and retrieving data after a
sampling run in the field.
Thermo Fisher Scientific recommends that the verification/audit tests
described below be performed
after every four weeks of routine operation
.
However, individual monitoring organizations may abide by different
standards. Refer to the U.S. EPA 2.12
Quality Assurance Handbook
, Section
8 for EPA verification schedule requirements.
The verification procedures are similar for the two types of Partisol
Samplers, the Partisol 2000
i
and Partisol 2000
i
-D. These procedures are
described so they can be used by operators of both Samplers. In specific
instances where the procedures need to differentiate between the 2000
i
and
the 2000
i
-D, the information will be specifically indicated. Follow these
steps to verify Sampler performance characteristics prior to starting or
during a sampling run.
For details, see the following topics:
●
“
Sampler Performance Verification
” on page
7-1
●
“
Programming a Sample Run
” on page
7-11
●
“
Post-Sampling Verification and Data Retrieval
” on page
7-14
Use the following procedure to perform the pre-sampling verification
procedure:
Note
Refer to Chapter 6 “
Sampler Settings”
for more detailed information
on programming the sampler for performance verification.
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1.
For these audit procedures, prepare a set of audit cassettes with filters
and solid leak check disks for use during the audit. Two cassettes are
required for a complete audit of the Partisol 2000
i
Sampler. (Two pairs
of cassettes, one each open and a blocked leak check disk, are required
for the Partisol 2000
i
-D.)
Sampler
Performance
Verification
