Lufkin, TX

Session Information

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Lecture Information

8:00 a.m.: Registration

8:30 a.m.: Welcome and Method 9 Introduction

8:45 a.m.: Particulate Pollution, Health Effects, and Regulation

9:30 a.m.: Method 9 Scientific Principles

10:00 a.m.: Break

10:05 a.m.: Method 9 Procedures

11:30 a.m.: Practical Exercise and Documentation

Noon: Lunch

1:00 p.m.: Practical Exercise Continued

1:30 p.m.: Method 9 Subparts (000, XXXXXX)

2:00 p.m.: Additional Methods (22; 203a, b, and c; ALT 082)

2:15 p.m.: Field Certification Preparation

3:00 p.m.: Quiz and Critique

• Times are approximate

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Field Information

8:00 a.m.: Registration

8:30 a.m.: Announcements, Standards and Practice

9:00 a.m. - Noon: Visible Emissions Testing (Approximately 1-3 tests)

Noon - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch (time varies)

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Visible Emissions Testing (Up to 5 tests per day)

• Up to 10 certification tests will be given at all ETA smoke school programs.

• Once a participant passes they are a certified observer and do not need to take another test unless they would like to practice.

Exceptions: Specific state requirements apply for first-time observers in Texas and Iowa.

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Field Information

8:00 a.m.: Registration

8:30 a.m.: Announcements, Standards and Practice

9:00 a.m. - Noon: Visible Emissions Testing (Approximately 1-5 tests)

• Up to 10 certification tests will be given at all ETA smoke school programs.

• Once a participant passes they are a certified observer and do not need to take another test unless they would like to practice.

Exceptions: Specific state requirements apply for first-time observers in Texas and Iowa.