ASTM D8406-22
Standard Practice for Performance Evaluation of Ambient Outdoor Air Quality Sensors and Sensor-based Instruments for Portable and Fixed-point Measurement

Standard No.

ASTM D8406-22

Release Date

2022

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM D8406-22

Scope

1.1 This practice establishes standardized tests for the performance evaluation of sensor-based continuous instruments for ambient outdoor air quality measurements. It describes both laboratory and field tests that provide information on candidate sensor repeatability, sensitivity, linearity, cross-interferences, drift, and comparability against reference instruments. 1.2 This practice does not apply to sensors or instruments that remotely measure atmospheric pollutants using open path, lidar, or imaging technology. 1.3 The evaluation procedures contained in this practice are for sensors that alone or in combination measure outdoor criteria pollutants in ambient air: particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), or nitrogen dioxide (NO2) at concentrations that are relevant to public health. 1.4 Testing is to be performed by a competent entity able to demonstrate that it operates in conformity with internationally accepted test laboratory quality standards such as ISO/IEC 17025. 1.5 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard. 1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM D8406-22 Referenced Document

• ASTM D1356 Standard Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D1914 Standard Practice for Conversion Units and Factors Relating to Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres
• ASTM D3162 Standard Test Method for Carbon Monoxide in the Atmosphere (Continuous Measurement by Nondispersive Infrared Spectrometry)
• ASTM D3249 Standard Practice for General Ambient Air Analyzer Procedures
• ASTM D3824 Standard Test Methods for Continuous Measurement of Oxides of Nitrogen in the Ambient or Workplace Atmosphere by the Chemiluminescent Method
• ASTM D5011 Standard Practices for Calibration of Ozone Monitors Using Transfer Standards
• ASTM D5110 Standard Practice for Calibration of Ozone Monitors and Certification of Ozone Transfer Standards Using Ultraviolet Photometry
• ASTM D6332 Standard Guide for Testing Systems for Measuring Dynamic Responses of Carbon Monoxide Detectors to Gases and Vapors
• ASTM D8405 Standard Test Method for Evaluating PM2.5 Sensors or Sensor Systems Used in Indoor Air Applications*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM E178 Standard Practice for Dealing With Outlying Observations
• ASTM E3080 Standard Practice for Regression Analysis with a Single Predictor Variable*， 2023-11-01 Update
• ASTM E456 Standard Terminology for Relating to Quality and Statistics

ASTM D8406-22 history

• 2022 ASTM D8406-22 Standard Practice for Performance Evaluation of Ambient Outdoor Air Quality Sensors and Sensor-based Instruments for Portable and Fixed-point Measurement