For over twenty five years, the Emission Measurement Center (EMC)
of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (OAQPS), has provided a continuum of national
leadership in furthering the science of characterizing and measuring
air pollutant emissions. Acting as a bridge between the research
scientists in EPA's Office for Research and Development (ORD) and
those in OAQPS developing national performance and emissions standards,
the Center has produced nearly one hundred methods of measuring
air pollutants emitted from the entire spectrum of industrial processes
causing air pollution. The EMC is also a bridge between the regulators
and the regulated community in providing technical expertise and
guidance necessary to implement the rules especially in applying
emission testing methods for pollution control evaluations, compliance
determinations, and performance testing. The EMC is the EPA's focal
point for planning and conducting field test programs to provide
quality data in support of regulatory development, producing validated
emission test methods, and providing expert technical assistance
for EPA, State, and local enforcement officials and industrial representatives
involved in emission testing.
The EMC is divided into two groups, Source Measurement Analysis
Group and Source Measurement Technology Group. The EMC is part of
the Emissions Monitoring and Analysis Division in the Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards. The OAQPS organizational
chart shows the administrative structure.
The Emission Measurement Center Directory
lists the EMC staff and their areas of responsibility.
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