Web-Based Visible Emissions Course

EPA Method 9 and 22 lecture course

Online course in visible emissions

Compliance Assurance Associates, Inc. (CAA) offers a self-paced visible emissions course that satisfies the requirements for EPA Method 9 and Method 22 classroom/lecture classes and can be used as a refresher course or for general training.

The following are excerpts from portions of the smoke school training course and do not reflect the training materials in their entirety. The material presented below does not constitute a complete learning package.

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Excerpts from the self-paced smoke school lecture course

REFERENCE RESOURCE: Glossary » What Are Smoke Schools? » History — 1800s » History — Early/Mid 1900s » History — 1960s and 1970s » History — Recent » What Is Opacity? » Observation Methods » What Is Method 9? » The Importance of Compliance » Opacity Principles: Particulate Matter » Opacity Principles: Properties of Light » Smoke Plumes and Backgrounds » Method 9 Sun and Observer Positions » Reading Smoke Plumes » Performing VEO Readings » The VEO Form » Field Certification »