In 1990, Congress passed the Clean Air Act and changed the way industries monitor and account for certain air pollutant emissions. The act requires industries to use Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) for these emissions. The pollutants monitored vary depending on the industry and processes taking place. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified various industrial facilities impacted by CEM requirements. This course focuses on power generation facilities, specifically fossil-fuel burning plants.

The Introduction to Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems training course describes the purpose, function, and major components of CEM systems, including:

• Fundamentals
• Certified loop components
• Additional components
• Fuel gas flow transmitters
• Megawatt transmitters
• Probe and sample system

This course is part of the Fundamental Aspects of Emission controls training series.