Testing

At Golden Specialty, our goal is to provide the highest quality source emissions testing data in the business. State-of-the-art equipment, redundant testing systems, exclusive dual-point inspection, and rapid response capabilities mean our expert personnel are able to meet your most demanding expectations.

We extend our high standards to the reporting of your test data:

  • Fast – documentation is prepared within 7 business days of the completion of testing or receipt of outside lab results.
  • Accurate – reports are carefully reviewed for quality assurance and compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Convenient – reports can be provided in electronic format upon request

Redundant Monitoring

GOLDEN’s commitment to data accuracy is exemplified by our use of calibration gases whose analytical accuracy, as guaranteed by the manufacturer, exceeds that required by EPA Protocol No. 1 specifications. Additionally, as part of GOLDEN’s standard operating procedures, an extra check of the accuracy of the measurement system to be used is performed. This is done just prior to beginning the test runs. A redundant comparative check of three different gas stream parameters is made. This represents quality control and assurance beyond any existing EPA gaseous emissions sampling method requirements.

Emissions Testing

We offer on-site emissions testing from stationary sources domestically and internationally, from Alaska to Zimbabwe and anywhere in between.

Mobile Laboratories

Our advanced mobile testing laboratories are outfitted with the latest equipment and technologies, which allow us to provide a combination of real-time results for numerous pollutants as well as all the traditional “wet” testing.

Redundant Testing

Redundant testing systems enable our expert personnel to optimize data quality, provide system backup of analysis, or sample two sources

Typical Systems and Programs

We provide testing services for a wide variety of typical systems and programs:

  • CEMS - Continuous Emissions Monitoring System
  • PEMS – Predictive Emissions Monitoring System
  • NSPS – New Source Performance Standards
  • NESHAP – National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
  • MACT – Maximum Achievable Control Technology
  • NOx Budget Program
  • BIF – Boilers and Industrial Furnaces
  • RACT – Reasonably Available Control Technology
  • BACT – Best Available Control Technology
  • Green house gas (GHG) inventories
  • Ozone non-attainment areas
  • Cooling Tower testing – Modified El Paso Method
  • Sewage sludge incineration
  • Flare testing – 40 CFR 60.18

EPA Reference Methods

Although we have extensive experience with all forms of air testing, we provide particular expertise and innovation for stack pollutant emissions testing. Our exclusive dual-point inspection service provides best-in-class data to help ensure your facility’s compliance with federal, state, and local air quality requirements and the conditions of operating permits.

Target Sample Parameters

We test for a wide spectrum of emission related parameters

  • acids
  • aldehydes, alcohols and ketones
  • ammonia
  • carbon dioxide
  • carbon monoxide
  • dioxins/furans, PCBs, PAHs
  • hazardous air pollutants (HAPS)
  • hydrogen halides and halogens
  • hydrogen sulfide
  • metals
  • opacity
  • oxides of nitrogen
  • oxygen
  • particulates (including PM10 and PM2.5
  • speciated volatile organics (TO-14 and TO-15)
  • sulfur dioxide
  • sulfuric acid mist
  • total hydrocarbons
  • total reduced sulfur

 

Ambient Air Testing

Our ambient air testing services measure criteria pollutants including carbon monoxide, ozone, oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, PM10, PM 2.5, total suspended particulates, and lead. There are many applications for ambient air testing :

  • Extractive FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) Monitoring
  • open path and point source
  • property line monitoring
  • aldehydes/ketones – low levels
  • air exchanges on building
  • cooling tower Appendix P sampling
  • dioxins/furans/ PCBs/persistent organics/endocrine disruptors
  • indoor air quality surveys
  • industrial hygiene surveys
  • tracer gases
  • meteorological parameters
  • speciated volatile organic compounds
  • semi-volatile organic compounds


To learn more about how we can help you with air emissions testing, call us toll-free at 888.908.8235 or drop us a note and we’ll contact you shortly.

931 Seaco Ct, Deer Park, TX 77536
Office 888.908.8235 • Fax 281.984.7137