Q-2, r. 4.1 - Clean Air Regulation

Section 198 Disposition versions

2013-12-26

198. The sampling of emissions into the atmosphere required for the purposes of this Regulation must be carried out using the reference methods prescribed by Book 4 of the Guide d’échantillonnage à des fins d’analyses environnementales published by the Centre d’expertise en analyse environnementale du Québec of the Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs.

For the purposes of Divisions IV and V of Chapter VI of Title II or Division II of Chapter VII of Title II other than the provisions on the sampling of emissions from stationary sources, the sampling must be carried out in conformity with the applicable best practices.

For the purposes of section 137, fluoride sampling in forage must be carried out using the methods prescribed by Book 6 of the Guide referred to in the first paragraph.

For the purposes of the third and fourth paragraphs of section 184 or the second paragraph of section 189, sulphur dioxide sampling and analysis must be carried out using the methods prescribed by the latest version of the List of Designated Reference and Equivalent Methods published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

With regard to the application of the provisions of Title IV, the sampling and analysis of a contaminant referred to in section 196 must be carried out using a generally accepted method.

O.C. 501-2011, s. 198; O.C. 1228-2013, s. 37.

2012-09-01

198. The sampling of emissions into the atmosphere required for the purposes of this Regulation must be carried out using the reference methods prescribed by Book 4 of the Guide d’échantillonnage à des fins d’analyses environnementales published by the Centre d’expertise en analyse environnementale du Québec of the Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs.

For the purposes of Divisions IV and V of Chapter VI of Title II or Division II of Chapter VII of Title II other than the provisions on the sampling of emissions from stationary sources, the sampling must be carried out in conformity with the applicable best practices.

For the purposes of section 137, fluoride sampling in forage must be carried out using the methods prescribed by Book 6 of the Guide referred to in the first paragraph.

For the purposes of the third and fourth paragraphs of section 184 or the second paragraph of section 189, sulphur dioxide sampling and analysis must be carried out using the methods prescribed by the latest version of the List of Designated Reference and Equivalent Methods published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

For the purposes of Title IV, the sampling and analysis of a contaminant to which section 196 applies must be carried out using a method established for that contaminant in the latest version of one of the following documents published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency:

— Compendium of Methods for the Determination of Toxic Organic Compounds in Ambient Air - Second Edition (EPA/625/R-96/010b, January 1999);

— Compendium of Methods for the Determination of Inorganic Compounds in Ambient Air (EPA/625/R-96/010a, June 1999);

— List of Designated Reference and Equivalent Methods (16 August 2004).

If the documents in the fifth paragraph do not provide a sampling and analysis method for a particular contaminant, the sampling and analysis must be carried out using a generally recognized method.

O.C. 501-2011, s. 198.