Stack Testing

Stack emission monitoring is carried out by a highly skilled and experienced monitoring team, including Level 1 & 2 MCERTS-certified personnel, holding the following technical endorsements: It is a condition of holding MCERTS-certification that personnel are required to comply with the Health and Safety requirements set out in the Environment Agency document "M1". As a result, sampling must be carried out from permanent or temporary (heavy-duty scaffold) platforms at all times (except in extremely limited circumstances).

Typical methods used include:
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NEMS is an Environment Agency-approved MCERTS training provider for the "hazard identification and risk assessment relating to stack emission monitoring" course.

This course must be attended by MCERTS personnel every five years. Click here or contact Andy Young for details

Dispersion Modelling

NEMS is able to complement the monitoring of source emissions with computer modelling of the dispersion of pollutants to assess the effects of emissions on the surrounding environment.

Staff have experience of both UK & US modelling software, including:

ADMS
ADMS Screen
AerMod
ISC Screen
ISCLT/ST
DMRB
Fugitive Dust Model