Summary of the 1986 EPA/APCA Symposium on Measurement of Toxic Air Pollutants

Abstract

A joint conference cosponsored by APCA’s TP-6, TP-7, and TT-9 technical committees, and the Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 27-30, 1986. The technical program consisted of 95 presentations, held in ten separate technical sessions, on recent advances in the measurement and monitoring of toxic and other contaminants found in ambient and source atmospheres. Covering a wide range of measurement topics and superbly supported by 16 exhibitors of instrumentation and consulting services, the symposium was enthusiastically received by nearly 600 attendees from the United States and other countries. This overview contains a selection of the highlights from the technical presentations. A synopsis of the keynote address to the symposium is also included.