1.1 Applicability. This method, as specified in the applicable subpart, is to be used whenever a source owner or operator (hereafter referred to as an "analyst") proposes a test method to meet a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirement in the absence of a validated method. This Method includes procedures for determining and documenting the quality, i.e., systematic error (bias) and random error (precision), of the measured concentrations from an effected source. This method is applicable to variouswaste media (i.e., exhaust gas, wastewater,sludge, etc.). In order for the test methodresults to be indicative of plant performance,the time of day of the run should vary.
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