Guidance

MCERTS performance standards for ambient monitoring equipment

Guidance setting out the standards that continuous ambient monitoring systems and low-cost air quality sensor systems need to meet.

Applies to England

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This guidance is for:

  • manufacturers of monitoring equipment who need to know what standards to meet to be able to sell their equipment in the UK

  • test laboratories who test equipment on behalf of manufacturers to check it meets the required standard

The Environment Agency set up its monitoring certification scheme (MCERTS) to provide guidelines on the standards you need to meet to monitor emissions that affect the environment.

Published 6 December 2022