A monitoring protocol is an agreed standardized method of preparing equipment, perfomring measurements and interpreting the results. It must be repeatable and reproducible.

The certification is a document that verifies that the monitoring protocol has been applied correctly.

To provide a key component of quality assurance.

To ensure that the changes detected through monitoring are actual and not the result of differing equipment calibration, methods or skills.

To consistently measure CO2 leakage - or lack thereof.