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Generic Quality Assurance Project Plan Guidance for Programs Using Community Level Biological Assessment in Wadeable Streams and Rivers
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EPA 841-B-95-004 (July 1995)
CONTENTS
Front Matter (PDF) (15pp, 530K, About PDF)
Acknowledgment
Foreword
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Reviewers
Introduction p. 1
Sections 1-4 (PDF) (8pp, 261K, About PDF)
1. Title and Approval Sheet p. 6
2. Contents p. 8
3. Distribution List p. 9
4. Project/Task Organization p. 10
Sections 5 -6 (10pp, 509K, About PDF)
5. Problem Definition/Background; Project Description p. 14
6. Quality Objectives for Measurement Data p. 16
Sections 7-10 (11pp, 510K, About PDF)
7. Project Narrative p. 248. Special Training Requirements/Certification p. 25
9. Documentation and Records p. 26
10. Sampling Process Design (Experimental Design)/ Sampling Methods Requirements p. 27
Sections 11-12 (11pp, 517K, About PDF)
11. Sample Handling and Custody Requirements p. 3712. Analytical Methods Requirements p. 42
Sections 13-19 (13pp, 494K, About PDF)
13. Quality Control Requirements p. 4814. Instrument/Equipment Testing, Inspection, and Maintenance Requirements p. 50
15. Instrument Calibration and Frequency p. 53
16. Inspection/Acceptance Requirements for Supplies and Consumables p. 55
17. Data Acquisition Requirements (non-direct measurements) p. 56
18. Data Management p. 57
19. Assessments and Response Actions p. 58
Sections 20-23 (7pp, 283K, About PDF)
20. Reports to Management p. 6121. Data Review, Validation, and Verification Requirements p. 64
22. Validation and Verification Methods p. 65
23. Reconciliation with Data Quality Objectives p. 67
Literature Cited p. 68 (4pp, 196K, About PDF)
Appendix A Abbreviated QAPP Form (13pp, 195K, About PDF)
Appendix B QAPP Glossary of Terms (8pp, 355K, About PDF)
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