Department of Defense BEST PRACTICES FOR DATA QUALITY OVERSIGHT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING AND TESTING ACTIVITIES

Final Report

Prepared by:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Environmental Data Quality Workgroup
Department of the Navy, Lead Service

May 1999

• Acknowledgements and Executive Summary

• Section 1: Introduction, Background, and Objective

• Section 2: Improving Policy, Guidance, and Documentation

• Section 3: Improving Laboratory Oversight Practices

• Section 4: Improving Management and Contracting Practices

• Section 5: Next Steps

Next Section: Acknowledgements and Executive Summary