Office of Inspector General Report of Audit:
Laboratory Data Quality at Federal Facility Superfund Sites
E1SKB6-09-0041-7100132
March 20, 1997
Conducting the Audit:
Sacramento Branch Office
Regions Covered:
Regions 8, 9, and 10
Program Offices Involved:
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
Office of Research and Development,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Laboratory Data Quality at Federal Facility Superfund Sites
Sections:
Results In Brief and Background Serious Problems With Laboratory Data Quality Quality Assurance Project Plans Not Well Designed EPA Oversight Insufficient Federal Quality Systems Not Evaluated Laboratory Evaluations Not Shared EPA Oversight Role Not Defined Environmental Data Quality a Material Weakness, Performance Measures Not Established Recommendations and Agency Comments Audit Scope
Appendix:
Program Office Responses to Draft Report Acronyms How Federal Facilities on the NPL are Cleaned Up Data Quality Problems Definitions of Quality Assurance Activities Planning Procedure for Defining Data Quality Objectives Example of Quality Assurance Report Activities Contacted During the Audit Distribution
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