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470 Quality Assurance for Air Pollution Measurement Systems

4-day lecture course
3 CEUs

Course Description
This course is designed for quality assurance coordinators or managers, field or laboratory supervisors, and technicians involved with quality assurance. Lectures present the basic quality management principles and techniques applicable to air pollution monitoring systems. It covers the four principal areas of management, measurement, systems, and statistics.

Major topics

• Basic concepts of statistical control charts
• Regression analysis and control charts for calibration data
• Identification and treatment of outliers
• Quality assurance for SLAMS and PSD
• Performance and system audits
• Measurement
• Intra-laboratory testing
• Procurement quality control
• Data validation
• Quality costs

Desired Background
Students should be proficient in high school algebra and familiar with basic statistical concepts. Successful completion of APTI SI:100 "Mathematics Review for Air Pollution Control" will satisfy the high school algebra requirement. Course SI:473A is recommended for the statistical techniques used in this course.