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Handbook for Analytical Quality Control in Water and Wastewater Laboratories from March 1979

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Handbook on quality control for chemical and biological tests is addressed to lab directors, leaders of field investigations, and others with responsibility for waste and wastewater data.

 
  • Handbook for Analytical Quality Control in Water and Wastewater Laboratories: March 1979 (pdf) (1 MB, March 1979, EPA-600/4-79-019)
    Handbook on quality control for chemical and biological tests is addressed to lab directors, leaders of field investigations, and others with responsibility for waste and wastewater data.

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