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Quality System and Technical Procedures for LSASD Field Branches

US-EPA, Region 4, LSASD, Athens, Georgia

The Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedures supersede the "Environmental Investigations Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Assurance Manual" (EISOPQAM), November 2001, and the "Ecological Assessment Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Assurance Manual" (EASOPQAM), January 2002. These procedures contain routine field sampling and measurement procedures, and quality control documents used by field investigators of the Applied Science Branch.

The specific sampling and field measurement procedures are based on the experience of the field investigators within the field branch and accepted professional practices which are referenced in each procedure. These documents are intended to be dynamic and will be periodically reviewed and updated, as needed. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure they are using the most recent version of the procedures.

By allowing others access to these procedures no inference is made that the work is covered by the LSASD field branches scope of accreditation under ISO 17025. Once the procedures are downloaded they are no longer controlled documents. For more information see the disclaimers below.

  • LSASD Quality Management Plan, March 20, 2020
  • LSASD Quality Policy, January 15, 2020

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  • Field Measurement Procedures
  • Field Sampling Procedures
  • Quality System Procedures
  • Guidance Documents

Field Measurement Procedures

  • Field DO Measurement, April 12, 2017
  • Field pH Measurement, July 23, 2020
  • Field Measurement of Oxidation-Reduction Potential, December 17, 2021
  • Field Screening of Total Residual Chlorine, April 26, 2017
  • Field Specific Conductance Measurement, May 5, 2020
  • Field Temperature Measurement, March 14, 2018
  • Field Turbidity Measurement, July 27, 2017
  • Field X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Measurement, February 2, 2022
  • Global Positioning System, May 5, 2020
  • Groundwater Level and Well Depth Measurement, May 15, 2020
  • In-Situ Water Quality Monitoring, March 18, 2018
  • Wastewater Flow Measurement, June 11, 2020

Field Sampling Procedures

  • Algal Field Sampling, March 30, 2022
  • Ambient Air Sampling, March 28, 2016
  • Bottom Water Sampling for Sulfide, February 05, 2021
  • Dye Tracer Measurements, July 27, 2017
  • Field Equipment Cleaning and Decontamination, June 22, 2020
  • Field Equipment Cleaning and Decontamination at the FEC, October 03, 2019
  • Fish Field Sampling, April 22, 2020
  • Groundwater Sampling, April 26, 2017
  • Hydrological Studies, June 26, 2020
  • Management of Investigation Derived Waste, May 8, 2020
  • Marine Macroinvertebrate Field Sampling, September 8, 2017
  • Multi-Habitat Macroinvertebrate Sampling in Wadeable Freshwater Streams, March 14, 2018
  • Packing, Marking, Labeling and Shipping of Environmental and Waste Samples, February 23, 2020
  • Pore Water Sampling, May 13, 2020
  • Potable Water Supply Sampling, June 11, 2019
  • Reaeration Measurement by Diffusion Dome, September 8, 2017
  • Sediment Oxygen Demand, June 11, 2020
  • Sediment Sampling, February 23, 2020
  • Soil Gas Sampling, February 07, 2020
  • Soil Sampling, June 11, 2020
  • Surface Water Sampling, December 23, 2021
  • Waste Sampling, May 15, 2020
  • Wastewater Sampling, February 13, 2017

Quality System Procedures

  • Competency and Proficiency Testing, August 01, 2020
  • Complaint Resolution, November 26, 2019
  • Control of Records, June 6, 2020
  • Corrective Action, October 1, 2017
  • Document Control, January 15,2020
  • Equipment Certifications, August 16, 2019
  • Equipment Inventory and Management, February 28, 2020
  • Field Equipment Center Management, March 14, 2018
  • Field Measurement Uncertainty, March 23, 2016
  • Field Sampling and Measurement Procedures and Procedure Validation, August 6, 2021
  • Field Sampling Quality Control, April 26, 2017
  • Internal Audits, June 6, 2020
  • Logbooks, October 01, 2017
  • Maintaining Chemical Inventory, June 6, 2020
  • Management Review, February, 28, 2020
  • Project Planning,March 29, 2016
  • Purchasing of Services and Supplies, October 1, 2017
  • Report Preparation and Distribution, February 23, 2020
  • Sample and Evidence Management, May 26, 2016
  • Testimony Evaluation, June 6, 2020
  • Training, April 12, 2017

Guidance Documents

  • Analysis of Mercury in Air, July 5, 2017
  • Chlorofluorocarbon Refrigerant Field Screening and Sampling, June 28, 2017
  • Design and Installation of Monitoring Wells, January 16, 2018
  • Environmental Data Submission, December 17, 2010
  • Leak Detection and Repair, August 6, 2021
  • Pump Operation, March 14, 2018
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Last updated on May 12, 2022
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